Category Archives: Philosophy
Happy Christmas Feast
Twas the week before Christmas, and I’m thinking food Some pots will need stirring, some meat barbecued; Sautéing and roasting and baking with flare Seasoning and toasting the savory fare; The children still nestled all snug in their beds, While … Continue reading
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Systematic Happiness
Whether you are truthful and admit that you play to win, or you are nice and claim that you play for the enjoyment, or the camaraderie, or the challenge, or simply to pass the time, most play is systematic. Random … Continue reading
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Rethinking Happiness
ONE VIEW OF THE WORLD. Inequality (opens the door to) Potential for Violence (which requires) Threat of Force (in order to enforce) Rules and Regulations (created to perpetuate) Threat of Force (in order to enforce) Rules and Regulations (created to … Continue reading
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Wading toward Happiness
You ask me to perform a creative task that will help you. Before I am able—before you allow me to begin work—you do what you had asked me to do, and you acknowledge that your results are likely different than … Continue reading
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Threads of Happiness
1. I am not misunderstood. I am simply not understood. I feel bereft of my humanity under the questioning gaze of those I love; and of those I barely know. To stand exposed yet impenetrable, expressively transparent yet reflectively inexpressible, … Continue reading
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