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Dec 4, 2010
Happiness is good. So we should strive for and cultivate it. Right? Perhaps not. Could it be that our wanting and craving of happiness is why we aren’t happy?
This past August I read The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner while recovering from a nasty bug in a Malaysian hospital. A fun and interesting read, he travels the happiest and...
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Happiness is Not Thinking
Nov 29, 2010
I am Delusional
I am delusional because I believe in the myth of my ego, and I am insane because I think my shame is Truth. Two days ago I lay in a small meditation hut at a Buddhist temple. I hadn’t spoken a meaningful word to anyone in 4 days and hadn’t practiced formally. I just slept and stared at the ceiling. Yet I experienced an epiphany, zeitgeist, light-bulb, “a-ha” moment: I saw that I am not: my... read more
Apr 7, 2010
The tyranny of a beautiful day.
A day, such as today in Portland, ME, would usually be found in the month of July. Locked inside, I am subject to the “tyranny of a beautiful day.” Solace in the idea of tomorrow. ~jamison Quote source unknown. read more
Dec 7, 2009
“Face base”: The point in a romantic relationship when pictures of the couple begin to appear on Facebook, and or when the relationship status changes to “In a relationship”. “It looks like Kat has made it to Face base with that new guy.” “Yeah his picture is all over her profile now.” Face... read more
Dec 4, 2009
Photographer Daniele Tamagni’s new book Gentlemen of Bacongo captures the fascinating subculture of the Congo in which men (and a few women) dress in designer and handmade suits and other luxury items.
Gentlemen of...
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