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Since the beginning of recorded history cave drawings show us humans dream about things that we grapple with in our waking lives. While our Neanderthal brothers and sisters dreamed of being driven from their caves by a slobbering T-rex, many modern humans dream about getting chased from their homes by a sinister lending institution. 

 

Since the recession began, 8.5 million jobs have been lost, an unemployment rate of 9.4%, (12.4% in my home…

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On a muggy afternoon in Central Illinois, accompanied by my husband and his mother (who we were there to visit), I (along with half of America), went to see the film I've been anticipating all summer: "Inception", Chris Nolan's cinematic masterpiece that so far boasts 142.8 million dollars in box office sales (200 million is predicted by summer's end).



My mother-in-law, bless her heart, hated the movie (with a passion). She snarled in disapproval and through gritted teeth… Continue

When I think about sustainable happiness I feel a rebellious part of me say, what if I don’t want to be happy? What if being happy all the time means letting go of being real, genuine, and authentic? I don’t want to be one of those fake happy people…and you can’t make me!

Hmmm, my higher self re-calibrates to respond to my text messaging, gum smacking inner teenager:



What if the essence of happiness is your natural state?

What if happiness is what we humans… Continue