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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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unfortunately lucky happiness
Sure, I like credit, acclaim, notice that helps me to justify my existence. I am Human. But I also realize, especially in hindsight, that the Essence of Goodness has absolutely nothing to do with my existence. The best I might … Continue reading
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Seeing Happiness
When a breach is exposed, do we have a responsibility to see it? To shine a light and poke around? Search for what may have slipped through? Or are we better to let sleeping dogs die? And if not yet … Continue reading
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A System for Happiness
System: (paraphrased from dictionary.com) – “an ordered, comprehensive, coordinated body of methods and/or a plan of procedure and/or a program of action.” A system is created and put in place to accomplish an objective; so to create a system one … Continue reading
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