The Webster’s Dictionary definition of happy is “favored by luck or fortune.” Really? Is that what any person thinks of when someone asks, “Are you happy” or “Do you consider yourself a happy person.” Is the answer, “Oh yeah, I am really lucky.” At the risk of taking a giant leap here, the answer is …
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Bottom or Top Shelf?
Are you living a top or bottom shelf life? The best wine or booze is usually on the top shelf and so are the best carnival prizes, unless they are so huge they stand alone. You probably have some pretty good childhood memories at the carnival or fair. Most of us have those memories so …
Keep Your Loved Ones & Friends Happier
We have all heard the phrase, “keep your friends close and your enemies closer,” especially Godfather trilogy fans. There may be contexts in which that practice is justified, but it’s really a stupid concept. Instead, show the highest level of gratitude for those closest to you and take action to make them happier each day. …
Maturing Into Unhappiness
Newborns and young children are experts at seeking their own happiness and it is a beautiful thing. Later though, changes are thrust upon kids during the formative “middle school years.” Culturally, there are the bar mitzvahs, sweet sixteens, or other celebrations that act as an artificial gateway to adulthood. Presumably, the recognition of this period …
The Happiness Paradox
A recurrent theme in America is that there is great division and we are bordering on “chaos” or destruction by civil war. Nothing could be further from the truth. In reality, the only real division between people is the happy versus the unhappy. The happy pursue their happiness by choice. The unhappy choose not to …
The American Experiment?
How many times have you heard about “The American Experiment?” The phrase is used as if America is merely another test case for humankind. Nothing could be further from the truth. Rather, America is the result of centuries of experimentation. An experiment starts with a hypothesis, it is tested over and over, and a theory …
Thought Becomes Life
“Forget about life as we know it and go with life as we think it. You become what you think about.” KPF reflecting on age old wisdom
Freedom of Choice
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Welcome To Our Happy Place
Virtually wherever one may look, the media and social media are filled with divisiveness, mostly by design. What if there is a place where one may go with the sole purpose of pursuing a bit of happiness, discovery stories of happiness and even sharing ideas that promote a larger sphere of happiness. That place is …
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