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Happiness is being prepared
Happiness is being prepared Tonight a bit of a different kind of post for the Ministry of Happiness. It’s been a weekend where we have had several small earthquakes in the Bay Area of California. While I didn’t feel any … Continue reading
Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell
Happiness is Poetry: Dominique Lowell Poetry is thoughts that breathe, words that burn. ~ Thomas Gray A warning right off of the bat, Dominique Lowell will not be for everyone. If you like flowery, lovely poetry stop now. If you … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, dominique lowell, outlaw, outlaw poetry, poem, poems, poet, poetry, writing
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Happiness is Poetry: Rumi
Happiness is Poetry: Rumi Tonight a selection from one of the most popular and most quoted poets, Rumi. A Moment of Happiness A moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you … Continue reading
Happiness is Catching Leaves
Happiness is Catching Leaves It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them ~ Paulo Coelho It’s finally Fall, my favorite season of the year, the weather turns sunny but … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, blustery day, catching leaves, childhood, fall, happiness, paulo coehlo, play, winnie the pooh
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Happiness Resources: Mindfulness
Happiness Resources: Mindfulness The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn Tonight a look at an idea that … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, happiness, meditation, mindfulness, philosophy, psychology, thich nhat hanh, wisdom
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Living Your Choices
Living Your Choices Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences. ~ Rev Kane I’m posting an older picture of me tonight, I personally think it’s one of the two best pictures ever taken of me. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, be happy, choices, happiness, life choices, living with consequences
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Happy Spring Blooms
Happy Spring Blooms You can cut all of the flowers but you can’t keep spring from coming. ~ Pablo Neruda The last week has brought some really spectacular spring weather to the Bay Area of California where I live. First, … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID, flowers, happiness, photography, seasons, spring
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Happiness Moments: Woodstock 94
Happiness Moments: Woodstock 94 I’m going down to Yasgur’s Farm, Gonna join in a rock ‘n’ roll band, Got to get back to the land, Set my soul free ~ CSNY/Joni Mitchell So a new little writing experiment for the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, festival, happines moments, happiness, MTV, music, woodstock, woodstock 94
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Simple Gratitude and Wisdom
Simple Gratitude and Wisdom It’s Superbowl Sunday and as I post this most people are watching the game. I’ve heard this day referred to as an unofficial American holiday. I’m honestly not all that interested in the outcome tonight, there … Continue reading
A Real Vacation – Part 3 (up the coast)
A Real Vacation – Part 3 (up the coast) Recently I had my first vacation in a year, as I discussed in part1 (Anza Borrego) and part 2 (The Madonna Inn), a real vacation is the type where we actually … Continue reading
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