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Happiness: Epilogue or Prologue?
Is it possible that the (seemingly prevalent and widespread) contentious hostility and anger we are currently experiencing, is necessary? Do we need to take one step backward to move two steps forward? Is this shift in social custom meant to … Continue reading
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Egoless Productive Happiness
I am not necessarily what I do; though in some fortuitous circumstance, I may be. Some individuals may consider the question and choose to present a multi-faceted characterization. And many answers are compatible, but the question requires some constraint because … Continue reading
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Fact-Based Happiness
A few weeks ago I began a discussion about the quality of national healthcare (comparatively between nations) with a friend and I stopped because I realized I was not necessarily speaking from fact. My “certainty” was coming from hearsay, conjecture, … Continue reading
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Bad Happiness, Good Happiness
I read this week that children who see an individual being treated badly are much more likely to blame the recipient of the abuse than to consider the tormenter responsible. And this blame comes with no explanation or knowledge of … Continue reading
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Small Scale Happiness
Thoughtful Focus: prioritization, then concentration, that (ideally) leads to clarity. Once I have identified a priority, I have to know that what I am seeing is not reality. Whether simply fuzzy around the edges or skewed and distorted like a … Continue reading
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