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Attaining Happiness Without a Winning Lottery Ticket
Is happiness really as simple as a warm puppy? Stopping to smell the flowers? Or as materialistic as a winning lottery ticket? There have been scores of philosophers and theologians over the years attempting to define happiness and to identify its components. But recently Michael J. Fox, living with Parkinson’s for over 20 years put it more plainly: I really love being alive. I really love my family and my work. I love the opportunity I have to do things. That’s what happiness is. If you’re working to increase your … Continue reading
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Tagged achievement, engage, goal, gratitude, happiness, lottery, meaning, mindfulness, purpose, relationship, savor, strength, winner
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So You Didn’t Win the Lottery…Now What?
If you’re reading this blog post today, the overwhelming odds are that you didn’t win the record-breaking lottery over the weekend. Americans spent $1.5 billion in their magical thinking quest to win the jackpot, fantasizing about how they would happily spend the $640 million that was to be paid out to the winner. As it happened, there were three winners so the final after-tax take home this year for each will be about $100 million. Still, nothing to sneeze at. Are you wondering how others have fared after winning the … Continue reading
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Tagged addiction, boomer, financial trouble, flow, gratitude, happiness, jackpot, lottery, million dollars, odds, relationship, repopulated empty nests, strength, wealth, winner
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