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Tag Archives: meaning
Two Views of the Universe
Richard Eckersley presents in his book Well & Good “two scientific descriptions of the world, which represent the extremes of the modern scientific worldview” (220). At least that is his claim. He first presents a description by Richard Dawkins from … Continue reading
Posted in Humanism, Religion, Science, Skeptical musings
Tagged meaning, Richard Dawkins, truth in science, universe
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Happiness Work
In the United States, we almost seem obsessed with finding happiness, which is rather ironic because “it is not something to be sought or pursued, but a result of how we live” (Richard Eckersley. Well & Good. 104). From early … Continue reading
Posted in Healing tools, Singles By Choice
Tagged happiness, Humanism, Jennifer Hecht, matrimania, meaning, rational-emotive beahvioral therapy, REBT, singlism
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Marital Happiness Myth
I am reading an interesting book about happiness, Well & Good, written by an Australian researcher, Richard Eckersley. It is a great book that is reflecting some of the questions that I’ve been grappling with: there is something that is … Continue reading
Posted in Singles By Choice
Tagged couplemania, cultural trance, happiness, marriage, matrimania, meaning, myth, singlism
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Consumerism as an Addiction
About a month ago, I was wondering out loud if there is something underneath many of the symptoms that we are witnessing. Something that ties them all together. A very interesting article by Charles Shaw on Alternet suggests that our … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Skeptical musings
Tagged addiction, consumerism, environment, meaning
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Sisyphus and Happiness
As I was waking up this morning, in that state of not-quite-awakeness, the name Sisyphus bubbled up. Somehow the idea of dragging myself out of bed to do almost exactly the same thing I had done the day before, felt … Continue reading
Posted in Healing tools
Tagged connections, depression, field notes, friendship, happiness, meaning, meaning crisis, myth of sisyphus
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Money = Life Energy
That is the key of the Your Money or Your Life (YMOYL) program devised by Joe Dominguez back in the 1960s “to extricate himself from the shackles of wage slavery” (xv). The longer version of this equation is: “Money is … Continue reading
Posted in Skeptical musings
Tagged fulfilled life, fulfillment, integration, Joe Dominguez, lab notes, life energy, meaning, money, simple living, time
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