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Mayhem, Consistency and Gratitude
Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things. ~ Isaac Newton Ok, let’s go from the mayhem to consistency to gratitude tonight. Mayhem Last week I wrote a long post about … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, family, gratitude, happiness, happy, life, mayem, thanksgiving, twilight zone
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The World is a Vampire
Despite all my rage I’m still just a rat in a cage. ~ Smashing Pumpkins The World is a Vampire A non-typical Ministry of Happiness post, on a non-typical posting night. Maybe the deepest and most personal post I’ve written … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, decisions, happiness, happy, health, life, retirement, writing
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Welcome to Getting Older
I actually think there’s an incredible amount of self-knowledge that comes with getting older. ~ Jamie Lee Curtis Welcome to Getting Older Welcome to getting older, it’s happening to each of us every minute. It sneaks up on you, and … Continue reading
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Tagged aging, be happy, boing, boxing, happiness, happy, jake-paul, life, Mike Tyson
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A Lovely Day in San Francisco
Pizza makes me thing that anything is possible. ~ Henry Rollins A Lovely Day in San Francisco As I mentioned in my last post, last week was a rough week and anticipating it I took a few days off. So … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, City Lights Bookstore, happiness, happy, life, pizza, san francisco, Tony's Pizza Napoletana
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Been a Hell of a Week!
Some days are just bad days, that’s all. You have to experience sadness to know happiness, and I remind myself that not every day is going to be a good day, that’s just the way it is! ~ Dita Von … Continue reading
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Tagged 2024 election, be happy, happiness, happy, health, life, pizza, planning, positivity, retirement, self-care
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Take a Deep Breath This Week
We are living in very challenging times. Pressured in the workplace and stressed out at home, people are trying to make sense of their lives. ~ Les Brown Take a Deep Breath This Week This is going to be a … Continue reading
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Tagged 2024 presidential election, anxiety, be happy, happiness, health, heart condition, life, open heart surgery, stress, surgery
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Deeper and Slower is Better
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married, or own a house as if life was some kind of grocery list. But no one ever asks you if you are happy. – Heath Ledger Deeper and … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, deep connection, happiness, happy, life, lifestyle, mindfulness, positivity, slow travel, slow-living, travel
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Why I need to hike the Appalachian Trail again
You must not lose faith in humanity. Humanity is an ocean; if a few drops of the ocean are dirty, the ocean does not become dirty. ~ Gandhi Why I need to hike the Appalachian Trail again So as I’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness, hiking, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, be happy, faith in humanity, happiness, happy, hiker trash, hiking, life, nature, outdoors, trail angel, travel
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Hate won’t make you happy
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. ~ Confucius Hate won’t make … Continue reading
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Happiness and Perspective
When you wake up every day, you have two choices. You can either be positive or negative; an optimist or a pessimist. I choose to be an optimist. It’s all a matter of perspective. ~ Harvey Mackay So last week, … Continue reading
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