An article in my favorite news magazine struck me as funny. It discusses all the characteristics of happy people, describes who is most likely to be happy and in general reviews two books that take a shot at analyzing happiness. The most interesting statement in the article, "Happy is the new sad." Meaning that just being happy isn't good enough for people anymore. Happiness is something that we consider, especially in America, to be an "inalienable right." One of the authors points out that you can't really have happiness without experiencing pain and melancholy. I think the article concludes on a perfect note, quoting Eric Hoffer: “The search for happiness is one of the chief sources of unhappiness.”
In case you want to read it for yourself:
http://www.economist.com/books/displaystory.cfm?story_id=10529960&CFID=5893580&CFTOKEN=6bbb29e84bc48d01-B4441861-B27C-BB00-012BA0E5400D08EB
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The whole world lies before me, waiting to be discovered
Life is a culmination of the choices I make. My choices are my own. I choose to live the meaningful and abundant life that I am meant for, and live it well.
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The whole world lies before me, waiting to be discovered
Badassery
- Canyonlands Half Marathon, Moab, UT - March 21, 2009
- Chilly Cheeks Duathlon Series 2012/2014
- Colorado Half Marathon, Fort Collins, CO - May 5, 2010
- Copper Mountain Half Marathon - July 4, 2010
- Denver Marathon, Denver, CO - October 2008
- Denver Marathon, Denver, CO - October 2009
- Georgetown to Idaho Springs Half Marathon, Idaho Springs, CO - August 8, 2009 and August 13, 2012
- Imogene Pass Run, Ouray-Telluride, CO - September 12, 2009
- Las Vegas Marathon, Las Vegas, NE - December 7, 2008
- Leadville 100 Mile Trail Run (PACER) - August 14, 2010
- Park to Park 10-Miler, Denver, CO - September 7, 2009 and September 9, 2012
- Rock 'n Roll Marathon San Diego, CA - May 22, 2008
- Rocky Mountain Half Marathon, Denver, CO - June 14, 2009
- Summited Greys and Torreys Peaks, Colorado - August 31, 2008
- Summited Longs Peak, Colorado - June 2004
- Summited Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania - June 2005
- Summited Mounts Democrat, Lincoln, and Bross, Colorado - June 28, 2009 and July 4, 2012
- Summitted Mount Sherman, Colorado - July 18, 2009
- Summitted Mounts Belford and Oxford - July 1, 2012
- US Half Marathon at Copper Mountain Resort, CO - August 22, 2009
Words to Live By
"The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned by my running. And the more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am." --George Sheehan, M.D.
"Every calling is great when greatly pursued." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
“We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.” - Woodrow T. Wilson
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
"Every calling is great when greatly pursued." - Oliver Wendell Holmes
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase.” - Martin Luther King Jr.
“We grow great by dreams. All big men are dreamers. They see things in the soft haze of a spring day or in the red fire of a long winter's evening. Some of us let these great dreams die, but others nourish and protect them; nurse them through bad days till they bring them to the sunshine and light which comes always to those who sincerely hope that their dreams will come true.” - Woodrow T. Wilson
"You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do." - Eleanor Roosevelt
2013 Book List
- The Signal and the Noise
- Plots Against the President
- Behind the Beautiful Forevers
- Waging Heavy Peace
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