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Momentous Happiness

Sunday: Today I woke up wondering, “What is it all about?” As I pondered this question in the quiet early morning hours, it became somewhat obvious that the ultimate goal must be survival. And since I will not survive this … Continue reading

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Undiminished Happiness

I’m tumbling past their eyes, yet they don’t see I’m mumbling my goodbyes, yet they don’t hear I’m feeling hopeless hurt deservedly I’m reeling from the dirt and dung and fear. But as the years go by, I learn to … Continue reading

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Calculating Happiness

This past weekend, browsing through a large collection of postcards at a flea market, I came across the one pictured above. On the back was a one cent stamp and a postmark dated “9pm Sep 15, 1916 Vandalia Mo.” The … Continue reading

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hanging on for Happiness

For the past 3 to 4 weeks I have been looking for an answer, and today I realized that I had not yet clarified the question. Who am I kidding? I don’t even know if I know what the question … Continue reading

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Discrediting Happiness

TO: Past, Present, and Potential Creditors CC: Friends, Family, and Acquaintances BCC: Interested Egos seeking opportunity to feel superior RE: My Bad Credit By today’s standards and criteria for good upstanding citizen, I am a failure. I have bad credit. … Continue reading

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