Tag Archives: Happiness

Mr. Bevis

Continuing work in progress toward fulfilling my promise to my eldest angel, Mr. Bevis is a poem in the Twilight Zone series.  Season 1, episode 33 for 33 out of 36 poems this year.  My angel says that she’ll let … Continue reading

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First Principles: Well Thought Out Morals, Actions and Policies Lead to The Best Outcomes

“There exists in the economy and course of nature, an indissoluble union between virtue and happiness; between duty and advantage; between the genuine maxims of an honest and magnanimous policy, and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.” —George … Continue reading

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WordPress – #Daily Prompt – Memorize

I will do my best to memorize our story Living my love of life for His Glory Doing my best to be the servant of His ways Giving all of me in the living of our days There are no … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Your Happiness Depends On the Quality of Your Thoughts

“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”  – Marcus Aurelius, in The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius Do you want more peace in your life?  Realize then what you can and cannot do.  By this, I more … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Choose Positive Over Negative

“Believe in yourself.  Believe you can be happy.  Choose faith over doubt; choose love over hate; choose forgiveness over vengeance; choose honesty over deceit; choose positive thoughts over negative, and allow God to take control of things you can’t.”  – … Continue reading

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Thought of the Day: Happiness Is the Key

“When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Don’t Cry; Smile

“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” – Dr. Seuss In the last decade of knowing and loving my two little girls, I have been deeply reminded of something I had long ago forgotten.  Some of the best … Continue reading

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Carnivalesque

There is an on-going celebration tonight in Second Life in honor of it’s 14th Birthday.  I was honored in being asked to read an hour of poetry.  Who knew that an hour is so long? 😉  As I was getting … Continue reading

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First Principles: Happiness and Dignity Rest On Virtue

“The happiness and dignity of man I admit consists in the practice of private virtues, and to this he is stimulated by the rewards promised to such conduct. In this he acts for himself, and with a view of promoting … Continue reading

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Thought For the Day: Love Makes the Happiness of Another Essential

“Love is that condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own…jealousy is a disease, love is a healthy condition.  The immature mind often mistakes one for the other, or assumes that the greater the love, … Continue reading

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