In the Paper PLUS

From the NYTimes:

• Read more about happiness and age: "In measuring immediate well-being — yesterday’s emotional state — the researchers found that stress declines from age 22 onward, reaching its lowest point at 85. Worry stays fairly steady until 50, then sharply drops off. Anger decreases steadily from 18 on, and sadness rises to a peak at 50, declines to 73, then rises slightly again to 85. Enjoyment and happiness have similar curves: they both decrease gradually until we hit 50, rise steadily for the next 25 years, and then decline very slightly at the end, but they never again reach the low point of our early 50s." So, those of you in various places on the age continuum, is it true?
• Of pets and partners: "Do you greet each other with excitement, overlook each other’s flaws and easily forgive bad behavior? If it’s your pet, the answer is probably yes. But your spouse? Probably not." For the whole article, see here.

PLUS other interesting reads:

• HuffPost on the good of meditation, plus three myths (not your typical place to read about meditation, but maybe that's what makes it interesting for newbies).
• Another post on three, here the three teachings of Karen Maezen Miller's teacher--I found these particularly striking as I sat in the doctor's waiting room for 1 1/2 hours, thinking a lot about life, time, self.