I don’t celebrate my own birthday. Not because I don’t want to or for any religious reasons. No, because I’m lazy. When you have a family of five and celebrate 4 other birthdays with decorating the house, cooking for the party, the party itself and the cleaning, I don’t feel much like partying myself.
After all [...]
Everybody has done things that they feel guilty about. Big things, small things. It doesn’t really matter what the action was, because a big thing for one person is a small thing for another. The annoying thing is that the guilt stays. Guilt is an emotion that sticks to your heart and takes over your [...]
From personal experience I know that most people are very rarely alone. I’m not talking about single people. When you live alone, go home and put on the radio or the television, you are not alone. You let other voices in your live. Other opinions. When you live in a city and with a [...]
For some people meditation is the best thing that ever happened to them. Others feel obliged to try it because someone recommended it.
When they hear the word meditation they get views of people sitting cross legged with their eyes closed and totally peaceful. Who does not want to feel peaceful? Then they sit down, try [...]
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I am raised to respect the elderly. Even to the point that you don’t call anybody who is a few years older by their first name. In business that would be classified as ridiculous so I left that behind however I still would be more courteous towards older people than towards younger ones. Also because [...]
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Recently I was very confused. My mom asked what she could send for the kids as a friend was flying over to visit. I asked for apple mash. Something that is very popular in Holland. My mom filled my friends suitcase with apple mash. When my friend is unpacking she’s very surprised why I asked [...]
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Did you ever walk past a church, the door was open and you felt like going in? I’m not talking about attending a mass or a prayer service. Just the open door of the church, you see the wooden benches all empty, maybe a few candles lit in the corner, you’re all alone.
Quite often young [...]
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There’s no such thing as being happy all the time or being unhappy all the time. Although for some the last one may feel true if you just listen to the news.
 Happiness is something to strive for. Being conscious about it is the first step to take as there are going to be days that [...]
Happy people don’t murder
Happy people don’t steal
Happy people don’t hurt children
Happy people think before they act
Happy people value honesty even when it’s a disadvantage.
Happy people help others
Happy people notice small things
Happy people want to leave the world a better place
Happy people raise a community
Happy people respect one others religion
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