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Let’s Go Crazy! I’m tired of all the whining!

There’s a magnet on my fridge - not sure exactly how it got there, but it’s a quote from Thoreau. It says:

“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined.”

Now ordinarily i tend to sort of gloss over the grandiose inspirational quotes, cause there’s only so much fluff a person can handle in the oft-times harsh reality of life on this marvelous planet we call earth. Nevertheless, today the thing was beautiful to me - i dare say uplifting. I’ve been seeing that quote for ages and not paying much attention, but tonight it popped out at me. So what’s different?

Basically, I’m feeling a bit inspired, feeling like i just released a whole bunch of crap and now i can dance again - feelin’ like goin’ crazy and dancing through life. I’m still a cynical old curmudgeon when it comes to happiness formulas and spiritual mumbo-jumbo, but today is different. There’s a big secret here, though. Something i haven’t fessed up to yet….. Continue reading →

The Great Secret: A Good Sense of Humor!

How to diffuse the worst possible scenario? With a good sense of humor of course!

Bad things happen,
This is inevitable.
We define our lives,
This is also true.
We get lost in the mire,
This too shall pass…

As Edward Lorenz, the father of modern chaos theory, famously said:

“The fluttering of a butterfly’s wing in Rio de Janeiro, amplified by atmospheric currents, could cause a tornado in Texas two weeks later.”

Turning up the corners of your mouth,
what will be your ripple effect?

In a nutshell, here’s the great secret to happiness as i see it:

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