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07 Mar, 2008

Be Deliberately Happy

Posted by: shooperman In: Happiness

Filed under Happiness

We have been on a quest for happiness for too long.

The adult version of happiness: I will be happy when I get that promotion, make a million bucks, marry that girl, buy that car, live there, etc.

The child’s version: I will be happy now, hahahahahaha.

Right this minute, I am seated comfortably at a cafe along Orchard Road, sipping a chocolatey mocha spin and finishing one of the best apple crumbles I’ve ever tasted. The wind is weaving through the greenery around me. The hustle of traffic ring in a distance. I stretch out my legs and took a deep breathe of the best air this city can give. I like to loiter the crowded stretch of Singapore’s shopping street because I think it’s the happiest place in the country.

No matter where you are and what you do, you can decide to be happy too, like the child.

1 Response to "Be Deliberately Happy"

1 | jing

August 12th, 2009 at 11:10 am

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Hi, Shoop. You may be interested in this book. http://www.ecologyofbeing.com/newindex.php?content=downloads .

The love/fear section seems a bit overtly simplified..but there are some good stuff for thoughts in the book. Enjoy..

wujing

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  • Carol Loi: This is sweet. Esp love the part on how your daughter's persistent questioning affected your decision. :) My girls have asked me to get pe
  • jing: Hi, Shoop. You may be interested in this book. http://www.ecologyofbeing.com/newindex.php?content=downloads . The love/fear section seems a bit ov
  • Olivia: Looks so delicious!!

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