All posts filed in Happiness

I listen to a lot of Beethoven

by Edward Atkinson on July 10, 2008

If you’ve lived to the ‘age of reason’ as some call it (and if you’re visiting our blog, then that is a likely possibility) then you know that life is not all cookies and cream.
Life is a balance not of two things, but of everything. And that includes the stubbed toes, discovering a new band, […]

Saturdays are for enjoyment

by Jacqueline Johnson on July 7, 2008

I had a whole Saturday afternoon to myself this past weekend. I took a stroll down to Barnes & Noble and spent the afternoon sipping coffee and words. While there, I was just getting comfortable into noticing only the voices of the books, not necessarily the voices of people in the store.
Eventually, I settled into […]

Sometimes the truth is

by Edward Atkinson on June 16, 2008

Sometimes the truth is
Not what you want it to be.
Is it ever what you expected?
No, probably not.
Are you okay with that?
Are we meant to create truth or
Are we meant to find it?

Taking Over the World: Is it for You?

by Lindsey Anderson on June 12, 2008

It’s good to have high goals; no one can dispute that. And it’s fun sometimes to joke about “taking over the world” through our writing, savvy business skills, hit single, or mass production of the most awesome new product ever. Whatever floats your “I’m-taking-over-the-world” boat.
But what happens when you start wrapping yourself up too tightly? […]

Poetic Archives

by Jacqueline Johnson on May 30, 2008

Congratulations, you made it to Friday! And on Fridays, we share with you a website we frequent or something we’ve found recently while perusing the World Wide Web.
Do you love poetry, but haven’t found a decent website where you could simply absorb the art without loads of conspicuous advertisements? End your Google search for […]

A Mother Feeds

by Jacqueline Johnson on May 11, 2008

My creativity
comes in
a direct flow
from my mother.
Her blood feeds
my body with
oxygen to breathe
and her words,
like breadth for my ears.
An umbilical cord once
attached us
before I was
strong enough
to be my own.
Now our
thoughts and
hearts
align
because I am borrowed
from her clay.
It seems that we are
always attached to
the other end of
our life support.

Sometimes Bad Is Good

by Lindsey Anderson on May 10, 2008

Traditionally, we’ve been taught that improvement is a good thing and that being awesome at what we do is important. But geez, that can get old after a while. Thankfully, the Museum Of Bad Art (MOBA) in Boston takes a different approach, displaying and celebrating some of the worst art they can find. What an inspiration […]

Rain, Rain, Come Again Soon!

by Jacqueline Johnson on May 7, 2008

Have you ever looked out the window on a rainy day and exclaimed, “Wow! What a beautiful day!” ? I have yet to hear someone say that while everyone treks around with umbrellas and plastic boots, hoping to protect recently blow-dried hair and favorite jeans.
Most of us say, “Eww, how depressing. It’s raining.” Or something […]

Words Aren’t Always the Answer

by Jacqueline Johnson on April 30, 2008

When we honestly ask which persons in our lives mean the most to us, we often find that it is those who, instead of giving much advice, solutions, or cures, have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a gentle and tender hand. The friend who can be silent […]

The World is Just Awesome

by Edward Atkinson on April 26, 2008

This is the Discovery Channel’s new commercial. It makes me smile, and it also made me hit Replay a couple of times.

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