Category Archives: Happiness

Solitude with an Encore

Posted on June 19, 2013 by

She’s sitting alone, yet she wraps herself in a full embrace under a red pashmina. She looks meek, but wears ballet flats with sparkles. A hardback peers out the top of her purse–a large shapeless bag adorned in poppies. She’s … Continue reading →

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On Dogs and Tough Guys

Posted on June 17, 2013 by

The slim, green-eyed teenaged boy wears the now-typical skinny jeans, flashy shoes, and puffy black coat. He stands with his elbows out a bit, holds his arms away from his frame, pretending he takes up more space. When larger boys … Continue reading →

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Giddy Arrivals

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

The young girls break free from the distracted travelers entering the main terminal. They spot their father straightaway, call “Daddy, daddy!” and rush to him by cutting around various legs and carry-ons. Their mother follows with their little brother in … Continue reading →

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Mr. Postman Bring Me A Dream

Posted on June 7, 2013 by

She tugs at her left earring as she leans to her right, nearer and nearer to his mail truck. His gray hair lilts in the breeze. Even at seventy, she has a thing for men in uniform. She admires his … Continue reading →

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To The Happy Couple

Posted on June 3, 2013 by

He is one single year old, toddling freely around the wedding during the toasts. He stops by a rather good audience member and distracts her. She acknowledges him politely, seeks for his parents, shifts under his stare. His brown eyes … Continue reading →

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Solo

Posted on May 29, 2013 by

In the tiny café, one has to adapt to custom and share a table with a stranger. I receive a welcome from a woman with hip glasses and excellent posture. She is Gisela, a retired teacher from Linz. She taught … Continue reading →

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The Chances We Take

Posted on May 24, 2013 by

Such a lovely moment in the airport to see the couple stop and kiss. In the spontaneous moment, their children take a few more steps, then turn to look up at the tastefully entwined tower of their parents, and make … Continue reading →

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Do You Hello?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Friendliness is my nature. This is such a deep instinct that I’m always the one saying hello when I pass people in public. In Vienna, when you say hello to strangers, sometimes they cross the street. In Istanbul, sometimes they … Continue reading →

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Mr. Independent

Posted on May 17, 2013 by

A little boy in a blue t-shirt acts tough, strong, fearless. He clutches a toy truck low at his side and eyes the passengers on the train. His father sees a friend near the front of the car, and moves … Continue reading →

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Road Trip. Colorado, Kansas, and Who We Are

Posted on May 15, 2013 by

…we’re not born with unlimited choices. We can’t be anything we want to be. We come into this world with a specific, personal destiny. We have a job to do, a calling to enact, a self to become. We are … Continue reading →

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