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Tag Archives: philosophy
Thoughtful Thursday: Join the confused philosopher deep in thought
I’ve come across several columns/posts offering something called “ponderisms” recently, questions to make you think and chuckle, well. mostly chuckle. They remind me of questions the Confused Philosopher used to ponder on the late, lamented Royal Canadian Air Farce comedy … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Thursday
Tagged humor, humour, philosophy, ponderisms, The Confused Philosopher
42 Comments
How do we find purpose in our lives, even when we’re considered “medium-old”?
Recently an item appeared in my email from a national retirees association, definitively labelling my age group as “medium-old”. I ask you?! According to this retirees’ newsletter, the senior years are broken down into “young-old” age (65-74) and “medium-old” age … Continue reading
Posted in Odds and Ends
Tagged aging, happiness, helping others, philosophy, purpose in life, Retirement, sense of community, society, well-being, World Happiness Index
32 Comments
Thoughtful Thursday: How about just doing nothing?
A few weeks ago I encountered the following quote that made me chuckle: It’s meant to be a joke, of course, but aside from appreciating the play on words, I liked the suggestion that doing nothing – from time to … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Thursday
Tagged A.A. Milne, Christopher Robin, doing nothing, inspiration, nothing, philosophy, Winnie the Pooh
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Lessons for a happy life according to dogs – and cats
Time to take another break from thinking too hard and worrying too much about the state of our world. Let’s turn our attention to some of the good things in life, our pets. Lately a heartwarming tale about a young … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering, Odds and Ends
Tagged cats, dogs, good life, happiness, humor, humour, leading a good life, philosophy
37 Comments
How little things really change – just ask Socrates
Fairly recently I started following an interesting blog that provides quotes from famous or quasi-famous people nearly every day. Extensive collections of quotes. Wow, there are so many observations and admonitions that have been made over the years by so … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged inspiration, knowledge, philosophy, reflection, Socrates, wisdom
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If I could turn back time – for peace, for love, …, for dinosaurs?
At the beginning of this year I accepted a challenge from fellow blogger John Persico, who writes the thought-provoking blog, Aging Capriciously. I committed to writing on 3 topics of John’s choosing, and in return he’d write on 3 that … Continue reading
Posted in History and Politics, Just wondering
Tagged Cher, dinosaurs, history, If I could turn back time, leadership, Margaret MacMillan, Ming Dynasty, peace, philosophy, war
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Thoughtful Thursday: Do it anyway!
I love the many positive quotes that regularly come my way on Facebook, for which I am always grateful. One that appeared in my newsfeed last week (thanks, Randy) caught my attention sufficiently for me to google for further background. … Continue reading
Posted in Thoughtful Thursday
Tagged inspiration, Kent M. Keith, Mother Theresa, Paradoxical Commandments, philosophy
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Everything happens for a reason, or so they say
This quote by inspirational-advice author Harvey Mackay appeared in one of my social media feeds recently, and at the time I didn’t pay much attention except to think that it was pretty much platitudes, but platitudes that I agreed with. … Continue reading
Posted in Just wondering
Tagged changing jobs, everything happens for a reason, Harvey Mackay, inspiration, new life, opportunity, philosophy
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