Photo courtesy Karin Henseler “Unlike bad times, however, good times aren’t bullies that break down the doors and barge in. Joy and p...

“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.” —Guillaume Appollinaire Just for fun, I arranged t...

Photo courtesy Randy Storey Introduction by Ted Kooser: After my mother died, her best friend told me that they were so close that th...

Photo by  Clay Banks  on  Unsplash I’ve been having trouble getting back into the habit of writing for Catching Happiness—maybe you’ve...

Paris was, in a word, fantastique ! I’ve been to Paris before, but it was always a brief stop on my way someplace else. This time,...