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"The highest form of intelligence is to observe without evaluating." – Jiddu Krishnamurti
Category Archives: happiness
Return to Eden
Indigenous people — which included all of our ancestors at some point — did live in a global garden for 40,000 years. It wasn’t Paradise, but it was sustainable. Let’s get back to the Garden and restore our world. Continue reading
Posted in happiness, healing, Reasons to Live, spirituality
Tagged gardening, indigenous wisdom, permaculture, religion, restoration
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Listening to Bees
When I first approach the trees, I don’t see many bees around them. But the longer I watch quietly, the more bees I see. Soon, I’m amazed by how many there are. I think all life is like those bees. If we take the time to observe quietly, we will be thrilled by how much there is to see, hear, touch, taste and feel. Continue reading
You May Be Privileged
You may be privileged
If animals and plants
Give you their bodies
Each day, to feed your body. Continue reading
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Tagged animals, environment, freedom, gratitude, happiness
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Beyond Gratitude
Sometimes a feeling comes
Beyond gratitude. Blown away
Overwhelmed by the bounty I’ve been given
Without guilt for those who do not have
In delight, like a saint on the street Continue reading
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How One Good Deed Led To Six More
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” Edith Wharton Continue reading
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Tagged homelessness, sharing, storytelling
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Living in Crisis Time
For billions of people in the world, the crisis is not new and will not go away when the shutdowns are lifted or COVID is cured. The pandemic is just making existing challenges more intense. But we are here; the time is now, and the old ways can’t go on. Can we change ourselves and make the new ones better? Continue reading
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Tagged COVID-19, Helping others, resistance, self-care
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Behold!
Without our beholding it, beauty might not exist at all. Appreciating beauty is part of creating it. Continue reading
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Tagged Art. beauty, attention, awareness, creativity
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When Mental Illness is Environmental
Self-compassion might come from realizing how our behaviors and emotions are shaped by our environment and our past environments. Continue reading
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Tagged anxiety, depression, happiness, housing, mental heath
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A Lesson from Roses
Do we only get what we work for? Really, isn’t the world always giving us stuff? I mean, the Sun never stops giving. Neither does Earth. See the gifts in life. Continue reading
Posted in happiness, miracles, Reasons to Live, spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged flowers, friendship, gift, love, work ethic
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The Joy Within
Each of us has this stream of joy within us. It may be bricked in and covered over with layers of grief, pain, fear, or anger. It may be curtained off by thoughts, entertainment, things we want to do or have to do. Still, it’s always there and can’t be destroyed, because it comes from the life force itself. Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, joy, spirituality, yoga
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