by Stuart Haines | Mar 14, 2021 | Happiness, Philosophy, Self-actualization
As I get older, I periodically think about whether I’m living up to my full potential – becoming my best self. Is it something to be achieved? Is there some “endpoint” when you know you’ve arrived? In Buddhism, this transcendent state is...
by Jeff Cain | Dec 16, 2020 | Happiness, Philosophy, Wellbeing
[Occasionally we’ll post messages from other contributors to the Wellbeing Elixir Newsletter. This message is from Jeff Cain – a colleague and friend who teaches at the University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy. We’ve had the pleasure of working...
by Stuart Haines | Oct 12, 2020 | Philosophy, Stoicism
The ruins in the ancient city of Ephesus. The Stoics understood that nothing is permanent.Possessions, indeed all “things”, are indifferents that can’t determine your happiness. Over the past few years, I’ve read a number of books about...
