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Happuffiness

Forgive me for saying so, but I am tough. I am faster than a speeding bullet, (when I am on the world’s fastest plane). I am more powerful than a locomotive, (when I control the track switches). And I am … Continue reading

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Happiness: Just Build a Bridge

Perhaps the choice is a more straightforward “lesser-of-two-evils” scenario than what most of us see. Perhaps the complexity is an invention to make us feel more important, or righteous, or altruistic. Perhaps it simply comes down to who one believes … Continue reading

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Happiness: Strive, Fail, Suffer, Choose

I strive, I meet resistance, I give up.…or…I strive, I meet resistance, I persist. I strive, I fail, I suffer.…or…I strive, I succeed, I strive. I strive less, or more; I choose. Then:I strive, I fail, though I succeed.…and…I strive, … Continue reading

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Navigating Happiness

I am Neurath’s boat on the open sea, existing to stay afloat. There is no dry dock for extensive repairs; no port for rest or restoration. If I dismantle to excess, on the open sea I will sink. Structural renewal … Continue reading

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Happiness, out there

It is difficult to resign myself to the inevitability of irrevocable loss, fully feel irrevocable loss, and then put myself back out there to do it again. It is much easier to not feel; to numb the pain with platitudes, … Continue reading

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