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Happiness & Expectations
Happiness & Expectations And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair. ~ Kahlil Gibran Originally published November, 2019 I think it is a true thing that your … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, blog, expectations, gibran, happiness, life, philosophy, visualization
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Walking Glasgow
Walking Glasgow Originally posted May, 2019 Spent all of today walking Glasgow while doing errands. There was a dual purpose to my wanderings. First I had errands to run, I needed to pick up a few things for the trail. … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, Glasgow, happiness, scotland, travel
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Finding Happiness in Patience & Subtlety
Finding Happiness in Patience & Subtlety When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be. ~ Lao Tzu Originally published February, 2019 Many years ago I started studying Tai Chi and Chi Qong with an … Continue reading
Happiness is Not Safety
Happiness is Not Safety Originally posted April, 2019 The quote above has been flowing around the internet and possibly truer words have never been spoken. If you don’t move forward, take chances, risk yourself in some way, you stagnate. True, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, change, fear, growth, happiness, life, outside the box, the script, travel, YOLO
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Happiness, it’s all about our attitude
Happiness, it’s all about our attitude Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms – to choose one’s attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one’s own way. ~ Viktor … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Covid Times, personal happiness
Tagged attitude, be happy, coronavirus, finding happiness, happiness, happy, positivity, Viktor Frankl
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Happiness is being uninhibited
So my friends tonight, tomorrow, as soon as possible, go let your freak flag fly even if it’s just a little bit, for a short amount of time. The more you do it, the more comfortable you become, the happier you will be, I promise! Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, hapiness, inhibition, life, love yourself, Plattsburgh, true self, upward bound
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Happiness and Being Special
Happiness and Being Special Originally posted 2014 A few nights ago I had the pleasure of attending a talk by Bill Clinton. This was the first time I’ve had the pleasure of seeing a former US President speak and I … Continue reading
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Tagged children, clinton, family, grandmother, granny, happiness, life, pay it forward, special, the president
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Voices from the Past
Voices from the past Originally posted Oct, 2018 The most beautiful things are not associated with money; they are memories and moments. If you don’t celebrate those, they can pass you by. ~ Alek Wek My maternal grandfather and I … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, death, family, happiness, memories, memory, remember, the past
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Yes you can, be happy!
Yes you can, be happy! Originally published 12/2018 Each fresh peak ascended teaches something. ~ Sir Martin Convay As I wrote about last week I’ve been struggling a bit lately. I’m someone, like a lot of you, whose mood sometimes … Continue reading
Everybody is just winging it!
Everybody is just winging it! Originally posted April, 2020 There are no grown-ups. We suspect this when we are younger, but can confirm it only once we are the ones writing books and attending parent-teacher conferences. Everyone is winging it, … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, comfort zone, happiness, happy, wing it, winging it
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