Tag Archives: Happiness

Value, Utility and Perception

Dear Friends, Its seems to me, value is entirely a perception, and not reality. Sometimes we value the utile but most often we value the things we’re told are valuable. No independent thinking necessary. When we do think for ourselves, … Continue reading

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Suffering

Dear Friends, It seems to me… How many hours do you spend worrying about suffering? Are you missing what the world is offering? As you spend hours at ease. Doing whatever you please. Then when you finally look back, your … Continue reading

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What is Wisdom?

Dear Friends, It seems to me… wisdom is the effectiveness of our vastly simplified abstract mental constructs of the world around us. As we age we hone those mental constructs to be ever more effective at allowing us to efficiently … Continue reading

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Killing the Goose that Laid the Golden Egg…

Dear Friends, It seems to me, our leaders are trying to get us to kill the goose that laid the golden egg, to extract the gold inside. We live in a society and culture that teaches us to focuses on … Continue reading

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Looking Into the New Year

Dear Friends,   It seems to me, with the year ending it is time to look forward at the year to come. There will be economic news, tragedy will happen, terrorism will grace a few front pages and there will … Continue reading

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Happiness

Dear Friends, It seems to me that to find the means to true happiness we have to rectify the term happiness. What is it to actually be happy? Some say happiness consists of material wealth but many who have great … Continue reading

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