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Hate will not make you Happy!
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. My inspiration for this post came from a personal ad. I was scrolling through my … Continue reading
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We all need smiles and laughter
Like a welcome summer rain, humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth, the air and you. ~ Langston Hughes Recently I heard a story on NPR about a Gallup Poll survey that related some unsurprising, but really depressing facts. … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID, funny, Gallup, happiness, health, laughing, well being
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The Importance of Forgiving Yourself
In many ways I’m writing this week’s post more as a reminder for myself than as advice for anyone else. We are often our harshest critics. For me, the knowledge that the time we have in this life is limited … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, be happy, COVID, happiness, happy, life, work life balance
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Happy Re-connection
One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. ~ Gaston Bachelard Hello friends, it’s been awhile since you’ve heard from me. As I’ve mentioned before, the last two years has put me … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, cancer, COVID, family, happinesss, home, life, pizza, travel, writing
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It’s not about your last words
Commitment is an act, not a word ~ Jean Paul-Sartre It’s been a tough few weeks in America, there have been the unfortunate series of mass shootings, but two have been particularly horrific, one in Buffalo and a school shooting … Continue reading
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The Miracle of Graduation
A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that ‘individuality’ is the key to success. ~ Robert Orben Tonight a jointly published post on both the Ministry of … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Covid Times, personal happiness
Tagged be happy, college, COVID, future, graduation, happiness, higher education, Life in Covid Times
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It’s not all roses
The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh The world goes up and the world goes down. I picked a bad day to write about happiness, as … Continue reading
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It’s the people that matter
If you get, give, if you learn, teach ~ Maya Angelou The first thing that we all have to remember is that it’s all just dust in the wind. Everything we build, all we buy, make and create will in … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, happiness, happy, ideals, life, nihilsm, the future, values
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Some Life Wisdom
So, as someone who researches and writes on happiness I get a lot of life wisdom, how to be happy, etc…pieces that show up on my feed and in my inbox. A lot of them I quickly dismiss, most I … Continue reading
Happy May Day
All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance and should be undertaken with painstaking excellence. ~ Martin Luther King Jr. I’m a kid from a working class family and honestly, unless you are independently wealthy you almost certainly have … Continue reading
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