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Happiness is Poetry: Rumi
Happiness is Poetry: Rumi Tonight a selection from one of the most popular and most quoted poets, Rumi. A Moment of Happiness A moment of happiness, you and I sitting on the verandah, apparently two, but one in soul, you … Continue reading
Happiness is Catching Leaves
Happiness is Catching Leaves It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them ~ Paulo Coelho It’s finally Fall, my favorite season of the year, the weather turns sunny but … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, blustery day, catching leaves, childhood, fall, happiness, paulo coehlo, play, winnie the pooh
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Happiness Resources: Mindfulness
Happiness Resources: Mindfulness The best way to capture moments is to pay attention. This is how we cultivate mindfulness. Mindfulness means being awake. It means knowing what you are doing. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn Tonight a look at an idea that … Continue reading
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Tagged buddhism, happiness, meditation, mindfulness, philosophy, psychology, thich nhat hanh, wisdom
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Living Your Choices
Living Your Choices Sooner or later, everyone sits down to a banquet of consequences. ~ Rev Kane I’m posting an older picture of me tonight, I personally think it’s one of the two best pictures ever taken of me. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, be happy, choices, happiness, life choices, living with consequences
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Happy Spring Blooms
Happy Spring Blooms You can cut all of the flowers but you can’t keep spring from coming. ~ Pablo Neruda The last week has brought some really spectacular spring weather to the Bay Area of California where I live. First, … Continue reading
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Tagged COVID, flowers, happiness, photography, seasons, spring
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Happiness Moments: Woodstock 94
Happiness Moments: Woodstock 94 I’m going down to Yasgur’s Farm, Gonna join in a rock ‘n’ roll band, Got to get back to the land, Set my soul free ~ CSNY/Joni Mitchell So a new little writing experiment for the … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, festival, happines moments, happiness, MTV, music, woodstock, woodstock 94
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The Joys of Traveling Solo
The Joys of Traveling Solo It is far better to be alone, than in bad company. ~ George Washington So I was reading the San Francisco Chronicle the other day and this article popped up, no friends, no problem – … Continue reading
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Tagged be happy, being alone, happiness, happy, hiking, travel, traveling alone, traveling solo
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Sometimes, Happiness is Avoidance
Sometimes, Happiness is Avoidance Happiness depends on ourselves ~ Aristotle Here at the Ministry of Happiness we have talked often about the necessity of facing your issues and dealing with them straight on. This is almost always the option and … Continue reading
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Tagged avoidance, happiness, letting go, peace, selected families, simplicity, stress
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Happiness & Natural Quiet
Happiness & Natural Quiet A moment of silence is not inherently religious ~ Sandra Day O’Connor Today I want to talk about quiet which in itself sounds a bit contradictory. The other night I was at a meeting and the … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachian trail, backpacking, bryce, happiness, hiking, national park, natural quiet, nature, outdoors, silence
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