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Category: Happiness

Turning towards the end

Happiness February 23, 2023 November 13, 2023 23 Comments

   I’m in the final swing of my 78th turn around the sun. I’ve often wondered what happened to those famous people who disappear from view, only to appear again in an obituary decades later. What were they doing all those years? How did they …

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Poem in praise of limits

Freedom / Happiness December 19, 2022 December 19, 2022 2 Comments

Really, Mr. Robert Frost? Something there is that loves a wall That treasures the line twixt in and out That separates up from down. Something there is that praises holy gravity that holds us close to the ground we count on The Ferris wheel. The …

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Hazel Henderson – rest in the Universe

Hazel Henderson – rest in the Universe
Happiness / Money & Life / Service May 24, 2022 June 6, 2022 16 Comments

Hazel Henderson, wonder woman of green, science-based investing, the love economy, and the golden rule society, went virtual (her term for died) on May 22, 2022, at home, and very much at peace. She was/is my dear friend, inspiration, goad, mentor and cheerleader. Two weeks …

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Playing with FIRE

Playing with FIRE
Freedom / Happiness / Money & Life / Service June 1, 2021 June 1, 2021 3 Comments

   In 2017, I was on the speaking circuit for the FIRE (financial independence retire early) vast community of super smart, spreadsheet literate people working towards early retirement. Few understood the inner dimensions of the path they were on, and the obstacles/ opportunities ahead. I …

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An Easter Sermonette

An Easter Sermonette
Climate / Conversation / Happiness / Life Design / Service / Social commentary April 4, 2021 April 4, 2021 9 Comments

   Well, I do declare… I declare that I have to say this for my own dignity, sanity and integrity.  I need to say where I stand in this world, even if I feel like a fool saying it, given how the devastating story running …

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Hello, I’m Vicki and I’m a Morality Junkie

Hello, I’m Vicki and I’m a Morality Junkie
Freedom / Happiness / Money & Life / Service / Social commentary March 20, 2019 March 21, 2019 5 Comments

There. I said it. In a society where “whatever” is the only safe ground in a sea of fanatic polarization, I confess to loving morality and moral dilemmas. Not the Tab A into Slot B morality of matching actions to credo and taking the safest …

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Is there Hope for the Future?

Is there Hope for the Future?
Freedom / Happiness / Social commentary March 14, 2019 February 1, 2023 Leave a comment

Hope for the future? Big question. If the future looks bleak, do I change or do I just “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die”? If change is possible, what I should do with my limited waking hours (Paul Hawken’s list is a …

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