Monthly Archives: November 2020

28% Happiness

Alaska, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Wyoming. If this were Jeopardy, (which in a sense, it is), the question might be, what are thirteen states with high rates of incarceration? Or Death … Continue reading

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Playing with Happiness

One moment I think, “I am broken.” The next moment I ask, “am I broken?” “Or is reality broken?” Which leads me to ask, “is my reality broken?” “Or is our reality broken?” And then, “shouldn’t they be the same?” … Continue reading

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Happiness, inside-out

Our president has always struggled some with spelling, but this week it is worse; his translation skills have been turned inside out. Here we are in the middle of a pandemic, an issue that should be first in our thoughts … Continue reading

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Consuming Happiness

As a buyer I define myself. As a consumer I undermine myself. As a seller I refine myself. To buy is also to dream. To consume is also to waste. To sell is also to polish, purify, purge; a sleight … Continue reading

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Happiness Frazzled

I am worn out. Frazzled. Slick. What have we learned? Anything? Perhaps we have learned that it is not nearly so simple as us vs. them. Perhaps we have learned that it is a multilayered entanglement of factors including acknowledging … Continue reading

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