Tag Archives: Happiness

Happy Christmas to All!

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Touch2Touch

It seems paradoxical that the quintessential Christmas plant comes to North America from the tropics. Yes, the poinsettia’s heat and vivid color originate in Mexico. The cheerful flowers so delighted Joel Roberts Poinsett, first United States Minister to Mexico, that he … Continue reading →

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Cakes and Ale — and Young People!

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Touch2Touch

While I was lying awake at quarter to four this morning (a normal occurrence) a jingly poem leaped into my mind, and frolicked there for quite a while. I didn’t remember all of it, but I knew the ending for … Continue reading →

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A GLIMMER OF HOPE (1)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Touch2Touch

(Gemma, this post’s for you. We have a deal.) When I wrote the post What Does Being Human Mean, Anyway? the morning after the Boston Marathon Massacre, I was angry, distraught, and in despair. Despair = de spero = out of … Continue reading →

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The Buddha Speaks of Happiness —

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Touch2Touch

Thousands of candles can be lighted from a single candle, and the life of the candle will not be shortened. Happiness never decreases by being shared. The Buddha

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The Pursuit of Happiness?

Posted on October 28, 2011 by Touch2Touch

The founding fathers evidently thought the opportunity to pursue happiness was on a par with life and liberty and ranked all three equally in the Declaration of Independence. But how that plays out in real life is problematic, never more … Continue reading →

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An Opening Door?

Posted on June 4, 2011 by Touch2Touch

“When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.” — Helen Keller Surely she — left deaf and … Continue reading →

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