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Happiness, It’s All About Love

Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage. ~ Lao Tzu I’ve been writing a blog on Happiness now for over thirteen years. As I’ve talked about many times, I was not always … Continue reading

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Scratch it with your mind

Never be in a hurry; do everything quietly and in a calm spirit. Do not lose your inner peace for anything whatsoever, even if your whole world seems upset. ~ St. Francis de Sales So over the last thirty years … Continue reading

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Looking Back at 59 Years

Don’t adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story. ~ JRR Tolkein Looking back at 59 years You know turning 40 didn’t bother me, turning 50 didn’t bother me, but I … Continue reading

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Happiness is a Blustery Day

Don’t underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can’t hear, and not bothering. ~ AA Milne Sorry to the desert folks who got drenched and those who have suffered in the … Continue reading

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A Happy Sunday

Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! ~ Dr. Suess A Happy Sunday My birthday is coming up and so I started celebrating a little bit early. I … Continue reading

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Taking the pressure off

He who is of calm and happy nature will hardly feel the pressure of age, but to him who is of an opposite disposition youth and age are equally a burden. ~ Plato Last week I wrote a bit about … Continue reading

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Embracing Fun and Play: The Path to Happiness

Even though you’re growing up, you should never stop having fun. ~ Nina Dobrev Embracing Fun and Play: The Path to Happiness I’ve been thinking a lot about fun and play recently, likely because I’m having very little of either.  … Continue reading

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The Joy of Growing and Cooking Food

Cooking is like love. It should be entered into with abandon or not at all. ~ Harriet Van Horne It’s funny, because I’m a single guy and too many people have a sitcom level of understanding of the complexity of … Continue reading

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Miscellaneous Happiness

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace, and gratitude. ~ Denis Waitely I’m wasted tired tonight, a bout of insomnia left me awake until 5AM … Continue reading

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Our Most Popular and Favorite Posts

Our Most Popular and Favorite Posts After doing the anniversary post last week, although it turns out my friend Bryan who texted me was correct and the platform was incorrect, it was my thirteenth anniversary not the eleventh for the … Continue reading

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