Tag: happiness
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May 8, 2014
I am in the happy position of being surrounded by people who love to read. Some of these people read for a living. All of them read for pleasure. Each of them is sustained by the power of the written word. All of which is to say that I ask this question frequently: “What are…
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October 8, 2013
HAPPINESS On Sunday, at the hotel in Pasadena, I got into the elevator with my luggage in one hand and a book in the other. A woman on the elevator said, “Look at you. That is smart. You’ve got a book to travel with. I meant to bring a book with me and forgot.” I…
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March 10, 2011
In honor of Charles Schulz (and the little square “Happiness is . . .” books that I loved when I was a kid): Happiness is lemon ricotta pancakes with blueberries. Happiness is four friends and four forks. Happiness is sunlight on the table. Happiness is early March and the muted song of some hopeful bird.…