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    <p>Just what the world needs, another blog. right? Thanks for indulging my ramblings on this interesting phase of life.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not here to dole out advice. Believe me, that&#8217;s not my thing.</p>
<p>After my first marriage ended years ago, I once tried, with some pressure from my mother, to give my dad a little marital advice. He was not impressed.</p>
<p>&#8220;You of all people have no right to tell anyone how to run their marriage.&#8221; he said.</p>
<p>The man had a good point, and that was the last time I ever suggested anything to anyone!</p>
<p>And guess what? I&#8217;m still trying to figure it out, just like everyone else.</p>
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<p>Most people get the feelings of happiness mixed up with pleasure.&nbsp; Pleasure is from an outside source.&nbsp; You can have pleasure without being happy.&nbsp; Understanding happiness is fairly simple . . . <strong><em>Happiness is a judgement about your situation</em></strong>. &#8220;Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.&#8221; -Abraham Lincoln.&nbsp; Happiness does not clash with any of your values and it does not work for your own destruction.</p>
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<p>I completely agree&#8230;and every day brings about a new adventure!</p>
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