Monthly Archives: October 2023

Comfortable Forgetful Blissful Happiness

Perhaps we are pedestrian because it helps us to deny that we are afraid, anxious, discouraged, apprehensive, nervous, suspicious, timid, abashed, cowardly, trembling, daunted, disturbed, intimidated, perplexed, rattled, disheartened, timorous, upset, worried, distressed. We work so hard to not be … Continue reading

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Happiness: missing the point

Perhaps we are arbitrary because it helps us to deny that we are pedestrian, mundane, ordinary, commonplace, humdrum, plodding, stodgy, unimaginative, mediocre, dull, plain, simple, generic, unremarkable, quotidian, unmemorable, average, everyday, prosaic, ignorant; and lonely. We work so hard to … Continue reading

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Happiness new and old

Arbitrary, whimsical, capricious, fanciful, discretionary, injudicious, erratic, offhand, frivolous, inconsistent, supercilious, irrational, superficial, irresponsible, unaccountable, random, unscientific, subjective, unreasonable, willful. We work so hard, through bureaucracy, convention, certainty, division, to not be these things, we work so hard to prove … Continue reading

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Happiness used up

Resource: “a supply or source of aid or support; [a] means of producing wealth; capability, ingenuity, and initiative.” Recycle: “to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse; to undergo reuse or renewal; be … Continue reading

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