Category Archives: personal happiness

Grateful for a Wonderful Week

Grateful for a Wonderful Week It is through gratitude for the present moment that the spiritual dimension of life opens up. ~ Eckhart Tolle We have all had a tough times the last few months, there is a pandemic raging … Continue reading

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Happiness Through Turning Inward

Happiness Through Turning Inward The outward work will never be puny if the the inward work is great.               ~ Meister Eckhart Original post date – October 7, 2019   So it was a busy weekend.  I did some writing … Continue reading

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Happy Fathers Day to My Mother

Happy Fathers Day to My Mother Absence is a house so vast that inside you will pass through its walls and hang pictures on the air. ~ Pablo Neruda I know it’s an odd title, Happy Fathers Day to My … Continue reading

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Pride and Positivity

Pride and Positivity Our struggles make us the Man or Woman we can be proud of! ~ Avijeet Das Several years ago I was working a welcome day table at the college I was working at.  This is the type … Continue reading

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Happiness is Poetry: Bukowski

Happiness is Poetry: Bukowski Today my friends as we continue our assault on any visage of potential holiday depression, a poem from my favorite author, Charles Bukowski.  An uncharacteristically upbeat piece by the master but one with a very real … Continue reading

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Happiness is Poetry: Rumi

Happiness is Poetry: Rumi Tonight I gift you with a long and wonderful piece on falling in love by Rumi.  Hard to imagine his work is over 600 years old, but if you’ve never read any you’re missing out.  Enjoy … Continue reading

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Tiny bits of Joy

Tiny Bits of Joy We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves. ~ Buddha Original post day 06/14/2020 Times are hard for folks right … Continue reading

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On Burning Man & The Appalachian Trail

On Burning Man & The Appalachian Trail   If you are unwilling to risk the unusual, you will have to settle for the ordinary ~ Jim Rohn       First a little background, I am currently off the trail … Continue reading

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Happiness is your Authentic Self

Happiness is your Authentic Self Honesty and transparency make you vulnerable, be honest and transparent anyway ~ Mother Teresa   As I have recently mentioned I spent a week at Burning Man a couple of weeks ago, my 6th or … Continue reading

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The World is Awful, Be Happy Anyway

The World is Awful, Be Happy Anyway If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that each Sunday night I try to post a new blog.  Most weeks it comes pretty easy, something hits me and it marinates … Continue reading

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