1. 4 Reasons You Should Stop Blogging (Or At Least Slow Down)

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    July 31, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    Writing has always been my way of making meaning out of experience. There are many advantages to the practice. It …
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  2. Reading with my Mom

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    June 5, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    My mother was a big reader. I got my love of books from her. Even after she started to have …
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  3. Moving On

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    May 22, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    Bless me Father, for I have sinned. It has been a month since my last blog post. Actually, a few …
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  4. 19 Quotations from Authors on Contentment and Place

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    April 17, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    As I mentioned last week, I am getting ready for a big move. It seems a good time to focus …
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  5. Atlantis Rising

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    April 10, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    A couple of posts ago, when discussing Plato’s notion of contentment, I brought up the Lost Continent of Atlantis. Actually …
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  6. Contentment: You’re Doing It Wrong

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    March 20, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    Diogenes the Cynic (412 BCE – 323 BCE) was a piece of work. You have to think the man knew …
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  7. 3 Badass Greek Philosophers on What Contentment Means

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    March 13, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    I was complaining last week about the shallow approach to soul-building often found on the self-help shelves. Complaining is not …
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  8. Enough Self-Help Already

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    March 6, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    I’ve been doing a lot of reading in my attempt to explore contentment. I have an intuitive sense that for …
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  9. Birthday Boy

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    February 21, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    Today my son Aidan is twenty-seven. I have experienced contentment in solitude, and I have experienced it in the company …
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  10. Lost in Transfiguration

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    February 14, 2016 by Paula Reed Nancarrow

    I went to church last week. I call myself a Buddhist by practice and a Christian by culture, but I …
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