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Happiness is Dina’s Daily Dose
Happiness is Dina’s Daily Dose The miracle is not that we do this work, but that we are happy to do it. ~ Mother Teresa So we’re all facing some hard times, I can tell with the folks I … Continue reading
Posted in Life in Covid Times, personal happiness
Tagged advice, big heart, blog, caring, covid times, Dina's daily doses, happiness, positivity, wisdom
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Happiness is Making Progress
Happiness is Making Progress Humanity may endure the loss of everything; all its possessions may be turned away without infringing its true dignity – all but the possibility of improvement. ~ Johann Gottlieb Fichte So about five years ago I … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, declutter, happiness, life, marie kondo, simple life, simplify
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Good Friends and Getting Older
Good Friends and Getting Older We can’t avoid age. However, we can avoid some aging. Continue to do things. Be active. Life is fantastic in the way it adjusts to demands; if you use your muscles and mind, they stay … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, blog, cosmo sheldrake, friends, happiness, happy, rev kane
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Happiness, Patience & Karma
Happiness, Patience & Karma Karma moves in two directions. If we act virtuously, the seed we plant will result in happiness. If we act non-virtuously, suffering results. ~ Sakyong Mipham I believe in Karma! I don’t care how you look … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, instant karma, john lennon, karma, karma wheel, patience, spirituality
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Is this the End? = My Covid Times Diary
Is this the End? – My Covid Times Diary The species will continue, whatever apocalypse we manage to unleash. It just won’t be much fun to live through. ~ Naomi Alderman A reminder that these Covid Times posts are a … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, coronavirus, covid times, dystopia, dystopian times, end times, happiness, the american dream
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Happiness is Photography: Scotland
Happiness is Photography: Scotland Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn’t stop to enjoy it. ~William Feather Five years ago I had the pleasure of walking across Scotland, from … Continue reading
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Tagged great glenn way, happiness, loch ness, nessie, photography, scotland
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A Shout Out to Parents
A Shout Out to Parents Trust yourself. You know more than you think you do. ~ Benjamin Spock First, let me define what I mean by the term parent, by that term I mean anyone raising a child. So, technically … Continue reading
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Tagged childhood, chilldren, happiness, kids, parenting, parents, shelter in place
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The Elasticity of Time
The Elasticity of Time Unfortunately, the clock is ticking, the hours are going by. The past increases, the future recedes. Possibilities decreasing, regrets mounting. ~ Haruki Maurikami So being on lockdown for over five weeks now I have not … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, aging, be happy, happiness, happy, time, travel, vacation
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Happiness and Compassion
Happiness and Compassion If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. ~ Dalai Lama One of the things I admire most about the Dalai Lama is his commitment to compassion. Most … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, compassion, dalai lama, happiness, happy, inspiration, life, moderation, taoism, writing
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