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When headlines reveal that the way to be happy is to think happy thoughts, half of us go “well duh, that’s obvious,” while the other half goes “that’s the dumbest thing I ever heard.” Well, it’s both duh, and dumb – it is a “no-brainer.” For one thing, all theContinue Reading

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Imagine, always having barely more than enough, seldom less than enough. How you could enjoy hours on the beach? On a ranch? On a mountain? Strumming your guitar? Making love? Exploring ideas? When they are enough, all these contemplative practices become so much more beautiful, and not because of theirContinue Reading

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The major difference between humans and animals is that the animal landscape does not turn animals into addicts. It is an aberration when an animal destroys its landscape – typical mainly of invasive species. But people will destroy an entire tree for its wood, or an entire elephant for itsContinue Reading