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Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:34 +0000

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By: M

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 00:43:04 +0000

Loved the photo of the munchkin house squeezed between two normal sized ones. As the owner of a great big umpteen-roomed house, sometimes I yearn to just just caccoon in a little bitty one where I can eat, sleep, paint, read all in one room–something like Georgia O’Keefe created for herself at Ghost Ranch in New Mexico. Maybe I would be more productive.
M

By: Amy

Amy — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 23:46:47 +0000

What a nice comment, e.

So interesting the story about the lotto winner.

And yes, you can’t get much better than children laughing. I like your mental photograph technique.

I agree, a happy family is bliss.

By: e.

e. — Sat, 09 Jan 2010 17:44:49 +0000

Amy, this is such a good and timely post. How true it is that happiness does not reside in things but in relationships and things we gain from them. A PBS special this week (The Emotional Life) had a segment on happiness where reports showed that money was not the answer; a lotto winner talked of still having to “work” at being happy. The report claimed that the happiest people were those with close and positive relationships in their lives. For me, laughter goes a long way…. Sometimes I think my kids are the funniest on the planet and I’m glad. Their shining laughing faces are the only things I need to make me truly happy. When I see this I take a deep breath, form a snapshot of the moment in my mind, and tell myself “this is it!”

Thanks for the post.
best
e.

By: Meagan Francis

Meagan Francis — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:38:35 +0000

I love this post! Off to check out the blogs you’ve referenced here-good stuff.