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Holiday Happiness: Giving
Holiday Happiness: Giving The holidays are often a very stressful period for people so for the next 34 days (Thanksgiving through Christmas) we’re going to do a post a day, something happy and uplifting each day, perhaps an image, a … Continue reading
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Tagged altruism, charity, Christmas, giving, happiness, holidays, inspiration, kindness, thanksgiving
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Holiday Happiness: Lessons to Being Happy
Lessons to Being Happy Let my soul smile through my heart and my heart smile through my eyes, that I may scatter rich smiles in sad hearts. ~ Paramahansa Yogananda The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, depression, happiness, holidays, inspiration, poitivity, Rilke, smile
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Happiness is Continuous Improvement
Happiness is Continuous Improvement Without continual growth and progress, such words as improvement, achievement, and success have no meaning. ~ Benjamin Franklin So recently I’ve been thinking a lot about the phrase continuous quality improvement. It has a lot of … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, continuous improvement, fear, gratitude, happiness, improvement, kindness, mindful, positivity
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TED talk on Happiness
TED talk on Happiness Today one of the fabulous TED talks this one is by Biochemist turned Buddhist Monk, Matthieu Ricard, a really wonderful talk, enjoy http://www.ted.com/talks/matthieu_ricard_on_the_habits_of_happiness.html Other Happiness Posts You Will Enjoy! Happy Anniversary – Ministry of Happiness: Our … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, Christmas, happiness, holidays, inspiration, life, matthieu ricard, TED
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Happiness & Meaning in Life
Happiness & Meaning in Life Challenging the meaning of life is the truest expression of the state of being human ~ Viktor E Frankl So today I encountered a really interesting article on happiness and meaning in life. The article … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, happiness, meaning in life, meaningful life, positivity, purposeful life, Viktor Frankl
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Friends on the Road
My 2018 Adventure – Friends on the Road I have wandered all of my life and also traveled; the difference between the two being this, that we wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. ~ Hilaire Belloc My 2018 … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, friends, happiness, hiking, mexico, scotland, spain, travel
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Happiness is Community
Happiness is Community Without a sense of caring there can be no sense of community. ~ Anthony J. D’Angelo Sunday’s are always an interesting day for me because they are the day I write my Sunday post. While here in … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, blog, community, happiness, mexico, oaxaca, travel
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Speed Bumps in Oaxaca (DOTD)
Speed Bumps in Oaxaca To live in hearts we leave behind is not to die. ~ Thomas Campbell So last night I did something that I’ve wanted to do for a very long time, I visited a cemetery in Mexico … Continue reading
Posted in 2018 Adventure, personal happiness
Tagged adventure, day of the dead, dia de los muertos, happiness, mexico, oaxaca, photography, travel, xoxocotlan
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Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land ‘Grok’ means to understand so thoroughly that the observer becomes a part of the process being observed — to experience. ~ Dr. Mahmoud (Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land) Greetings from Oaxaca City, … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, art, be happy, dia de los muertos, food, happiness, mexico, music, oaxaca, travel
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A Beautiful Fall Day
A Beautiful Fall Day Now Autumn’s fire burns slowly along the woods and day by day the dead leaves fall and melt. ~ William Allingham Today was just a really wonderful day, the kind of day you hope to have … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Autumn, be happy, fall, happiness, New York, photography, travel, vermont
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