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by Michael Parise | Nov 6, 2012
Yesterday I spent a delightful six hours showing my favorite city, Boston, to a new acquaintance. Ted was visiting from Canada and we connected through Facebook. We covered a lot of territory: architectural, historical, topographical sites that escape the notice of...
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by Michael Parise | Nov 2, 2012
This past week I watched as Ellen DeGeneres received the Mark Twain award at the Kennedy Center in Washington. She was expectedly humorous in her acceptance speech. One thing that stood out for me was her remark describing the basis for her brand of humor. She said...
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by Michael Parise | Oct 28, 2012
In our American culture many of us have a tough time expressing the full range of emotions in a healthy way. This is due in great part to our western heritage, some of which is rooted in Greek Stoicism and Christian dualism which skewed our view of the physical. ...
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by Michael Parise | Oct 27, 2012
I can be a very “emotional” person at times. I have strong reactions both to the good and the bad in life, both to beauty and horror. I tend to shed tears whenever I am in awe or hit between the eyes with human tragedy. How would you describe your emotional...
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by Michael Parise | Oct 26, 2012
Such a question! But are you? What is it that makes you happy? What do you need to make you happier? Can we be happy merely be avoiding situations and people that make us unhappy? Or is there a better way? In our search for happiness we may aim for goals or...
