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A Happy Little Vacation
A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you’ve been taking. ~ Earl Wilson A Happy Little Vacation So for the last couple of weeks I’ve been off the map and on vacation. This was … Continue reading
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A Happy Surprise
Surprise is the greatest gift which life can grant us. ~ Boris Pasternak A Happy Surprise Mostly because big brother lives 3500 miles away, my mother rarely has her three children together at any one time. Last weekend my brother, … Continue reading
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Happy Veterans Day
The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. ~ Douglas MacArthur The other day at work, as part of the ice breaker for … Continue reading
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Back to the Madness on Monday
Hello friends, I’ve been on vacation for the last two weeks which explains the lack of posts. I haven’t been back to see my family for an extended trip for almost four years. About two years ago I made a … Continue reading
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Pleasure, Meaning and Engagement
Happiness is not a goal, it’s a by product. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt A lot of the research around happiness boils happiness down to these three things pleasure, meaning and engagement. So for something to make you happy it first needs … Continue reading
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Happy Re-connection
One must always maintain one’s connection to the past and yet ceaselessly pull away from it. ~ Gaston Bachelard Hello friends, it’s been awhile since you’ve heard from me. As I’ve mentioned before, the last two years has put me … Continue reading
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Family Happiness
The Ban Be clan in their Carrol Gardens bakery – Brooklyn My family is my strength and my weakness ~ Aishwarya Rai Bachchan How happiness relates to family is one of the most complex things in the universe. Humans are … Continue reading
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How to keep balance during the holidays
The holidays are here, Thanksgiving is over and the shopping season is fully under way, I can tell by the fact that driving in any commercial parking lot feels like I’ve been dropped into Death Race 2000. So this time … Continue reading
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The hard days of the holiday season are here
I pray you heal from things no one ever apologized for ~ Unknown It’s the holiday season, how do I know? Well today the parking lot at the supermarket was completely madness. People just walking in the driving lanes like … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, Christmas, depression, family, happiness, holiday blues, norman rockwell, thanksgiving
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Simple Gratitude and Wisdom
Simple Gratitude and Wisdom It’s Superbowl Sunday and as I post this most people are watching the game. I’ve heard this day referred to as an unofficial American holiday. I’m honestly not all that interested in the outcome tonight, there … Continue reading
