We are shaped not only by our current geography but by our ancestral one as well. Americans, for instance, retain a frontier spirit even though the only frontier that remains is that vast open space between the SUV and strip mall. We are our past.
Eric Weiner[Happiness is] a ghost, itโs a shadow. You canโt really chase it. Itโs a by-product, a very pleasant side effect to a life lived well.
Eric WeinerPart of positive psychology is about being positive, but sometimes laughter and clowns are not appropriate. Some people don't want to be happy, and that's okay. They want meaningful lives, and those are not always the same as happy lives.
Eric WeinerWhen you're stuck on something creatively, you can't solve a problem, you go to a coffee shop.
Eric Weiner