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Happiness is Burning Man: Coming Home
Happiness is Burning Man: Coming Home Happiness comes from…some curious adjustment to life ~ Hugh Walpole I wrote the piece below five years ago for a former blog of mine. It’s about the depression many of us suffer when we … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, burning man, coming home, default world, depression, family, happiness, home, love
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A Happy Transformation
A Happy Transformation Transformation is a process, and as life happens there are tons of ups and downs. It’s a journey of discovery – there are moments on mountaintops and moments in deep valleys of despair. ~ Rick Warren Every … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, depression, happiness, happy, joy, personal growth, positivity, smile, travel
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A Post Thanksgiving Hug
A Post Thanksgiving Hug When autumn darkness falls, what we will remember are the small acts of kindness: a cake, a hug, an invitation to talk, and every single rose. These are all expressions of a nation coming together and … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, be happy, caring, depression, happiness, loneliness, positivity, thanksgiving
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Happy Christmas? Thoughts on the holiday season.
Happy Christmas? Thoughts on the holiday season. The main reason Santa is so jolly is that he knows where all the bad girls live ~ George Carlin I have been working on making the Ministry of Happiness posts more consistent, … Continue reading
Posted in Holiday Happiness, personal happiness
Tagged anxiety, Christmas, depression, happiness, holidays, new year's eve, new years, positivity, smile
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Holiday Happiness: Ten Tips for the Tenth
Holiday Happiness: Ten Tips for the Tenth Whatever makes you happy,as long as it doesn’t hurt you or someone else, do it. Schedule pleasurable activities into your life with the same dedication, precision & priority you give less-than-pleasurable ones ~ … Continue reading
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Tagged Christmas, depression, happiness, holidays, sadness, tips
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Holiday Happiness: A Happiness Poem
Holiday Happiness: A Happiness Poem The holidays are a very stressful time for everyone and an exceptionally hard time for some. So, until the New Year I’ll be posting a Holiday Happiness post each day to try help folks out … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness is Poetry, Holiday Happiness
Tagged bukowski, depression, happiness, holidays, langston hughes, neruda, poetry, rumi, warsan shire, william blake
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Happiness Resources: Overcoming Loss
Happiness Resources: Overcoming Loss Recently as many of you know I lost my grandmother, so it seem appropriate for tonight’s Happiness Resources post to address tips on overcoming loss. Hopefully this will be useful information that you will not need … Continue reading
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Tagged depression, grief, happiness, life, loneliness, loss, mindfulness, resources, self-help
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Appalachian Trail Happiness: Post Trail Depression
Appalachian Trail Happiness: Post Trail Depression You and I will meet again, When we’re least expecting it, One day in some far off place, I will recognize your face, I won’t say goodbye my friend, For you and I will … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness
Tagged adventure, altruism, appalachian trail, burning man, community, depression, gratitude, happiness, positivity
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AT Happiness: My First Down Day
AT Happiness: My First Down Day For a lot of years I suffered mood swings and depression. In recent years I’ve learned how to deal with these better, learned to identify the triggers that would tank my mood. One of … Continue reading
Posted in Appalachian Trail (AT) Happiness
Tagged adventure, appalachian trail, backpacking, depression, happiness, hiking, nature
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Happiness is keeping positive and not letting the dominoes fall
Happiness is keeping positive and not letting the dominoes fall A complete stranger has the capacity to alter the life of another irrevocably. This domino effect has the capacity to change the course of an entire world. That is what … Continue reading
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