I am giving a talk on Monday. You might not know from the title, "Wisconsin Life and Living Today", but it is my attempt to mention some tools and practices that tend to contribute to a good life. I wrote this list to guide my talk:
Meditation
Appreciation
Helping Others
Facing and discussing fears
Jotting at least a note a day, or at least regularly
Activity and exercise
Gratitude
Surround yourself with pleasing things
Maintaining friendships, creating new ones
Have a social life
I think the ideas listed are fairly understandable. I also think a meditative practice is surprisingly helpful. Spending a short time in a good posture with a timer that makes a sound but no devices or games or exercise does indeed improve self knowledge and appreciation and understanding. If you want some advice, I recommend Jack Kornfield, Sylvia Boorstein and/or Larry Rosenberg. The basic clue is you don't need hours or weeks - just a steady practice. You can search for those names with the search window on my blog. It is on https://fearfunandfiloz.blogspot.com/
