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Happiness Matters

Stay ahead of the curve, and one day the world will catch up. If you are present when the world catches you and approves of you, you have fallen behind. The world may label you a success, but your lazy … Continue reading

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Thinking About Thinking About Happiness

This week I have been thinking about what to think about. Last week I received my annual influx of gift cards to spend as I wish at my local big box bookseller. I purchased the following: “The Human Age: The … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas Adventure

Twas the night after Christmas, and I had forgotten There’s people nearby, and here I was fotten; I’d had some baked beans and a couple of brews, A brat with some kraut: I was startin’ to snooze; Our guests were … Continue reading

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Wizarding Happiness

“This is a story about magic and where it goes and perhaps more importantly where it comes from and why, although it doesn’t pretend to answer all or any of these questions. It may, however, help to explain why Gandalf … Continue reading

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Happiness in its Place

I have 3 topics heavily impacting my thought this week; each prompted by 3 completely unrelated sets of circumstance: Suffering; Disappointment; and Exploitation. So far in this Life, I have often found the emotional suffering of seeing someone close to … Continue reading

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