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A Fool for Happiness

A conformist is a fool for blithely and unquestioningly conforming. A non-conformist is a fool because the conformist says so; and (unfortunately) majority perception is reality. So the non-conformist fool can either remain as such, or become a conformist fool, … Continue reading

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Creative Happiness

Leftover thoughts from last week … So it seems that in various ways throughout these posts I have equated ‘beyond words’ with transcendental. I believe that is an oversimplification. ‘Beyond Words’ is an important identifier for ‘transcendental possibility’ and may … Continue reading

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Conceptualizing Happiness

‘Last week‘ I considered the relationship between uninhibited truthfulness and reality, and I determined that the interpretation / emphasis / impact of uninhibited truthfulness would vary with each individual perspective. I also stated that empirical reality could provide some common … Continue reading

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Gaming Happiness

Each morning I get out of bed, situate my playing pieces, roll the die, and start moving. Once my playing pieces are in play, I again roll the die and again move accordingly. Sometimes the die roll dictates that I … Continue reading

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The ‘Purpose’ of Happiness

A few times in these posts and pages I have included ‘Purpose’ along with ‘Truth’ and ‘Wisdom’ all as components of Happiness. More often I have not. I think this is because in some areas of my present-day empirical existence … Continue reading

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