A steady, healthy diet designed to feed you mentally, emotionally and spiritually is essential to living a happy life. For more on this topic, see the article on the homepage under the title “What Are You Feeding Yourself?”

What follows are a few resources that have made a HUGE difference on my path:

• The Places That Scare You; A Guide to Fearlessness In Difficult Times by Pema Chodron
• The Wisdom of Insecurity by Alan W. Watts
• The Happiness Hypothesis; Finding Modern Truth In Ancient Wisdom by Jonathan Haidt
• Your To Be List; Turn Those Dreaded To-Do’s Into Meaningful Moments by McMahon and Rosenfeld
• The Creative Habit; Learn It and Use it for Life by Twyla Tharp
• I Will Not Die An Unlived Life; Reclaiming Passion and Purpose by Dawna Marcova
• When You’re Falling; Dive Lessons in the Art of Living by Mark Matousek
• The Four Agreements; A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom by Don Miguel Ruiz
• Parenting from the Inside Out; How a Deeper Self-Understanding Can Help You Raise Children Who Thrive by Siegel and Hartzell
• I Could Do Anything if I Only Knew What It Was; How to Discover What You Really Want and How to Get It by Barbara Sher
• Turning The Mind Into An Ally by Sakyong Mipham
• Breath by Breath; The Liberating Practice of Insight Meditation by Larry Rosenberg
• The Power of Focusing; A Practical Guide to Emotional Self-Healing by Ann Weiser Cornell. PH.D.
• The Big Leap; Take Your Hidden Fear and Take Life to the Next Level by Gay Hendricks
• Mastery; The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment by George Leonard
• How We Decide by Jonah Lehrer
• The Mindful Way Through Depression; Freeing Yourself From Chronic Unhappiness by Williams, Teasdale, Segal, and Kabat-Zinn
• A Field Guide to Getting Lost by Rebecca Solnit
• The Soul of Money; Reclaiming the Wealth of Our Inner Resources by Lynne Twist
• Meeting the Shadow; A Collection of Essays Zweig and Abrams
• The War of Art; Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles by Steven Pressfield

Reading Now:

• Big Mind * Big Heart, Finding Your Way by Zen Master Dennis Genpo Merzel
• Who Dies; An Investigation of Conscious Living and Conscious Dying by Stephen Levine

In queue:

• Social Intelligence by Daniel Goleman
• Man’s Search for Meaning by Victor E. Frankl
• The Biology of Belief, Unleashing the Power of Consciousness, Matter & Miracles by Bruce Lipton, PH.D.
• No Death, No Fear; Comforting Wisdom for Life by Thich Nhat Hanh

Websites:

• Philosopher’s Notes; More Wisdom In Less Time
• Gratitude Log.com
• TED.com Riveting Talks by Remarkable People
• Authentic Happiness Measuring Your Happiness

A secret little gem:

• The Common Denominator of Success by Albert Gray

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