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20172020-02-18T21:46:27+00:00weekly0.6https://happinessparadigm.com/2019/05/10/preaching-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/20545216_10110282788855553_1547960913835896188_o-e1557495328632.jpgGuest preacher Ginny SassamanGinny outside the First Unitarian Universalist Church and Society of Barnard, VT July 20172019-05-10T23:00:42+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2018/06/24/diversity-makes-me-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/fullsizerender-50-e1518902792969.jpgFullSizeRender (50)Marissa, from the Racine, Wisconsin Planet Fitness, graciously posed for me after my workout there.2018-06-24T19:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2018/04/11/the-science-of-happiness-walking/2018-04-11T20:59:41+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2017/12/08/do-not-despair-happy-endings-are-possible/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/10001133_10202686602098589_1523565275819288905_o.jpg10001133_10202686602098589_1523565275819288905_oWith my husband Bob Common Cause Chairman Archibald Cox in the 1980's -- the happy ending to this story.2017-12-09T23:14:47+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2017/06/10/united-in-our-unhappiness-united-in-our-solution/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/year-of-living-danishly.jpgYear of Living Danishlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/18882110_10211729718771146_1523341805040108306_n.jpg18882110_10211729718771146_1523341805040108306_nGinny Sassaman, President of GNHUSA, talking about Truth in Governance at the Montpelier, VT Truth in Government Rally, 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in the Woods2016-08-23T22:51:51+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2016/06/12/my-turn-to-embrace-unhappiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/12764323_917095505077143_8681890620377944686_o.jpg12764323_917095505077143_8681890620377944686_oI was pretending to be sad in this picture. Now I'm not pretending.2016-07-13T17:06:27+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2016/07/11/kindness-resilience-and-post-traumatic-growth/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/summer-2016-flowers-e1467227906157.jpgSummer 2016 flowersFlowers were among the much appreciated gifts of kindness I recently received.2016-07-12T22:13:07+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2016/04/25/the-hills-are-alive-with-the-sound-of-climate-resistance/2016-05-01T18:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2016/03/25/on-the-happiness-road-temporary-inconvenience-permanent-improvement/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/how-deal-raccoon-damage-home-1.jpghow-deal-raccoon-damage-home-1Raccoons in your house? Not happy making at all.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/happiness-bracelet.jpgHappiness braceletMy happiness bracelet.2016-03-26T00:35:12+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2016/02/15/oh-the-food-the-happiness-walk-lands-in-the-happiest-city/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/beignets-in-lafayette.jpgBeignets in LafayetteBeignets for breakfast in Lafayette, Louisiana.2016-02-18T00:22:45+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2016/01/25/the-unexpected-pleasure-of-brussel-sprouts/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/brussel-sprouts.jpgBrussel sproutsAn unexpected pleasure: brussel sprouts for lunch.2016-01-26T01:36:51+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/12/16/the-christmas-blog-i-dont-have-time-to-write/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/10422556_10204280089694783_8743967200125625561_n.jpg10422556_10204280089694783_8743967200125625561_nMe and my Yankee Gift Exchange prize a few years ago.2015-12-17T00:43:55+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/12/07/what-now-optimism-and-action/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/good-crowd-shot-lots-of-different-signs.jpgGood crowd shot lots of different signsThe People's Climate March, September 20142015-12-14T14:20:22+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/11/19/in-the-shadow-of-terrorism-loving-kindness-and-permission-to-be-human/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/1375636_10201480090656557_813228618_n.jpg1375636_10201480090656557_813228618_nhttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/049.jpg049Marching for Gross National Happiness in 2010. The need is even more urgent today.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/iris-photo.jpgIris photo2015-11-20T00:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/11/02/funerals-an-important-piece-of-the-happiness-puzzle/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/deviled-eggs.jpgDeviled eggsDeviled eggs for the reception following my friend Melanie's memorial service.2015-11-03T21:05:44+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/09/03/mediation-or-meditation-which-is-my-happiness-path/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/p1010047.jpgOLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERAPondering my future in Sweden in 2005.2015-09-04T17:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/08/06/the-happiness-journey-meaning-and-joy-in-florida/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/561567_4196216336074_517923482_n.jpg561567_4196216336074_517923482_nMy very unhappy feet after two days of happy walking in 2012.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/walking-shoes.jpgWalking shoesMy new walking shoes!2015-08-11T12:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/06/12/too-much-of-a-good-thing-or-where-did-i-put-my-air-mask/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/10394625_10205123832227819_1034092940989093592_n.jpg10394625_10205123832227819_1034092940989093592_nReading to my granddaughter at nap time? Priceless.2015-06-12T21:19:46+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/04/07/human-connections-human-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/free-hugs-guy.jpgFree hugs guyFree hugs at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY.2015-07-07T18:33:41+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/03/14/meditation-saved-my-marriage/2015-03-16T17:49:32+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2015/02/11/saying-goodbye-happily/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/galleryexteriorshot.jpgGalleryExteriorShotArtisans Gallery in Waitsfield, Vermont.2015-02-11T21:58:47+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/12/29/unhappiness-at-the-shopping-mall/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10850152_10204260911255334_4675970638716959008_n.jpg10850152_10204260911255334_4675970638716959008_nMadeleine warming up to a non-mercenary Santa in a museum, not a shopping mall.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10496984_10105477288392003_3157886535620440545_o.jpg10496984_10105477288392003_3157886535620440545_oMadeleine playing in nature, NOT at a mall.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/10403065_10104727189191813_1408087419684083337_n.jpg10403065_10104727189191813_1408087419684083337_nMadeleine having much more fun at this mall playground than at the2014-12-29T23:34:29+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/11/11/all-you-need-is-love-or-some-other-signature-strength/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10403980_10204811120266233_5026065478450573729_o.jpg10403980_10204811120266233_5026065478450573729_o44 years later, on top of the world, Mt. Mansfield, Vermont.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/10153974_10104341412955483_1758717871_n.jpg10153974_10104341412955483_1758717871_nBob -- now known as Poppa -- helping the beloved grand child get ready to play outside. https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/grandpa-and-grandma-celebrating-madeleines-first-birthday.jpgGrandpa and Grandma celebrating Madeleines first birthdayAnd another kiss.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/grandma-and-grandpa-on-madeleines-first-birthday.jpgGrandma and Grandpa on Madeleines first birthdayCelebrating our granddaughter's first birthday with a kiss.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/57157_1644871714053_5821517_o.jpg57157_1644871714053_5821517_oBob and I, freshly married, November 1970.2014-11-12T15:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/10/31/is-it-time-to-get-arrested-for-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10544231_10204811121546265_7288775878845086069_o.jpg10544231_10204811121546265_7288775878845086069_oVermont's Green Mountains, alive with music and climate action.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10712940_782237528502631_311121097601146855_n.jpg10712940_782237528502631_311121097601146855_nMaeve McBride, organizer for 350 Vermont and mother of two being led away from Governor Peter Shumlins office on Monday night. 63 other protestors were arrested with her.2014-11-07T20:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/10/17/i-wish-i-was-walking-for-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/564969_4712934989433_1782648038_n.jpg564969_4712934989433_1782648038_nMy welcoming committee, united by happinesshttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/1488130_541582979308753_3627673597496839752_n.jpg1488130_541582979308753_3627673597496839752_nA happy day in 2012 when I got to walk with Paula Francis (left) and Linda Wheatley (right).2015-08-24T12:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/10/06/love-and-relationships-keeping-the-activists-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sunday-morning-before-the-march-begins.jpgSunday morning, before the March beginsGinger, me, Paula, and Linda getting ready to march!https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/480977_10102143373633903_989644794_n.jpg480977_10102143373633903_989644794_nMy daughter Jennifer and granddaughter Madeleine with Bernie Sanders in Maple Corner in 2012, just after his presentation and moments before the baby melted down.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/622493_3928307398518_1547144282_o.jpg622493_3928307398518_1547144282_oGetting ready to march with Bernie Sanders in the Warren, VT Fourth of July parade in 2012. 2014-10-06T20:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/09/27/the-peoples-climate-march-we-are-the-ones-weve-been-waiting-for/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10001172_894840803876681_1670357378613872175_o.jpg10001172_894840803876681_1670357378613872175_oMe, Marta Ceroni, Linda Wheatley, and Paula Francis offering a new sustainable paradigm for people and the planet.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/grateful-great-grandmother1.jpgGrateful great grandmotherEven seniors who needed walkers showed up to march!https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10457153_10205075332271066_5118033187292150895_n.jpg10457153_10205075332271066_5118033187292150895_nOur new friend -- a young lady we met on subway, then saw in the March seven hours later.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/grateful-great-grandmother.jpgGrateful great grandmotherIt was a very inclusive "we" at the Peoples Climate March, including seniors who needed walkers to make the March.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/we-need-everyone-sign.jpgWe need everyone sign2014-09-30T19:03:22+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/09/18/still-a-happy-flyer-with-a-big-caveat/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/10419424_10203779118510257_6567189923087237665_n.jpg10419424_10203779118510257_6567189923087237665_nSwimming at a state park with my North Carolina friend Lynn!https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1935889_119924308890_6886499_n.jpg1935889_119924308890_6886499_nOnce again, more positives than I could possibly count, beginning with lifelong friendships. In this photo, from right to left, me and my high school BFFs Cheryl Moore Brinkley and Jeannette Cabanis-Brewin.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/tsa-pre-airline-ticket-e1410367420488.jpgTSA PRE airline ticketTSA PRE status? Did someone tell the airline I was writing about them?2014-09-23T14:28:11+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/09/02/only-three-positive-thingsor-how-i-learned-to-love-flying-again/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/eat-more-kale-sticker.gifeat-more-kale-stickerhttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/ohare-urban-garden-poster.jpgOhare urban garden posterA hopeful sign of moving in the right direction: O'Hare airport's vegetable garden!2014-09-06T12:11:29+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/08/27/predicting-happiness-or-will-participating-in-the-peoples-climate-march-make-me-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/living-gnh-jon-stewrt-rally-008.jpgTaking the Gross National Happiness Conference to the Jon Stewart-Stephen Colbert Rally in 20102014-08-27T19:55:39+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/08/22/social-comparison-the-cause-of-so-much-unhappiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bone-builders-sneakers2.jpgBone builders sneakershttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bone-builders-sneakers1.jpgBone builders sneakershttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/bone-builders-sneakers-e1408651840109.jpgBone builders sneakersMy good enough bone builders sneakers. https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/garlic-social-comparison.jpgGarlic social comparisonBob's 2014 garlic crophttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/green-beans-social-comparison.jpgGreen beans social comparisonMary Jane's extra beans.2014-08-26T10:41:26+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/06/27/gross-national-happinessnow-its-getting-personal/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/curtis-pond-2014.jpgCurtis Pond 2014The public swim area at our local lake.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/bevs-poppies.jpgBev's poppiesBev's poppies.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pansies-and-pinwheel.jpgPansies and pinwheelMy pansies, with a pinwheel.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wild-irises.jpgWild irises... and elegant wild irises.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wild-daisies.jpgWild daisiesEver-cheerful daisies ...https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/wild-lupines.jpgWild lupinesAlso in pink and white ...https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/pink-rose.jpgPink roseWild roses, which also smell divine ...https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/ferns.jpgFernsLush ferns ...https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/kent-hill-wild-area.jpgKent Hill wild areaAnother view on my walkhttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/clothesline.jpgclotheslineLetting the sun dry our clothes2014-06-28T00:15:47+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/05/16/meditation-makes-me-happy-and-it-can-make-you-happy-too/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/photo1.jpgphoto(1)The sweet sound of a chime https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/meditation-bowl.jpgMeditation bowl2014-05-22T21:07:42+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/05/01/the-men-in-the-room-were-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/bob-and-volcano-kit.jpgBob and volcano kitMy husband Bob going volcanic2014-05-01T20:17:55+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/04/04/savoring-a-quick-and-easy-happiness-ritual/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/savoring-art.jpgSavoring artA piece of art in my house that is very worthy of savoring.2014-04-22T16:43:00+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2014/02/26/my-happy-bedroom/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/new-bedroom-2.jpgNew bedroom 2Our new bedroom, ready for us to move in. https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/new-bedroom.jpgNew bedroomOur new bedroom, ready for us to move in. 2014-02-27T21:07:05+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/10/08/falling-into-happiness/2014-01-21T18:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/12/17/personal-happiness-and-broken-systems/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/christmas-2014-madeleine-with-grandma-mel-doll.jpgChristmas 2014 Madeleine with Grandma Mel dollMy granddaughter practices nurturing relationships with her first ever doll.2013-12-17T18:06:06+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/10/30/simply-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/unlit-candles.jpgUnlit CandlesOur well used dinner candles in the morning light. 2013-10-30T18:56:58+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/09/24/the-happiness-lady-is-sad/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/madeleine-helping-grandma-leave-town.jpgMadeleine helping Grandma leave townMy granddaughter "helping" me with my suitcase as I prepare to leave her new home. 2014-01-09T04:28:04+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/08/16/the-purpose-of-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/madeleine-summer-2013-stroller-pushing.jpgMadeleine summer 2013 stroller pushingHappy with a purpose: pushing the stroller! 2013-08-18T11:06:26+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/07/11/keep-on-the-sunny-side/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sunshine-kindness-card.jpgSunshine kindness cardOne of the kindness cards I made to create more internal sunshine.2013-07-13T15:46:58+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/06/25/pump-it-up-happiness-through-strength/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/mulched-blueberries-june-2013-2.jpgMulched blueberries June 2013 2Finally! I have weeded and mulched all 17 blueberry plants!https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/eggplant-and-pumpkin.jpgEggplant and pumpkinTwo of the paintings our church group created at the local food shelf. 2013-06-27T15:13:08+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/05/27/its-vacation-time-is-everybody-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/beach-dinner-am-april-2013.jpgBeach dinner AM April 2013A very happy evening with a simple but savory meal on the beach. 2013-05-27T15:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/04/03/happiest-jobs-part-2/2014-02-09T10:21:39+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/02/19/the-happiest-jobs-2/2014-10-04T11:25:31+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/02/11/gander-goose-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/328745_2372633827651_1499499896_o.jpg328745_2372633827651_1499499896_oAt the Vermont statehouse for a 2011 Occupy protest. https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/331831_2987191517196_1450642923_o.jpg331831_2987191517196_1450642923_oHappy ukulele players even in the thick of winter!2013-02-11T17:30:43+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/04/10/happiness-is-a-new-baby/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/467028_10101704875467743_5258980_75542288_909806709_o.jpgMy granddaughter Madeleine, six days old.My granddaughter Madeleine, six days old.2013-02-07T19:25:11+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2013/01/22/learning-to-be-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/happiness-books-2-e1357848485298.jpgHappiness books 2The two books I needed for my online course in happiness. https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/happiness-books-1-e1358867900236.jpgHappiness books 12013-02-02T16:29:54+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/12/13/savoring-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/16174_10102516518877843_200424186_n.jpg16174_10102516518877843_200424186_nOur little Christmas baby.2013-02-22T12:12:06+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/11/16/so-many-ways-to-give/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/averys-heart-1.jpgAvery's heart 1A gift from the heart I was so pleased to receive -- a heartfelt gift from a four year-old.2012-11-16T21:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/11/06/is-happiness-escapist/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/water-jars-for-blog.jpgwater jars for blogSome of the water jugs we had filled in case Sandy knocked out our power for an extended time. 2012-11-07T16:12:49+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/09/20/what-are-you-grateful-for/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gratitude-journal-trees.jpgGratitude journal.treesA painting in my gratitude journal, a key strategy supported by positive psychology research.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gratitude-journal-yoga-e1348158230948.jpgGratitude journal.YOGAMy gratitude painting for May -- grateful for yoga!https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/gratitude-journal-words.jpgGratitude journal.WORDSMy first gratitude painting. I am often surprised by the subject matter that comes to the top of the list when I sit down to paint.2012-09-21T23:39:41+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/01/18/the-happiness-poetry-project/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/mystery.jpgPoet Anne LoecherPoet Anne Loecher, discussing ways to kick-off The Happiness Poetry Project2012-09-15T20:07:03+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/01/23/happiness-a-miracle-or-scientifically-predictable/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/106.jpgBalloon happinessBalloon happiness2012-09-15T20:06:01+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2011/12/23/so-many-ways-to-be-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/happiness-cards-5.jpgHappiness cards 5Happiness Inspiration Cardshttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/happiness-tips-book.jpgHappiness Tips book2012-09-15T20:04:35+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/02/03/maximizing-the-happiness-miracle/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/2b.jpgRainbow in VermontRainbow in Vermont2012-09-15T20:03:03+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/03/02/eating-our-way-to-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/sprouts-garden-1.jpgSprouts garden 1Our winter vegetable garden2012-09-15T20:02:05+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/02/08/universal-and-unique-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/chalkboard2.jpgWhat Makes You Happy??The "What Makes You Happy" Chalkboard2012-09-15T20:00:58+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/02/18/integrated-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/integrated-happiness.jpgIntegrated happinessKerry and Ross demonstrating the fine art of integrated happinesshttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/167.jpg1672012-09-15T19:58:04+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/03/06/a-very-happy-night/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/recycled-baby-presents-3.jpgPreviously Loved Baby Presents Previously Loved Baby Presents2012-09-15T19:55:56+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/03/17/happiness-in-unlikely-places-and-forms/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/photo5-e1331933815405.jpgMy shell casing presentThe shell casing I was given at a garage in rural SW Virginia.2012-09-15T19:54:22+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2011/12/31/new-years-eve-embrace-your-sadness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/tiny-happiness-book-2.jpgTiny happiness book 22012-09-15T19:49:16+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/02/25/happiness-and-expectations/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/pregnant-jen.jpgMy daughter Jennifer and granddaughter MadeleineMy daughter Jennifer and granddaughter Madeleinehttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/busted-sign-1.jpgBusted sign 1My not-so-happy sign, after a hit-and-run2012-09-15T19:45:22+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2011/12/01/sad-santa-letters-and-grandmothers-to-be/2012-09-15T19:43:54+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2011/12/18/is-shopping-bad/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/gnome-cave-3.jpgGnome cave 32012-09-15T19:34:18+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/01/15/vermont-does-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/114.jpgThe Montpelier Capitol DomeThe "Golden Dome" that tops the Vermont Capitol Building2012-09-15T19:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2011/12/09/whos-the-messenger-whats-the-message/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/amys-workshp.jpgAmys workshopAmy Noyes Demonstration2012-09-15T19:30:30+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2011/12/05/facing-the-future-with-flove/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/green-hearts-2.jpgGreen Heart Pinshttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/green-hearts-11.jpgGreen hearts 1https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/green-hearts-1.jpgGreen hearts 12012-09-15T19:27:54+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/04/24/attacked-for-happiness-seriously/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/54129_1606924125387_1004692913_1669816_2090268_o.jpgSpreading the happiness message at the 2010 Jon Stewart rally in D.C.Spreading the happiness message at the 2010 Jon Stewart rally in D.C.2012-09-15T19:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/05/31/happiness-and-the-kindness-of-strangers/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bens-birthday.jpgBens BirthdayBen on his first birthday, 38 years ago this month. He's still pretty cute, though.2012-09-15T19:19:58+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/06/20/conflict-makes-us-unhappy-right-part-1/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/163657_1672315520131_6186202_n.jpgA winter hikeStill in love, 40+ years laterhttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/57157_1644871714053_5821517_o.jpgOur wedding day in 1970Just a couple of kids in love2012-09-15T19:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/07/22/the-urgency-of-sharing-happiness/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/380667_10102079921447593_1651132062_n.jpgAvery pre paradeEdwin and Avery, getting ready for the parade to start.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/194881_316411455119261_984282930_o.jpgHeart stones170 heart stones ready to hand out at the parade2012-09-15T19:16:20+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2011/11/29/tis-better-to-receive-2/2012-09-15T19:14:22+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/02/13/paying-taxes-makes-me-happy/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/147.jpgParticipating in the Maple Corner 4th of July paradeMarching precisely, with rolling pin, in the Maple Corner 4th of July paradehttps://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_6297.jpgGovernor Shumlin listening to my plea for climate change actions.Talking to Governor Shumlin about climate change at a fundraiser for Irene victims.2012-09-15T18:28:52+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.com/2012/09/04/theres-room-for-everyone-in-thehappinessmovement/https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ashlinn-mcgahan-in-seattle.jpgAshlinn McGahan in SeattleFlowers with a friend at Pike Place market in Seattle.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/p1200179.jpgPaula and LindaPaula Francis and Linda Wheatley in Stowe, VT at their start of their Pursuit of Happiness Walk to Washington, D.C.https://happinessparadigm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/photo35.jpgFlowers with a friend at Seattle's Pike Place MarketFlowers with a friend at Seattle's Pike Place Market.2012-09-24T19:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://happinessparadigm.comdaily1.02026-03-23T20:30:36+00:00