beauty — What's in a Name?

What is Happiness?

A picture is worth a thousand words, but can we ever trade them in to experience a full day of true happiness? What about an hour? A moment? I’m not sure on the extrinsic value of happiness nor the exchange rate; what I do know is that I would trade in all my words, pictures, and whatever else for sustained happiness. Is that enough, though?

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What is Heaven on Earth?

“It’s hotter than hell.” The warm Chicago summer fueled the overuse of this phrase, but what is it about hell that makes it so hot? And what does it take to escape the burning agony and break through to the cooler conditions of heaven? Who is ready for a temperature change.

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What is The Big Picture?

Though I first began this blog article in April, the magnitude of the response held me back for 2 months. How can I, a mere mortal, come up with an answer to what the Big Picture is? Surely, I’m not qualified, but who does decide how we define power, success, love, gender, and God, then?