Day: September 29, 2022

#stinewriting

Grief in Happiness and Happiness in Grief

Who doesn’t want to read as much as possible about happiness?

Experience Writing

Grief in Happiness by Maria L. Berg 2022

Exploring the Big 5 abstractions is proving an interesting challenge. Turning my attention to happiness, I found some interesting websites:

Happiness Academy

World Happiness Foundation

happiness.com

https://www.dayofhappiness.net/

https://happinessday.org/ outlines 10 steps to Global Happiness:

  1. Tell everyone

  2. Do what makes you happy

  3. Give and spread happiness to others

  4. Attend a world happiness event

  5. Celebrate

  6. Share what makes you happy on social media

  7. Promote UN Resolutions 65/309 & 66/281

  8. Advance the United Nations global goals for sustainable development

  9. Enjoy nature

  10. Adopt Happytalism

They define global happiness this way:

  1. Happiness as a fundamental human right and goal for all

  2. Happiness as a universal aspiration in the lives of all

  3. Happiness as a way of living, being, and serving communities and society

  4. Happiness as a north star for individuals, communities, governments, and society.

  5. Happiness path toward achieving the sustainable development goals

  6. Happiness as a “new paradigm’…

View original post 736 more words

#stinewriting

Elements of Magic

Raven has posted a beautiful sonnet

Jezzie G

Inspired by and written for Simply 6 Minutes – thank you, Christine

Wow, the image is hitting my chakras, it feels profound and spiritual. A sacred magic circle is a place out of time and space, a spiritual link between the worlds of physical and spiritual. Here goes…

Elements of Magic
Form: Beymorlin Sonnnet

The circle cast by three inviting peace
And spirits gather keeping demons out
Commune in whispers there’s no need to shout
The arcane words as time begins to cease

Lady Moon, Father Sun, dance wild and free
In love and light, there is nothing to fear
As spirits gather there is magic here
And their crystal orb is surrounding me

My body in robes and the altar set
I welcome them all to my sacred place
And hear their wisdom never to forget
For they grant me, love, throughout time and space

In elements of magic…

View original post 17 more words

From my desk

From my desk: 09/29/2022

We are safe and we are home! Thank God we don’t have much damage, mostly just a mess. Neighbors of ours were not that lucky nor are people on the east coast of FL. Sanibel and Fort Myers got demolished, which is so sad.

I hope everyone on the east coast who are still in the path of the storm stay safe. Thank you for all of you caring words!