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Free ebook on Amazon: Appalachian Trail Happiness
Free ebook on Amazon: Appalachian Trail Happiness Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about. ~ Benjamin Franklin I’m running a 72 hour free ebook promotion on Amazon for my book Appalachian Trail Happiness. Promotion starts this … Continue reading
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Movies make me happy: Reviews
Movies make me happy: Reviews A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all that comes later. … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, happiness, happy, make me happy, movies, planet of the apes
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Happiness and Wellness
Happiness and Wellness The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash. ~Author Unknown Obviously our happiness is tied to our health and wellness and we’ve all seen lots of … Continue reading
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Tagged gratitude, happiness, happiness and wellness, health, inspiration, life, wellness
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Wisdom of the Dalai Lama
Wisdom of the Dalai Lama On being knocked down I have great hopes that the world may become a better, more peaceful, more equitable place in the twenty-first century. From my own experience, at 16 I lost my freedom, at … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, buddhism, dalai lama, inspiration, morals, persistence, philosophy, tibet, violence
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Happiness and Family: Update
Happiness and Family: Update Today an update to a piece I wrote in 2012. The first little update is my flock or gang, (depending on their moods), of nieces and nephews has grown from five to seven. My brother and … Continue reading
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Happiness and Anger Management
Happiness and Anger Management If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama We all have those days, we’re running late, things are going right, we didn’t have time … Continue reading
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Happiness and ghosts from the past
Happiness and ghosts from the past It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. ~Berkely Breathed Very few people, at least in how they remember things, had a great childhood. We all suffered the slings and arrows of parents … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, dementors, happiness, harry potter, history, inspiration, life, philosophy, responsibility
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Books for your Summer Reading List 2017
Books for your Summer Reading List 2017 Tonight a little post to help you find books for your summer reading list. The focus for the list is books that aren’t too deep, about interesting topics and not too long, basically … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, beach, books, happiness, reading, summer, summer reading, summer reading list 2017
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Happiness, Wedding and Love
Happiness, Wedding and Love No relationship is all sunshine, but two people can share an umbrella and survive the storm ~ Unknown So this weekend I had the honor of officiating the wedding of the two fine people pictured above. … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, be happy, happiness, love, marriage, soul mate, true love, truth
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Musings on a Sunday Night
Musings on a Sunday Night Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there, wondering, fearing, doubting, dreaming dreams no mortal ever dared to dream before. ~ Edgar Alan Poe … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, musing, personal growth, stress, thinking, weekend, wondering
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