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Take a Bath in Nature
Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~ Lao Tzu Take a Bath in Nature I’ve spent a lot of time in nature, a lot of time on hiking trails, sometimes weeks, sometimes months and bathing is always an … Continue reading
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Happiness when you’re on empty
Don’t die old, die empty. That’s the goal of life. Go to the cemetery and disappoint the graveyard. ~ Myles Munroe Happiness when you’re on empty We live in an ever increasingly turbulent and stressful world. Hell, just in the … Continue reading
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Look for joy and happiness, not just comfort
Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain. ~ Joseph Campbell Look for joy and happiness, not just comfort My life is clearly marked by a level of comfort. I understand absolutely, that … Continue reading
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Don’t Make it About You!
I discovered that if one looks a little closer at this beautiful world, there are always red ants underneath. ~ David Lynch Don’t Make it About You! Someone said something to me while visiting during my recovery that I thought … Continue reading
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A Walking Day in San Francisco
San Francisco is a mad city – inhabited for the most part by perfectly insane people whose women are of a remarkable beauty. ~ Rudyard Kipling A Walking Day in San Francisco I know my time living in San Francisco … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, be happy, burmese food, california, golden gate bridge, happiness, happy, life, north-america, presidio, san francisco, travel, usa, walking
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Happy Birthday to Me!
Today you are you! That is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you! ~ Dr. Suess Happy Birthday to Me! I’ve always had a complicated relationship with my birthday, I imagine most people do. … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, be happy, birthday, childhood, depression, family, happiness, happy, happy birthday, life, love, writing
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The Variable Nature of Time
Some people live more in 20 years than others do in 80. It’s not the time that matters, it’s the person. ~ The 10th Doctor Who The Variable Nature of Time Over the last twenty-five years of working, I have … Continue reading
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Happiness and Sleep Apnea
When you dream you always remember, when you wake you always forget. ~ Neil Gaiman (Sandman) Happiness and Sleep Apnea When I went in for my heart surgery, there was something I hadn’t thought about and that is the fact … Continue reading
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Incremental Steps to Happiness
We have normality. I repeat, we have normality. Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem. ~ Douglas Adams Incremental Steps to Happiness This week was my first week back to work and I’d forgotten how utterly … Continue reading
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Impact of Small and Ordinary Happiness
Great things are done by a series of small things brought together. ~ Vincent Van Gogh Impact of Small and Ordinary Happiness One of the things I’ve been thinking about lately has been inspired by my recent experience with people … Continue reading
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