Category Archives: Happiness
Caring Compassion Charity
I’ve been tagged by Alex Shalman for his Caring Compassion Charity project, which means I’m to write about a charity I’m passionate about. That’s a no-brainer for me…it’s the local Friends of the Shelter. The picture on the left is … Continue reading
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Celebrating Life
The picture on the left is of Dr. Randy Pausch giving his last lecture at Carnegie Mellon University. Dr. Pausch expects to die of pancreatic cancer in a few months, and this lecture wasn’t just for the audience… it was … Continue reading
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Love, Compassion and a Lot of Humility
In a recent post at Monk at Work, Adam Kayce presents some interesting food for thought. He says that connecting with your own purpose and passion isn’t the same as connecting with the Divine. He doesn’t say how you can … Continue reading
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Happiness, the Purpose of Life?
I don’t know whether the universe, with its countless galaxies, stars and planets, has a deeper meaning or not, but at the very least, it is clear that we humans who live on this earth face the task of making … Continue reading
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Trashing Happiness
Tim Ferriss suggests that we begin thinking with more precision and that a good start would be to avoid using these 10 words: 1. Happiness 2. Success 3. Should 4. Responsible 5. Realistic 6. Reasonable 7. Spiritual 8. Good/Right 9. … Continue reading
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Valuing Happiness
In Notes on How to Live in the World and Still Be Happy, Hugh Prather writes about why he thinks it’s important to be happy. “We are either throwing our emotional weight into the balance of fear and anger or … Continue reading
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Loving What You Do
“Success is not the key to happiness. Happiness is the key to success. If you love what you are doing, you will be successful.”–Albert Schweitzer “If you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.” —Anonymous … Continue reading
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The Secret of Happiness
Catch the dream. Used with permission. Owner reserves all rights. I’m still learning a lot. I’m trying to install an e-mail feed in this blog. The first piece of coding I found didn’t quite work. The second one created the … Continue reading
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St. Francis of Assisi
I’m not a religious person but the following part of the Prayer of St. Francis is a favorite of mine: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace, Where there is hatred, let me sow love; Where there is injury, … Continue reading
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Do I Really Believe That?
Yesterday I included Three Quotes: Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose. Helen Keller I don’t know what your destiny will be, … Continue reading
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