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Tag Archives: happiness
Other People’s Joy
If you can be happy for other people’s good fortune, you will have an endless supply of things to be happy about. Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, Buddhism, cats, children, happiness, insecurity, labor, mudita, polyamory, relationships, sharing
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Unwanted Blessings
When painful things come to you, look deeper. They may be blessings in disguise. When my friend Nora was 24, she married Fredrik, her tall, good-looking high school sweetheart. She supported him through medical school and residency in San Francisco, … Continue reading
Posted in healing, Reasons to Live, Self-Care Support
Tagged acceptance, blessings, Call the Midwife, disability, disabled parking, happiness, healing, migraines, Saint Teresa
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The Happiest Man in the World
The point of the search is to realize there is nothing to search for, the destination of the journey is to realize that the journey never ends. Continue reading
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Tagged change, happiness, Idries Shah, journey, Kazakhstan, myths, patience, peace, therapy, World Tales
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Is Heaven Just a Thought Away?
Ten years ago, my brother bought a bumper sticker: “Don’t believe everything you think.” I thought that was amusing. How can you not believe what you think? Later on, I saw it as a reminder to lighten up. Admit you … Continue reading
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Tagged Byron Katie, emotions, happiness, Heaven, Hell, Jill Taylor, Loving What Is, OCD, optimism, Taoism, thought-changing
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