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Finding Happyness

How I discovered the difference between Happyness and Happiness

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Heather Donnelly
Apr 24, 2024
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Here was my first error.

I believed in the Happiness-is-a-choice zeitgeist that everyone has been talking about. Do you recall the memes? The ones saying things like “positive vibes only” and “seek joy?” Can you picture the merchandise? The notebooks and sweatshirts with the psychedelic fonts in pinks and purples and yellows? I can.

They are imprint…

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