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Happiness. Not Okay?

Either everything is okay or everything is not okay. Everything is not okay. Based on this premise (that everything is not okay) I see three different groups each characterized by their response, and each represented equitably across the political spectrum. … Continue reading

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Opportunity for Happiness

If opportunity is a favorable inclination and if goodness is the essence or nature of Humanity, then opportunity is God Whereas, if opportunity is a favorable inclination and if ego is the essence or nature of Humanity, then opportunity becomes … Continue reading

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Tocquevillesque Happiness

“[Capitalism is] inimical to poetry, eloquence, memory, the beauty of wit, the fires of imagination, the depth of thought. It is equally disinclined to reward gifts that cannot be turned to its uses.” (Page 27). These are words written by … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas Pomegranate

Twas the night before nothing, when all through the naught Not no-one was nowhere, with nary a thought; Tick-tockings were stung by this great laissez-faire, A past-present-future not here and not there; The people thus nestled, unplugged and well-fed, Had … Continue reading

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Happy Christmas Time

Twas the week before Christmas, when all through the land Time stopped. Had enough. Stood still. Took a stand. The moments were hung upside down and hog tied, A past misremembered, a future denied. The people were nestled all snug … Continue reading

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