happiness

Happiness: “It’s Inside, Not Outside”

by Marissa on 6 June 2008

(The title line references a great drift-to-sleep-to-it song: Behind the Sun by The Starseeds, featured on Two A.D., one of my favoritest albums for drifting off or for doing relaxation yoga.) Sri Chinmoy Inspiration offers an important reminder: Yet as we become repeatedly disappointed by outer events, we begin to lose faith in the possibility [...]

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Why I’ll Never Give Up Drinking Coffee

by Marissa on 6 July 2006

Last week, an acquaintance explained to me at some length how he’d managed to give up coffee. I’m a deeply committed coffee-drinker, so I must confess I wasn’t very interested hearing his tactics. But what did interest me was the fact that he didn’t have any particular reason to give up coffee. No, it didn’t [...]

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Satisficer or Maximizer?

by Marissa on 2 July 2006

Especially in light of my posts regarding house-hunting (and the speed with which my brother and I did it), and job-hunting (and again, the security I felt in the choice I made without the oft-recommended "shopping around"), I found this article really interesting. Satisficers are those who make a decision or take action once their [...]

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Quote it! Happiness, pursue or create

by Marissa on 1 July 2006

Some people pursue happiness, others create it. – sign in front of the Ossian Presbyterian Church Here’s to creating.

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