Dec 16, 2009
In this episode, we will take a look at my proposed definition of happiness and see how it applies to Jill's situation. What I suggest is a religious definition of happiness. While I am writing from a specific religious tradition, I have tried to make my definition of happiness as broad as possible. It is my hope...
Nov 25, 2009
In Episode 17, I take a look at an ancient definition of happiness. This view of happiness goes back at least 2,500 years to the time of Aristotle in ancient Greece. The story of Jill from the last episode is a good illustration of Aristotle's view on happiness, good and bad. While it is a familiar idea, I do not...
Nov 2, 2009
In this episode 16, we begin several installments on the question What is Happiness? In previous episodes we have come across this question before. Is love enough to make us happy? I have suggested that the answer is no, love by itself cannot make us happy. I avoided any further details about this question,...
Oct 7, 2009
What could Larry & Beth have done differently that might have kept them from breaking up? Larry kept going from one relationship to another, never satisfied with whom ever he was with. What mistakes was Larry making? He was confusing spiritual and romantic love, expecting to find both in the same relationship. ...
Sep 20, 2009
In Episode 14, we take a look at the rest of my suggested definition of spiritual love. A major point of debate on spiritual love is the question of whether or not spiritual love is unconditional or reciprocal. Is spiritual love offered with no expectation of the other person responding back to us the same way? If we...