Hello all!
Short and sweet today --
The pursuit of happiness is pretty much universal, but as far as books go, I've definitely seen a rising trend of books about being happy. People may call this mindfulness, hygge, or simply something like "the happiness project" but it seems in today's exceedingly grey world, people feel that happiness has become a goal, rather than a state of being.
I am constantly reminded of this comic: https://zenpencils.com/comic/80-henry-david-thoreau-on-happiness/ and of Womankind's article on the idea of what we are really seeking when we pursue happiness, is the all too short lived sensation of pleasure -- the feeling we get when we have a good meal, buy a new "toy" of some sort, or listen to good music. But is it really happiness? That's yet to be decided, but the author of the article doesn't think so, claiming happiness comes from inside, and is a state of mind.
I don't know about any of that, but it's interesting to think about.
Thinking about also -- a caller to Barnes and Noble asked about books about Alice and Philosophy, and I found three that I want to read.
The Logic of Alice
Alice and Wonderland and Philosophy
Wonderland: The Zen of Alice
Lastly, it is important to try many things, but if you make everything a priority, nothing is, so do what you WANT to do, not what you feel you should or ought to.
Happy rainy Thursday,
~ Emery
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