Monthly Archives: March 2012

the insanity of happiness

Smartphone! – Apps! – SocialMedia! – Mortgage! – Car! – NewCar! – Credit! – Gadgets! – Connections! – Banks! – Stuff! – Downloads! – Taxes! – Friending! – Prestige! – Insurance! – Shopping! – LookAtMe! – Numbers! – GrandeMochaSkinnyNoWhip! – … Continue reading

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Happiness (Benefits?)

I have spent this last week re-reading all the posts and pages on this web site. I have attempted to objectively assess how (or if) these thoughts in writing have helped to guide me closer to Happiness. I can say … Continue reading

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The Pain of Happiness

Last week in the post ‘Health and Happiness‘ I touched on how “satisfaction begets dissatisfaction”. Throughout these posts and pages I have suggested that Happiness is best not chased after, but instead allowed to find us (often unexpectedly) as a … Continue reading

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Health and Happiness

In this post I want to talk about healthy habits as they apply to physical health, leaving spiritual, emotional, and intellectual health for another time. I think it’s important to note the qualification just made – “healthy habits as they … Continue reading

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Happiness-Based Reality

For the third time in recent weeks, I want to visit this James Baldwin quote: “People who shut their eyes to reality simply invite their own destruction, and anyone who insists on remaining in a state of innocence long after … Continue reading

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