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The Pursuit of Happiness
I've come to the conclusion (and I ain't the first or the last to
come to it, let me tell you) that after the basic needs of survival
are met, the pursuit of happiness is the most important thing
we do in our lives. Why else would we spend so much time
thinking about it, making art about it, hoping and wishing and
planning for it?
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Infinity and Imagination
The full reach of infinity may be beyond our imagination,
but imagination itself is infinite.
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As you wander through your life, friend,
whatever be your goal,
keep your eyes upon the donut
and not upon the hole.
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Happiness is all around us. We can't create it and we can't
micromanage it. You can't force yourself to be happier. You
can only discover it. The best way I know to do that is to put
yourself in the path of happy accidents by doing what you love
with purpose and staying open and aware to the possibility
of happiness beyond your wildest dreams. Too often we hide
away the treasure of our own happiness as if there's a limited
supply, and we forget that life will bring plenty more for us if
we only let it.
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Seeing Anew
There are plenty of magic tricks and scientific studies that
prove that if we expect to see something, that's pretty much
what we'll see, even if it's not really there. The same thing hap-
pens in our lives: we see the same thing every day, and we shut
off the part of ourselves that's on the lookout for the new and
interesting, so sometimes we pass it by altogether. Can you
vow to see something new every day?
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Cheap Thrills
Low on cash? Looking for a good way to have a blast or a nice
way to calm down? Simple pleasures are the way to go for
cheap thrills: going sledding; buying someone a single rose;
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