Archive for the 'happiness' Category

The happiest person in the world

I am probably the happiest person in the world. At least, this is how I feel each time I marvel at how happy I am. And I do not mean just now: for as long as I can remember, I have been happy, suprisingly steadily happy.

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Till death do us part — 2 — small chances, big changes

Life looks like the course of a marble on a sloping nail board: the trajectory is generally straight, as the marble follows the slope, until it hits a nail. Then it bounces to the right or to the left, depending on exactly how it hit. Such repeated bifurcations can significantly alter the course of the marble, and tiny deviations in the initial trajectory and bounce conditions can result in considerable changes further down the board. [more]

Till death do us part — 1 — the first decade of forever

I have been married ten years today.

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Changing the world in half-a-minute

As I continue to delve into Lorelle’s phenomenal heap of blogging treasures, I found a challenge that I could not resist taking:

I challenge all bloggers to blog about 30 things that can be done to change the world in 30 seconds.[…]There is a lot you can do to change the world in 30 seconds. In thirty seconds or less, what are the things you can do to make the world a better place[…]

Update: Lorelle has now included this one in her official blogging challenge. An excellent opportunity for me to re-read my list, and deeply agree with myself that I should read it more often (how about daily?).

Without further ado, the list I came up with:

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Mellow moments

I relish these peaceful moments when my mind and body are at rest, just enjoying the eternity of an instant. The following list is an attempt at conveying the look-and-feel of these bubbles of perfect tranquility, when time seems to slow down and hold on.

  • Listening to Norah Jones in the shade, on a white hot July afternoon, my hand holding a glass of icy water dripping with condensation.
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