3 Ways the Happiest Countries Live Better Than We Do

October 11, 2026October 12, 2026Posted by Steve BlaisingLeave a comment

The world’s happiest countries have something to teach us.

Finland ranks No. 1 again in the 2026 World Happiness Report.

The United States? No. 23.

But look at No. 4.

Costa Rica.

Happy family sharing dinner — Happiness is better when shared. Photo: DisobeyArt / Adobe Stock.

It’s not one of the world’s richest countries.

But its people rate their lives higher than people in…

Sweden
Norway
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Switzerland

Why?

Here are their three treasures for a happier life.

1. The happiest people never forsake family

The 2025 World Happiness Report notes the strong family bonds in Latin American countries.

Family isn’t someone you belong to.

They’re the ones who show up for you in any situation. Think of family like a choir.

happiest countries, stronger connections — The happiest lives are often built around the people we share them with.

Tags: Faith, family, Happiest Countries, Happiness, joy, relationships, Simple Living, World Happiness Report

How to Find Joy When the World Feels Apocalyptic

September 21, 2026September 21, 2026Posted by Steve Blaising2 Comments

Chaos is multiplying faster than a hummingbird’s wings.

Finding joy through nectar — Searching for joy among the trumpet flowers / Amaury Laporte / CC BY 2.0

We see…

wars grinding on around the world.
extreme heat, wildfires, and catastrophic floods.
warnings that artificial intelligence could outrun our ability to control it.

Plenty of news to be down.

But one of God’s tiny creatures shows us how to choose joy.

Tags: awareness, finding joy, hummingbirds, joy

AI Tipping Point Has Arrived: Are You Ready?

September 14, 2026September 16, 2026Posted by Steve Blaising15 Comments

The AI tipping point is here.

Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei posted an essay on September 12, 2026, warning the world that humans risk losing control to A.I. bots that can self-improve to the point where the bots have control and humans do not.

Let that soak your Post Toasties for a minute.

Amodei’s concern is heightened due to the recent OpenAI-Hugging Face incident where…

“…a swarm of agents essentially acted as a fanatically devoted collective, conducting cybersecurity attacks on targets they were not asked to attack and that were unrelated to the task at hand.”
— Dario Amodei, We Must Pace the Frontier, September 2026

Now he worries that a tenacious botnet could take over the internet in 6-12 months.

We may have reached an irreversible tipping point.

Are you prepared?