Monthly Archives: June 2019

Bad Happiness, Good Happiness

I read this week that children who see an individual being treated badly are much more likely to blame the recipient of the abuse than to consider the tormenter responsible. And this blame comes with no explanation or knowledge of … Continue reading

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Small Scale Happiness

Thoughtful Focus: prioritization, then concentration, that (ideally) leads to clarity. Once I have identified a priority, I have to know that what I am seeing is not reality. Whether simply fuzzy around the edges or skewed and distorted like a … Continue reading

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A Foundation for Happiness?

What is there to learn from the unlikeliest of success stories? What depth of understanding can I absorb from a (before-now) impossible comeback? Never give up? I am confident this is a piece, but I practice that daily when I … Continue reading

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Happiness in the wash cycle

For my performance to maintain its upward trajectory, I eventually come to a point where I have to trust someone to do the right thing. Granted, “the right thing” is not necessarily the “Right” thing; it is typically that thing … Continue reading

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Happiness as thesis and antithesis

I had a bad dream last night in which, having finally had enough, I looked at the antagonist and I said, “you’re a bad dream. Good-bye.” And I woke up. I woke up to a bad dream. I woke up … Continue reading

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