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Tag Archives: Philosophy
Loneliness
I received a phone call last night from one of my older friends to tell me that her dog had just died. I expressed my sympathy, but she caught me at a bad time, so we didn’t have a very … Continue reading
Posted in America, friendship, Health and wellness, Loneliness, Relatioships, Religion, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Philosophy
6 Comments
Mind and Body
I am not a trained philosopher, though I took a number of courses in philosophy while I was at the university, and have an interest in how our ideas impact our world and our lives. For those of you who … Continue reading
Posted in America, Covid-19, Health and wellness, Medicine, Mental Health, News and politics, Religion, Science, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Dualism, Philosophy
4 Comments
What Should I Do With My Life?
What Should I Do With My Life? We are living through hard times, perhaps the hardest that many of us have experienced. It is during times like these that people are most likely willing to change the course of their … Continue reading
Posted in America, Books and Literature, Children, Dating, Family, Happiness, Health and wellness, Marriage, Religion, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Philosophy, Self Help
5 Comments
Why Do We Do Good?
Why do we choose to do good? What motivates us to sacrifice ourselves for others, even people we don’t know? Psychologists and philosophers have offered a number of suggestions. Sonya Lyubomirsky, a notable psychology professor who has published extensively on … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, friendship, Happiness, Health and wellness, Religion, Science, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Philosophy
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Enforced Economy
It’s Monday, so it must be time for poetry. Here is another selection from my favorite poet written while he was on his grand tour. the road strips you down. or rather, the road lets you do it- just hands … Continue reading
Posted in Happiness, Loneliness, Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Travel
Tagged Adventure, On the Road, Philosophy
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Forgive us our trespasses…
I recently wrote a post about the four requirements in life for happiness: friends and family, doing for others, forgiveness and gratitude. Of these four, the one that seems the hardest for me (and many others) is the one involving … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, friendship, Happiness, Mental Health, Politics, Religion, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Forgiveness, Philosophy
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The Four Pillars of Happiness
I’ve written of The Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest running study of happiness, ongoing since 1938, in my previous blog. The main and inescapable conclusion of this study is that the single best predictor of a person’s happiness … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, friendship, Happiness, Health and wellness, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Ghandi, Life, Lifestyle, Mark Twain, Nelson Mandela, Philosophy, Victor Frankl
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Our Problem Predicting What Makes Us Happy
Charlotte Bronte was quoted as saying, “No mockery in this world ever sounds to me so hollow as that of being told to cultivate happiness. What does such advice mean? Happiness is not a potato.” According to Aristotle, “Happiness is … Continue reading
Posted in America, Family, friendship, Happiness, Health and wellness, Thoughts & Musings
Tagged Philosophy
4 Comments
Ready…Set…
It’s another Poetry Monday, and one more from the series called Maps by my favorite poet. Hope you are all surviving the heat. Our A/C chose a bad time to go on the fritz. departure that night train crouching … Continue reading
Posted in Poetry, Thoughts & Musings, Travel, Uncategorized
Tagged Life, Lifestyle, Philosophy
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