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I am still learning to blog

I am not sure why my previous blog posting came out formatted for a computer rather than a reader, but I am plodding on trying to get the next one right. I wanted to draw your attention to a free speaker series beginning tomorrow. I read Atlantic Magazine for their terrific reporting on current events including climate change. They are sponsoring this conference and I encourage those of you with time and interest to check it out: https://www.theatlantic.com/live/atlantic-festival/

Things I learned/Tried/Wondered/Considered today on my road to making a diference

My email inbox is full of newsletters, many of which I never get to until time to sweep the entire batch into the tiny little trash can.  Today I was doing the clean up and I saw an interesting article about happiness in Science News.  It basically outlines a model for considering what it takes to lead a good life.  Apparently psychologists looked at this historically as a dichotomy- people who lived a good life took one of two paths that sometimes overlapped; the first path being one of happiness (joy, comfort and security) and the second being one of meaning (significance, purpose and order).  The article reports the work of a psychologist proposing a third path taken by a substantial minority of us which embraces curiosity, variety and creativity that they term the psychologically rich path to a good life.  It is an interesting look at the choices we make.  Here is the link if you want to explore it:   Perspective-changing experiences, good or ...