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July 5 - July 25, 2025
The chase reminds us that what we have isn’t enough, especially when we equate happiness with the external…and in particular with money. Capitalism itself hamstrings happiness by replacing the present with the dollar. Sure,
Giving, not having, is the gateway to joy.
The Buddhists, Taoists, and Stoics have been quietly asserting for a couple of thousand years that lasting happiness is about presence as much as it is about where you end up.
Any system of gender (or racial, religious, political, etc.) superiority will always lead to conflict.
social media and the twenty-four-hour news cycle saturate us with a near-constant bombardment of seemingly hopeless and often false information, increasing toxic stress, which is linked to mental health issues, which is linked to suicide, and if you don’t see that connection, your eyes are closed.
Empathy requires vulnerability and it’s one of the strongest things in the world.
