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The Happy Post

Posted on August 25, 2010 by bigWOWO

(Corny but happy and cute video above.)

Thanks everyone, for your contributions to the Building Subcultures and Accepting Emotions thread.  Please keep on adding…the conversation is great, and I’m reading every comment, even if I’m not participating as much as I’d like to.  We’re coming upon our two year anniversary, and bigWOWO has just moved to Peachyhost, a company run by my friend Zach and his friend Keith.  I just paid my big ol’ hosting bill for the next two years.  Some bloggers kvetch about paying bills and stuff–I’m no different, I complain till the cows come home…but as long as some of you are benefiting, it’s totally worth the cost.  I can’t promise that this blog is totally recession proof or boredom proof, but it looks like we’ve got at least two more years of time paid upfront.

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Raising Happiness by Christine Carter, Ph.D. (Review)

Posted on August 5, 2010 by bigWOWO

I sometimes put my name on the waiting lists for popular books at the library.  I requested the book Raising Happiness by Christine Carter probably three or four months ago.  I was #25 or #26 in line, and my turn finally came up just last week.

This is an excellent book, both for children and parents.  I don’t know what the rest of you think, but I know very few parents who consciously raise their kids for happiness.  Success, maybe, and confidence, maybe, but happiness?  I think many parents view happiness as a fleeting kind of state, one which pales in comparison to more concrete goals like achievement or academic skills.  I think Western cultures view happiness as more of a temporary state than a goal.

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