Creating Lasting Happiness in the New Year

The old-fashioned saying that “practice makes perfect” is true for one’s well-being and relationships. Picking just one thing to think about or do in your mind each day helps make the practice easier.

Keep it simple. But stick with it. For example, drawing on a few practices in my book, Just One Thing:

• Notice that you truly are basically alright right now several times a day, which would help undo the anxious background murmur we inherited through evolution.

• Really enjoy your hands, drawing...