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Sometimes, Happiness is Avoidance
Sometimes, Happiness is Avoidance Happiness depends on ourselves ~ Aristotle Here at the Ministry of Happiness we have talked often about the necessity of facing your issues and dealing with them straight on. This is almost always the option and … Continue reading
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Tagged avoidance, happiness, letting go, peace, selected families, simplicity, stress
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Happiness & Natural Quiet
Happiness & Natural Quiet A moment of silence is not inherently religious ~ Sandra Day O’Connor Today I want to talk about quiet which in itself sounds a bit contradictory. The other night I was at a meeting and the … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, bryce, happiness, hiking, national park, natural quiet, nature, outdoors, silence
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Happiness Moments: Storms and Rain
Happiness Moments: Storms and Rain Let the rain kiss you. Let the rain beat upon your head with silver liquid drops. Let the rain sing you a lullaby. ~ Langston Hughes So a little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, lightning, rain, storm, summer, thunder, thunderstorm
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Web Resources for Appalachian Trail (AT) & Other Hikers
Web Resources for Appalachian Trail (AT) & Other hikers In an effort to continue to beef up my Appalachian Trail (AT) resources page on the Ministry of Happiness site I decided on a snowy afternoon after shoveling to take a … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness
Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, gear list, happiness, hiking, Katahdin, thru-hiking, ultralight hiking
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An Ode to the Ides of March
An Ode to the Ides of March The Ides of March are come, but not gone. ~ William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar I had an incredible English teacher in high school, his name was Francis Sullivan, Sully he was called. He … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, blog, family, hiking, march 15th, shakespeare, the ides of march, william shakespeare
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Great Quotes & Good Laughs
Great Quotes & Good Laughs Laughter is the sun that drives the winter from a human’s face ~ Victor Hugo So for my fun Friday post I’ve gotten a bit lazy this week and am posting a little early as … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Laughter, Happiness Quotes
Tagged fun, funny, gratitude, happiness, khalil gibran, kindness, laughter, paulo coehlo, quotes
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Don’t let disappointment steal your happiness
Don’t let disappointment steal your happiness When you have put all your faith in man and continue to be disappointed, don’t you hope there is something out of there that is not of human element? ~ Natalie Cole I grew … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, be happy, COVID 19, depression, disappointment, happiness, pandemic, self care, selfishness
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My COVID Times Diary: One Year In!
My COVID Times Diary: One Year In! So today it has been one full year since I began working from home. There is a lot we could talk about tonight from the last year that was not good. There’s been … Continue reading
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Tagged apocalypse, coronavirus, COVID, COVID 19, covid life, covid times, vaccine, work from home
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15 Lessons to being Happy
15 Lessons to being Happy 15 Lessons to being happier from The Inspiration Tree http://www.theinspirationtree.com/2011/01/pursuit-of-happiness-15-lessons-to-keep.html 1. The only person that can ever truly make you happy is yourself. Stop depending on everyone else. 2. People lie, stuff happens. Don’t … Continue reading
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Tagged gratitude, happiness, holidays, life, love, positivity, rev kane, self-help, tips
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Happiness is Mystery & Discovery
Happiness is Mystery & Discovery The real voyage of discovery is not in seeking new landscapes, but seeing with new eyes ~ Marcel Proust Since I was a little kid the world has always fascinated me. I’m someone who believes … Continue reading
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Tagged curiosity, discovery, happiness, magic, mystery, science
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