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… Thou Happiness

For me, the questions are more important than the answers; but I can understand how for some (perhaps most?) the answer trumps the question. I believe though, that for many this latter perspective may encourage a passive acceptance of easy … Continue reading

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Another Tribute to Happiness

It has been a difficult week; one in which the question ‘Why?’ has created considerable sadness, confusion, hesitancy, and some portentous unease. It has been a week in which the question ‘Why?’ has overshadowed all other thoughts and considerations. It … Continue reading

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Coloring Happiness

This week I am reading ‘The Social Conquest of Earth’ by Pulitzer Prize winning author Edward O. Wilson. I am about two-thirds of the way through this fascinating look at “gene-culture coevolution” and I am reading this partially in preparation … Continue reading

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The Essence of Happiness

Within any organization, (including the organization of ‘me’ as an individual being), its essence is hard to find but typically hides in, around, between, and behind the varying degrees of its inner peace, exoteric goodness, compassion, communal responsibility, and work … Continue reading

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A Sign of Happiness

I saw a sign in a flea market this week that showed a chicken crossing the road and the caption read, ‘I wish I could just cross the road without everyone questioning my motives.’ This is so true. Not only … Continue reading

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