the reason we are alive…
By philip | November 17, 2008
…I think, is to be happy. I really can’t think of anything more important than experiencing happiness.
Our first joy is happiness for ourselves. If we are not happy, we cannot do anything else with this life. Seek pleasure in all that you do. You deserve it!
The second joy, once we have found what makes us happy, is the pleasure of bringing happiness to others. To engage in activities that fulfill our need for joy in our lives and share that joy with others. Making people happy is good.
The third joy, if we are able to focus all our energy on what we are doing, is not only to be happy and to share that happiness, but to enable others to make even more people happy. To provide the space and opportunity for people to make others happy is the ultimate.
Experience happiness.
Share happiness.
Help others share happiness.
Ain’t it cool that it all starts with you being happy? 
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movin on up
By philip | November 3, 2008
Alas, yet another month has gone by between posts. Sorry!
October was a crazy month; I moved into a new apartment, renovated it, and got a dog. All the while the election loomed closer (vote tomorrow!), the economy struggled, and people lived out their lives on this crazy planet.
With all the pressure we are inclined to feel these days, with people of The System telling us to worry about our financial future, our political future, our religious future, and our environmental future, this might be a perfect time for a quick reality check. So sit back, and take a deep breath.
Really, do it.
If you so choose, also take a deep breath in between each line as you read. Just slows it all down a bit.
.*.*.*.*.
this moment….
feel your heartbeat….
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dissent is patriotic, knowledge is power.
By philip | October 8, 2008
Be not afraid to see the other side of an issue. You are empowered every morning by looking in a mirror; empower yourself by taking a look at the world through the mirror of someone else’s perspective.
Watch the trailer below, watch the full feature at: Google Video
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