Margaret Flanigan

After the Christmas holiday is over we settle into a long winter of hard work…

This year’s blahs seems worse than usual to me, I guess because of the harsh winter, the economic crisis and the ominous changes in the direction of American society.  I am also mourning the recent passing of one of my heroes, Fr. Richard John Neuhaus of First Things journal.

So I have been looking around for something to cheer me up and point me in a better direction and I found something wonderful…

The Happiness Project!

I stumbled across Gretchen Rubin’s wonderful website over the weekend and it is just taking all the self discipline I can muster not to throw away my to-do list and drop everything else and just completely devote myself to reading every word and following every link!  Happiness is addictive!

I want to urge everyone to go check it out but I have to warn you that you might want to clear your calendar first…  Once you get started you can’t tear yourself away!  So much great, practical advice!  I especially love the list of Wednesday Tips in the left sidebar.

Now I feel like I’ve gotten an enthusiasm transfusion and I am ready to take on the Winter of 2009!