Vision and Happiness - Giovanni Sollima / Nick Galvin (Sat 02 Jul 2016)

abstract - Wilson Street / Newtown (Fri 01 Jul 2016)

Giovanni Sollima on Vision:

Everyone should do this. When you play you need a vision of something. It can be human, it can be a tree, it can be abstract, it can be happiness ...

via Giovanni Sollima breaks rules with the ACO by Nick Galvin.

On Happiness - Memories - Iain S. Thomas / I Wrote this for You (Wed 26Aug 2015)

Paddling - Pacific Ocean / Dover Heights (Sun 11 Aug 2015)

Iain S. Thomas on Happiness and Memories:

Happiness isn't forgetting. Happiness is finding new things to remember.

via The Haunted Quiet by Iain S. Thomas.

So obviously true, but mostly forgotten or neglected. Thanks for the timely reminder, Iain.

On Dreams and Happiness - Garry Kasparov (Sat 16 May 2015)

Pacific Dragons 2015 AusDBF Nationals Squad - Champion Lakes / Perth (Sat 18 Apr 2015)

Garry Kasparov on Dreams and Happiness:

If you always have a dream, the happiest day of your life is never over.

via Saint Louis University 2015 Spring Commencement Address - May 16, 2015 by Garry Kasparov.

On Happiness - Viktor Frankl / Emily Esfahani Smith (Wed 09 Jan 2013)

Street Portrait - Bologna (Sat 30 Aug 1014)
Viktor Frankl (*) writes on Happiness (*):

It is the very pursuit of happiness that thwarts happiness.

As Emily Esfahani Smith (*) notes:

happiness cannot be pursued; it must ensue. One must have a reason to be happy.

via There's More to Life Than Being Happy (*) by Emily Esfahani Smith (*).

On Happiness - Sidney Rittenberg

Happiness - Copenhagen (Sat 24 Aug 2013)
Sidney Rittenberg (*) talks On Happiness (*):

happiness...is not a function of your circumstances; it’s a function of your outlook on life.

via Crucibles of Leadership (*) by Warren Bennis (*) and Robert Thomas (*).

On Happiness and Sadness - Trent Parke / Guardian Photo Blog (Fri 14 Mar 2014)

Street Portraits - Thomas Street / Haymarket (Fri 14 Mar 2014)
Trent Parke (*) writes Happiness (*) and Sadness (*):

I find happiness (*) in sadness (*) in a strange way – there is something that uplifts (*) me and keeps me waiting, looking for the next thing.

via Trent Parke lets his camera play God in inspired new street portrait series (*) by Alex Needham (*).