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Posted on October 11, 2015 by beth

and therein lies the lesson.

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happiness depends upon ourselves

-aristotle

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Ann Arbor-ite writes about enjoying life with all of its ironies and surprises.

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ramblingsfromamum on October 11, 2015 at 5:28 am said:

Yes it does, not a billboard, nor sign or words spoken. It’s us on this journey of life that we walk to bring happiness. ❤️

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:09 am said:
  
  absolutely, jen )
  
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Eric Klingenberg on October 11, 2015 at 5:31 am said:

Well said. I’m amazed by the number of people who try to find happiness through other people or things.

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:10 am said:
  
  me too, eric –
  
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Franz E. on October 11, 2015 at 5:39 am said:

Did you know hapiness if you didn’t know nothing about sorrow and pain!?

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- ledrakenoir on October 11, 2015 at 6:35 am said:
  
  Agree, happiness are peaks in our life – meeting more peaks makes more happiness… :-)
  
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  - ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:11 am said:
    
    yes –
    
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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:10 am said:
  
  so true, franz –
  
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ledrakenoir on October 11, 2015 at 6:09 am said:

Some sit only waiting for happiness so long and don’t know that the tools for finding those moments of happiness are with them all the time – right between their ears… :-)

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:11 am said:
  
  yes!
  
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laurie27wsmith on October 11, 2015 at 6:28 am said:

Happiness is, different things to different people that’s what happiness is… (Ray Conniff singers)

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:11 am said:
  
  it is…
  
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J. Burke on October 11, 2015 at 6:42 am said:

Happiness is enjoying your blog everyday!

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:12 am said:
  
  thanks so much, jb )
  
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Paul on October 11, 2015 at 6:48 am said:

Ha! Well made point Beth.

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:12 am said:
  
  thanks, paul )
  
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dianaroggenbuckebrown on October 11, 2015 at 6:48 am said:

So true!!

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:12 am said:
  
  isn’t it though ?
  
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Roy Sexton (Reel Roy Reviews) on October 11, 2015 at 7:30 am said:

:)

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:13 am said:
  
  )))
  
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Eli Pacheco on October 11, 2015 at 9:11 am said:

The secret to happiness is not looking at the NL West standings during baseball season (if you’re a Rockies fan.)

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:19 am said:
  
  hah! or the detroit lions’ w/l tally.
  
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Susan Irene Fox on October 11, 2015 at 10:46 am said:

Oh, I laughed so when I saw this photo! And absolutely, happiness has nothing to do with external things or people. Great illustration of, “a picture is worth a thousand words!” :-D

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 11:40 am said:
  
  Yes )
  
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Rob Moses Photography on October 11, 2015 at 12:04 pm said:

Haha that’s funny!

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 3:20 pm said:
  
  I thought so too )
  
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Jay on October 11, 2015 at 12:34 pm said:

It’s probably for the best.

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 3:20 pm said:
  
  Yes )
  
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markbialczak on October 11, 2015 at 3:25 pm said:

Oh, I love how the secret was kept here, Beth!

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 5:01 pm said:
  
  me too!
  
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Dancing Echoes on October 11, 2015 at 4:07 pm said:

Your posts always make me smile!

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 5:01 pm said:
  
  thanks so much )
  
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David Kanigan on October 11, 2015 at 4:08 pm said:

Yup

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 5:02 pm said:
  
  uh huh –
  
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reocochran on October 11, 2015 at 5:46 pm said:

This definitely held an open-ended message, Beth!

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:02 pm said:
  
  It did, robin –
  
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writingwingsforyou on October 11, 2015 at 6:18 pm said:

Perfect picture! (great capture…) Truly, like you said found in yourself every day. There is something to always be happy about.

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:01 pm said:
  
  There is –
  
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Jules Strawberry on October 11, 2015 at 7:29 pm said:

LAUGHED. SO. HARD.

CHEERS!!! <3

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- ksbeth on October 11, 2015 at 9:00 pm said:
  
  Hah!
  
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George on October 11, 2015 at 10:39 pm said:

So many people think otherwise and depend on others for what they need to find within themselves.

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- ksbeth on October 12, 2015 at 5:53 am said:
  
  yes –
  
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Chatter Master on October 12, 2015 at 6:32 pm said:

I like that we can fill that in ourselves.

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- ksbeth on October 12, 2015 at 6:57 pm said:
  
  yes, i think that kicks it up a notch, colleen –
  
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sloppy buddhist on October 14, 2015 at 8:19 am said:

It’s all practice ☺️

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- ksbeth on October 14, 2015 at 9:14 am said:
  
  yes –
  
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cheflauracerullo on October 15, 2015 at 7:41 pm said:

How very poetic! Lovely blog 💗

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- ksbeth on October 15, 2015 at 11:20 pm said:
  
  Thank you, Laura )
  
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ParentingIsFunny on October 19, 2015 at 1:04 am said:

That’s hilarious!

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- ksbeth on October 19, 2015 at 5:29 am said:
  
  so close! )
  
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