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Happiness is Reducing Stress
Happiness is Reducing Stress Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life. ~ … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, exercise, happiness, new year, new year resolutions, relationships, resolutions, stress, work
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Happiness Moments: Following Bigfoot
Happiness Moments: Following Bigfoot Every man can transform the world from one of drabness and monotony to one of excitement and adventure. ~ Irving Wallace So a new little writing experiment for the blog. I’ve been wanting to find a … Continue reading
The Importance of Self-Reliance and Resilience
The importance of Self-Reliance and Resilience People who truly understand what is meant by self-reliance know they must live their lives by ethics rather than rules. ~ Wayne Dyer I believe in Karma I believe in Karma, it makes sense … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, happiness, independence, karma, self-reliance, stress, worry
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Slow down!
So take that moment and just breathe, take the time to look around and appreciate what you have, and maybe, just maybe, Monday won’t feel so much like a Monday.
Posted in Deng Ming-Dao, personal happiness
Tagged breathe, hapiness, meditation, philosophy, relax, slow down, taoism
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Happiness means being you and not hiding
Happiness means being you and not hiding If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, … Continue reading
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Tagged being you, being yoursef, conformity, Frank Zappa, happiness, individuality, life, love yourself, positivity
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Finding Happiness in the Apocalypse
Finding Happiness in the Apocalypse I’ve been joking for awhile that we’re in the apocalypse. I’ve talked in this blog about how this may in fact be a slow motion apocalypse. What do I mean by that? We always envision … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, comfort zone, happiness, health, joy, negativity, positivity, safe and secure, sleep
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Take a Hike in Armstrong Woods
Take a Hike in Armstrong Woods Mountains are the cathedrals where I practice my religion ~ Anatoli Boukreev Originally posted July, 2017 Update: Part of Armstrong Woods were burned in the recent wildfires, very sad. Armstrong Woods I used Armstrong … Continue reading
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Tagged armstrong woods, backpacking, hike, hiking, photography, take a hike, walking
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Deng Ming-Dao on Happiness
Deng Ming-Dao on Happiness Let us not follow vulgar leaders Who exploit the fear of death, And promise the bliss of salvation. If we are truly happy, They will have nothing to offer. Some leaders use threats to win adherents. … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, deng ming-dao, happiness, happy, taoism
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Happiness & Laughing
Happiness & Laughing At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities. – Jean Houston Everyone smiles in the same language. – Author Unknown Originally posted May, 2013 At one point while first living in … Continue reading
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Tagged california, fun, funny, german, happiness, inspiration, laughing, life, rafting
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Work/Life Balance, A COVID Times update
During this extraordinary period of time in education it’s incredibly important not to lose a focus on keeping work/life balance. On this blog, the Ministry of Happiness, I’ve written pretty extensively about work/life balance. We often give great lip service … Continue reading
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Tagged balance, be happy, COVID 19, covid times, happiness, life, professional development, work life balance
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