Posted on February 9, 2008 by buyinghappiness
Spent about 2-3 hours walking around my town, today, just taking pictures and enjoying life. It was nice. One thing I learned very quickly is just how ingrained this “must go somewhere” mentality is. Even as I was walking, my pace would quicken, as if I had a goal in mind. I forced myself to [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by buyinghappiness
I don’t think people seek out adventure as much as they use to. Part of it in the past was necessity, of course- one had to risk one’s life on a daily basis at times just to survive. Routines, in and of themselves, were deadly.
Our lives today have largely become rhythmic rituals that never change- [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by buyinghappiness
If the goal of this blog is to determine the direction we are to be headed in, then it would make a certain amount of sense to first explore where we are.
Most people I know aren’t happy. It’s not that they’re sad- it’s more of an emotional ambivalence that would allow them to serve as [...]
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Posted on February 9, 2008 by buyinghappiness
My goal for this blog is to explore our relationship with ourselves, each other, and the world. Sounds ambitious, to be sure, but there’s got to be more to life than working mindlessly, making money just to spend it, watching television, and waiting to die.
A lot of the emphasis will focus on how to find [...]
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