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Happiness and Nostalgia
Happiness and Nostalgia Nostalgia, the vice of the aged. We watch so many old movies our memories come in monochrome. ~ Angela Carter I found my inspiration for this weeks post in an unfortunate bit of news. Last night I … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, blog, happiness, happy, mod squad, nostalgia, peggy lipton, rev kane, writing
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Angels Pay it Forward, We Should Too
Angels Pay it Forward, We Should Too Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have. ~ Robin S Sharma We lost … Continue reading
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Tagged angels, friends, happiness, mentor, pay it forward, Plattsburgh, rev kane, SUNY, suny plattsburgh
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Happiness, Wisdom, Calvin & Hobbes
Happiness, Wisdom, Calvin & Hobbes So one of my all-time favorite comic strips was Calvin & Hobbes and it was a depressing day when the final strip was printed so many years ago. Today an old friend shared with me … Continue reading
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Tagged calvin, cartoon, childhood, happiness, hobbes, life, philosophy, play, wisdom
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Random Happiness: Stories of Kindness
Random Happiness: Stories of Kindness This is my simple religion. There is no need for temples; no need for complicated philosophy. Our own brain, our own heart is our temple; the philosophy is kindness. ~ The Dalai Lama Tonight a … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, budha, dalai lama, giving, gratitude, happiness, kindness, pay it forward
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Happiness Moments: The Northern Lights
Happiness Moments: The Northern Lights Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which it’s loveliness arises. ~ Pedro Calderon de la Barca So a little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve been wanting to find … Continue reading
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Tagged Aurora borealis, bears, canada, churchill, happiness, Happiness Moments, manitoba, Northern lights, photography, polar bears
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My COVID Times Diary: For the last time, this is not JUST a flu!
My COVID Times Diary: For the last time, this is not JUST a flu! We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality. ~ Iris Murdoch We are now … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Covid Times
Tagged conspiracy theories, coronavirus, COVID, covid-19, data, facts, flu, not worse than the flu, science, seasonal flu
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Fear is Killing Your Happiness
Fear is Killing Your Happiness We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark, the real tragedy is when men are afraid of the light ~ Plato One of the biggest problems I see in society these … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, fear, gun violence, guns, happiness, immigration, sharks, terrorism, terrorists, worry
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Happiness Tips
Happiness Tips So I thought tonight it might be interesting to post a number pieces that share tips on living a happier life, if for nothing else than to see what the overlap was, have a look and have a … Continue reading
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Tagged deepak chopra, gratitude, happiness, inspiration, philosophy, tips, webMD, zen
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Remember the Sweet Things
Remember the Sweet Things The best way for a person to have happy thoughts is to count his blessings and not his cash. ~Author Unknown This is a repeat of an old post but one I think is really … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, concentration camp, happiness, holocaust, jewish, life, love, orange, podcast, writing
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Strategies for long-term work success
Strategies for Long-term Position Success It’s not stress that kills us, it’s our reaction to it. ~ Hans Selye I wrote this post recently for one of my other blogs, Higher Ed Mentor and I thought it was worth … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, career planning, happiness, higher ed mentor, work life balance, work success
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