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Something in the Air
Although I have written a few positive posts about my commute, I have written a lot more grouchy posts. Maybe it is the nature of commuting. Whenever anyone asks me about my commute at work, I answer that it isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in bus, Christmas, commuting, conversation, happiness, meeting people, perfect moment, positive comments, subway, TTC, Viva, York Region, YRT
Tagged a good commute, commuting, conversations, friendship, getting along, happiness, meeting people, something in the air, strangers, surprise
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The Power of the Puppy
It really won’t matter if you are a cat person or a dog person or a no animals person. You should find something warm in this post. I got on the subway after work, much like I always do. It … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, dogs, public transportation, smile, subway
Tagged dog, happiness, smiles, subway
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Happiness Arithmetic: Easier Than Algebra
And one day the student shall become the teacher. As I became a teacher (sometimes joyfully, sometime begrudgingly, sometimes with a clear view of the irony and karmic significance), this saying is somewhat prophetic. However, in it’s less literal … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, happiness, teaching
Tagged arithmetic, happiness, lecture, math, mathematics, optimism, positive
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An Award Update and Encouragement
I just wanted to do two things. Thank everyone for their positive comments on the Promotion of Positive Spirit Award. I want to especially thank Quinn, who selflessly created a fantastic graphic that you can now post on your site. … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, award, encouragement, positive comments
Tagged encouragement, happiness, holidays, joy, positive, positivity, spreading
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My Eyes in the Eye of the Beholder
She looked me straight in the eyes and said, “Your eyes make sweet dreams when I sleep.” These were the words of student of mine to me. Her English level is low, so I might be doing a little bit … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, Reflections, Perfection, beauty, compliments, ESL, students, teaching
Tagged compliments, eyes, happiness, students, surprise
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September 9: State of the Blog
I’ve been writing about the day’s perfect moments for months now, and there is a lot that has become quite obvious. If you’ve been reading these posts (or gone back and sampled a few) it might be obvious to you … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, health, Perfection, Reflections, teaching, weight loss
Tagged art, books, calm, commuting, empty seat, friendship, growth, happiness, love, music, people, reading, relaxing
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August 19, 2014: Outside the Comfort Zone with Gnocchi, Beer and Friend
It was an Italian restaurant, cleverly disguising itself as a bakery, with small tables in a series of rooms entered in from off the main street that I found myself and a friend in today. The workday was over, but … Continue reading
Posted in Aspirations, health, lifestyle, Perfection, Reflections
Tagged beer, food, friend, gnocchi, happiness, Italian, peroni, Restaurant, Toronto
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June 24 2014 An unedited person
How long is a moment? There might be some scientific way, and probably some pseudo-scientific way to measure it, but I can’t really see the point. After fifty posts (I was surprised that it had been that many) I can … Continue reading
Happy Friday Everyone
I used to have a coworker who would say this every Friday morning. Sometimes it was sarcastic and sometimes quite genuine–I also had a coworker who called Thursday Friday Junior–but that is another story. On both Friday and Monday, I … Continue reading →