Happiness in this World » power http://www.happinessinthisworld.com Reflections of a Buddhist Physician Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:30:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 How I Met And Married My Wife http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2010/01/24/how-i-met-and-married-my-wife/ http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2010/01/24/how-i-met-and-married-my-wife/#comments Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:20:12 +0000 Alex Lickerman http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=4475 I am the eldest of four boys.  In 2002, my second-youngest brother and his wife announced they were going to have a baby.  The news absolutely floored me.  This would be the first baby of our generation and represented a significant life change for us all.

I left their apartment that night thinking about life stages [...]]]> http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2010/01/24/how-i-met-and-married-my-wife/feed/ 32 How To Manage Anger http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/10/04/how-to-manage-anger/ http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/10/04/how-to-manage-anger/#comments Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:14:44 +0000 Alex Lickerman http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/?p=3851 Photo: darkpatator

Years ago, a hulk of a man came to see me with a lump in his neck.  He was as big as the lump was small, standing at least six and half feet tall with shoulders that seemed almost as broad.  His lump, in contrast, was only 2 cm wide.

Wide enough, however, [...]]]> http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/10/04/how-to-manage-anger/feed/ 25 The Effective Use Of Silence http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/26/the-effective-use-of-silence/ http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/26/the-effective-use-of-silence/#comments Mon, 27 Jul 2009 00:25:13 +0000 Alex Lickerman http://happinessinthisworld.com/?p=562 Photo: Jule_Berlin

When I was a resident I was given the opportunity to participate in a series of seminars designed to improve my teaching skills.  In one discussion group the discussion leader asked us a question to which no one had an immediate answer.  He waited.  And waited.  And waited.  Finally, one of my [...]]]> http://www.happinessinthisworld.com/2009/07/26/the-effective-use-of-silence/feed/ 26