An Awakening

The desire to connect to the roots of happiness has spurred an exploration that I have discussed in my book Breathing with Trees. Since its publication in 2024, I have continued to deepen my knowledge and practice. As a result, my happiness and unhappiness research has led to many of the blogs that are on this website. They cover a multitude of topics that are all related to happiness: either barriers we set up that prevent happiness, or habits we can adopt that expand the happiness in our lives. They cover, on the one hand, how big money capitalists are getting their way to make more money despite its causing climate change and, on the other hand, how we can develop an interconnection that will allow us to help all of Nature’s other living beings with gratitude, compassion, and love.

I have consolidted all these valuable happiness realizations and practices, as well as guidance for reaching calming equanimity in difficult times, into a new book, Reconnecting with the Roots of Happiness — An Awakening.

In addition, this new book contains a major, unique improvement in the instructions for doing a sitting meditation. This new meditation brings all of you, not just your mind, but also your whole body and wide vision, into a warm, peripheral presence with all your surroundings. It creates a feeling “We’re all in this together! We are One!” It can be done anywhere, and it is especially wonderful when doing it outside to lovingly connect with all the life forms that are available all around you. By following the step-by-step instructions on a daily basis, you will gradually widen your feelings of interconnection. And this will bring you increasing happiness!

This book, as both a paperback and e-book, is now available on Amazon. Enjoy!