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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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Happiness:According to Life
According to Life, to be a nobody or to be a somebody (and each point in-between) is determined by one’s influence. But it appears to me that I have no influence outside context and circumstance. Context includes: A Job. A … Continue reading
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Disordered Happiness
According to the Mayo Clinic, those who have narcissistic personality disorder can: “Have an exaggerated sense of self-importance. Have a sense of entitlement and require constant, excessive admiration. Expect to be recognized as superior even without achievements that warrant it. … Continue reading
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Level, lateral happiness
Finesse: “skill in handling a difficult or sensitive situation; adroit and artful management.” Heavy-handed: “oppressive, harsh, clumsy, graceless.” Hands-off: “characterized by nonintervention or noninterference.” I would argue that any situation involving interaction with another already is, or has a strong … Continue reading
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