Monthly Archives: June 2023

Happiness. Why are we not?

Who should be more ashamed? The poor man caught stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family? Or the rich man sitting in judgement on top of his pile of money sending the poor man to prison? Or, is … Continue reading

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Happiness_reminders

Here we go… Because I am okay, doesn’t mean it’s okay. Because I am complicit, doesn’t mean I am in favor. Because I live in America, doesn’t mean I have choices. Because I am nice, doesn’t mean I am truthful. … Continue reading

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Happiness—happening?

If a luxury is “a pleasure out of the ordinary allowed to oneself,” then today’s luxuries in America include Housing Healthcare Childcare Education Opportunity Food Security In his most recent book “Poverty, By America” Matthew Desmond says, “Poverty isn’t simply … Continue reading

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Imagine happiness

Imagine a moment. A single, fleeting, beautiful moment. Both sad and joyful, spiritual and indulgent, loving and destructive, bracing and taxing. Just one moment. An epiphany. A bewilderment. An essence. An ideal. A lifetime. An inception. A finality. Instantaneous. Here … Continue reading

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