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Playing with Happiness
One moment I think, “I am broken.” The next moment I ask, “am I broken?” “Or is reality broken?” Which leads me to ask, “is my reality broken?” “Or is our reality broken?” And then, “shouldn’t they be the same?” … Continue reading
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Happiness, inside-out
Our president has always struggled some with spelling, but this week it is worse; his translation skills have been turned inside out. Here we are in the middle of a pandemic, an issue that should be first in our thoughts … Continue reading
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Consuming Happiness
As a buyer I define myself. As a consumer I undermine myself. As a seller I refine myself. To buy is also to dream. To consume is also to waste. To sell is also to polish, purify, purge; a sleight … Continue reading
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Happiness Frazzled
I am worn out. Frazzled. Slick. What have we learned? Anything? Perhaps we have learned that it is not nearly so simple as us vs. them. Perhaps we have learned that it is a multilayered entanglement of factors including acknowledging … Continue reading
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Happiness swirling
Only 1% care. And of those, only 1% really care. And of that 1% of 1%, they are only able to care about 1%; (I just don’t believe that we as humans are capable of moving very far outside the … Continue reading
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