“The best thing for being sad,” replied Merlin, beginning to puff and blow, “is to learn something. That’s the only thing that never fails. You may grow old and trembling in your anatomies, you may lie awake at night listening to the disorder of your veins, you may miss your only love, you may see the world about you devastated by evil lunatics, or know your honour trampled in the sewers of baser minds. There is only one thing for it then—to learn. Learn why the world wags and what wags it. That is the only thing which the mind can never exhaust, never alienate, never be tortured by, never fear or distrust, and never dream of regretting.”
—T.H. White,
The Sword in the Stone
* I frequently drop by the blog Beyond Blue —”a spiritual journey to mental health,” where Therese Borchard writes about depression, happiness, and similar issues from a religious perspective. Therese and I met online because of our mutual preoccupation with St. Therese of Lisieux .
* Consider starting a group—organized around happiness projects! I’m busily creating the starter kit to send out to anyone who is interested in doing something like that—also would work if you want to start a book group focused on happiness books. If you want a starter kit, e-mail me at gretchenrubin [at] gmail [dot com] , and I’ll add your name. (Use the usual e-mail format—that weirdness is to thwart spammers). Just write “happiness-project group” in the subject line. Or use the sign-up box in the top-right column of the blog.
