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Happiness

“True happiness is . . . to enjoy the present, without anxious dependence upon the future.”

                                                                                                                                 – Seneca

 

                                                                                          Happiness:

a four year old child

licking a strawberry

ice cream cone.

 

 

 

 

 

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I believe a poem can change your life forever. I know many poems I read as a child made a difference in my life. I learned to believe in me. My senses started living along side me. My appreciation for nature and life increased by one hundred percent. As a result I paint, love photography, and I listen and try to pay attention a little bit more to everything around me. I also became a teacher to honor all those teachers who set me straight about life and learning.

One response to “Happiness”

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    Mrs. American Patriot

    The only thing missing in the above statement is Jesus. Short term happiness comes from ice cream and poems and good days, but true, lasting happiness and deep joy comes only from knowing and loving Jesus Christ. Like you said, enjoy happiness when it comes, and don’t worry about the future. Jesus said the same thing,
    However, when sad times come or suffering, you will still have the interior, deep joy that comes only from Jesus. Go to Catholic.com to get more info. on knowing Jesus.

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