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Happiness is a Little Adventure
Happiness is a Little Adventure We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures that we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open. ~ … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, desert, flowers, happiness, happy, photography, poppies, super bloom, travel
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Are You Happy?
Are You Happy? “You have one job, to lead an extraordinary life.” I’ve seen this quote attributed to a number of people, I’ve also seen it in several different forms so I’m not quite sure who to appropriately attribute it … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, adventure, bucket list, happiness, happy, hiking, life list, smile
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Happiness is Independence
Happiness is Independence I ask only to be free. The butterflies are free. ~ Charles Dickens I thought, given today is Independence Day in the United States, I would write about being free. If you read this blog you know … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, dreams, happiness, happy, life, positivity, travel, writing, YOLO
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Resources to Boost Your Mood
Resources to Boost Your Mood At first, I only laughed at myself. Then I noticed that life itself is amusing. I’ve been in a generally good mood ever since. ~ Marilyn vos Savant The holidays are a very stressful time … Continue reading
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Tagged exercise, food, happiness, life, mood, positivity
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Happiness is Rain in the Desert
Happiness is Rain in the Desert I love the rain, I always have, some of my best memories from childhood are sitting on my front porch in the summer while it rained like a fire hose. It was always amazing … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, happiness, memories, nature, pleasure, rain, the smell of rain
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Happiness is Poetry: d.a. levy
Happiness is Poetry: d.a. levy If you want a revolution, return to your childhood and kick out the bottom. ~ d.a. levy Like a lot of poets I read, I first encountered D.A. Levy in the American Bible of Outlaw … Continue reading
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Tagged art, da levy, happiness, outlaw poems, poem, poems, poet, poetry, writing
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Reasonable Happiness
Reasonable Happiness It is not how much we have, but how much we enjoy, that makes happiness. ~ Charles Spurgeon The concept of the pursuit of happiness is obviously a very old idea, hell it’s written into the Declaration of … Continue reading
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Tagged cynicism, happiness, meditation, mindfulness, positivity, pursuit of happiness, wisdom, yoga
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Happy Anniversary: Appalachian Trail Happiness
Happy Anniversary: Appalachian Trail Happiness Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing about. ~ Rev Kane So one year ago today I did something I’ve always wanted to do and I published a book. I’m really proud … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, AT2018, backpacking, be happy, happiness, happy, hike, hiking, optoutside
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Happiness is Staying Calm
Happiness is Staying Calm To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition, the end to which every enterprise and labor tends, and of which every desire prompts the prosecution. ~ Samuel Johnson Looking back on last … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, frustration, happiness, moving, positivity, problems, relax, work, zen
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Best of the Ministry of Happiness
Best of the Ministry of Happiness I’m lazy. But it’s the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn’t like walking or carrying things. ~ Lech Walesa So I’m feeling a bit lazy tonight, good but … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, best of, fear, happiness, happy, petra, Polar bear, sweet things, travel
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