Random Rants, tutto e niente

Autumn Memories

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Autumn in Florida is … well hotter than heck! Feeling a bit nostalgic for brisk fall days, boots, and cute jackets reminded me of this day in the not-so-distant past. Sitting on our patio, wearing a sweatshirt, drinking a glass of wine–aaaah the sweetness of the cool air! So thanks Comedy Plus Wordless Wednesday for giving me a reason to find this picture. (Photo by me on my old I-phone.)

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Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

Pondering Happiness

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awake, we dream of the day
when dawn returns joy

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Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com

Questions that occur to me as I ponder happiness:

  • Can happiness be “unfound”? And if it can, does that mean it’s been lost or just remains unknown?
  • Is ignorance really bliss?
  • Is happy is as happy does?
  • And is there really such a thing as the Bluebird of Happiness?

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  • How do we quantify happiness? Will we know when we’ve reached peak happy?
  • Can we ever understand the path to happiness? Is it a result of tangible actions or just a function of brain chemistry?

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I can’t really answer my own questions but thanks to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie for challenging me to think about HAPPINESS  and to Sue’s Photo Challenge for leading me to the Bluebird of Happiness 🙂

Haiku & Other Poetry, Random Rants, tutto e niente

raging in the light

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burning with fever

sweet dreams spin into nightmares

raging in the light

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Today’s haiku was inspired by our current situation, the Global Climate Strike, and one of my favorites – Ronovan Writes Haiku Challenge. Our words are fever and fierce (for which I subbed in raging).

Listen to the scientists and the kids!