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<\/a>\u00a0Good. \u00a0Full is good. \u00a0I read somewhere that happiness consists in having just enough to do. \u00a0Not too much, not too little. \u00a0Call it the goldilocks theory of happiness.<\/p>\nAs I’ve written here before, happiness is in no way my goal, but eudaimonia, or human flourishing, is and I can see the correlation. \u00a0We need tasks that stretch us and challenge us, but not so far as to snap us in two. \u00a0We need time that has fulfillment and grace, not time that puts us on the hamster wheel of ambition but on the ancientrail of gnothi seauton. \u00a0Know thyself.<\/p>\n
(me, eudaimoniac in my German safety goggles)<\/p>\n
These days so I find myself whistling and humming a lot. \u00a0Now, tomorrow, I may say ouch or even stronger words occasionally, but that’s part of the beekeeping experience for me. \u00a0I’ve not perfected the no gloves approach as yet. \u00a0Maybe next year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>\u00a0Good. \u00a0Full is good. \u00a0I read somewhere that happiness consists in having just enough to do. \u00a0Not too much, not too little. \u00a0Call it the goldilocks theory of happiness.<\/p>\n