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Happiness is Photography: The Himalayas
Happiness is Photography: The Himalayas Nobody climbs mountains for scientific purposes. Science is used to raise money for the expeditions, but you really climb for the hell of it. ~ Sir Edmund Hillary Originally posted November, 2013 Tonight friends, photographs … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged happiness, hiking, hillary, himalayas, mt. everest, photography, trekking, yak
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Happiness is Floating on the Dead Sea
Happiness is Floating on the Dead Sea If you don’t love the sea, the sun, all the simple pleasures, what sort of life are you going to have? ~ Marty Rubin Originally published, February 2018 I have never been able … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, Dead Sea, happiness, hiking, ireland, Mardi Gras, mt. everest, Polar bear, Whale shark
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Resilience helps us be happy
Resilience helps us be happy I heard something this week that really hit home, this is the 26th week of lockdown. Hyperbole aside, it has been 26 weeks since we first had to shelter in place due to COVID. I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged anxiety, be happy, covid life, happiness, hiking, resilience, self-help, stress
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Take a Deep Breath, Move Forward
Take a Deep Breath, Move Forward We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths. ~ Rev Kane Originally posted August, 2019 Transitions and changes seem ever-present … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged beach, bears, breathe, Christmas, happiness, holidays, meditation, positivity, turtles
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My COVID Times Diary – A day in the life
My COVID Times Diary – A day in the life We cannot change anything until we accept it. Condemnation doesn’t liberate it oppresses. ~ Carl Jung So as I said in the first COVID Times Diary post that I did, … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Covid Times
Tagged apocalypse, california, coronavirus, covid times, day in the life, diary, wildfires
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A little pause on the coast
A little pause on the coast My mission in life is to not just merely survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor and some style. ~ Maya Angelou Originally posted January, 2019 … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, be happy, blog, happiness, happy, loneliness, lonely, maya angelou, travel
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The Importance of Courage and Openness
The Importance of Courage and Openness The secret to happiness is freedom…the secret to freedom is courage. ~ Thucydides Originally posted January, 2018 So I’ve discussed recently that I’ll soon be taking some … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged adventure, be happy, be open, courage, happiness, make a change, take a chance, travel
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Why we do what we do
Why we do what we do The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character – that is the goal of true education. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. Originally posted … Continue reading
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Simplest Formula for Happiness
Simplest Formula for Happiness The most simple things can bring the greatest happiness ~ Izabella Scorupco Originally posted February, 2019 We of course talk a lot about it, this is The Ministry of Happiness after … Continue reading
Posted in personal happiness
Tagged giving, gratitude, happiness, happy, kindness, life, mindfulness, purpose, relationships
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Quotes about Inspiration & Happiness
Quotes about Inspiration & Happiness The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time for some. So, until the New Year I’ll be posting a Holiday Happiness post each day to try help folks out … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Happiness
Tagged depression, gratitude, happiness, holidays, inspiration, kindness, quotes, thich nhat hanh, wisdom
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