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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #273: Day 90- High Score

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Reena Saxena

High Score ….by Amanda

merciful acts in a battle with forces of misery

https://reinventionsreena.wordpress.com/2023/03/25/happiness-6/

I used to play Mario, and have hissy fits at the screen when I would lose, I hated it, but everyone liked it, so I would play it and almost break the game system, and ruin it for everyone else. I was never a very happy child.

Everyone else would sit there laughing at making jokes, enjoying the thrill of the game, and I would be thinking about stealing wine from downstairs, because Mario made me so freaking nervous. I was always running of cliffs or jumping into the Goombas, hands shaking with anger or nervousness, and then running away to go find alcohol downstairs. I was 13.

My entire life as far as I can remember, has been very much like this game, a chaotic running into Goombas, or dealers, or cops, or people who want to kick my *** because I ripped them off, or my family…

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Happiness

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Reena Saxena

Happiness …. By Aboli Mane

A Writer In The Room

“I don’t know where I stashed it.”
“Stashed what?” The youngster asked.

Grandfather gazed at him through the horn wood spectacles as the septuagenarian opened various drawers around the house.

“Happiness.”

The youngster was befuddled. Happiness? To his innocent eyes, happiness was everywhere.

It was in the smile that Papa flashed him when he did well in sports. In Mama’s caress as she fed him an extra roti. When he and his sister bickered it sparkled within her dimpled smile when he gave in to her demands. Among his rowdy school friends…it blazed during a well-matched brawl in the dusty maidan.

As the youngster sat on the verandah he wondered how happiness could be stashed in a box.

If only Grandfather played with him more instead of reading those stuffy books…he’d find it.

The stray dog that sometimes took up residence in their courtyard during difficult months found happiness in…

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#happiness#

Posted on March 25, 2023 by Reena Saxena

Did you smile today? ……. Destiny

Destiny's Designz

Written for : Reena’s Xploration Challenge #273

I set out on a quest to claim my share
of happiness. They say there is plenty
to go around for everybody 🎉

I traveled at length, but none to
be found. Exhausted, I go home,
empty and forlorn. 😔

greeted at the door by hugs
of childish glee. tickles and
teases, she runs off giggling.
leaves me smiling 😊

a few steps in, another sweet
hug, a quick peck and off she
goes too… laughing
leaves me smiling 🤗

I peek into their rooms, I watch
them glance my way, a twinkle
of mischief in their eyes. I roll
my eyes, shake my head and
wink back a tease. 😉
I leave them smiling. 🤗

sometimeswe search high and
low, pay prices way more than
required. We take because we
give and only give if wereceive.
We fail to see what counts,

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PLAYFUL CONNECTION WITH OTHER PEOPLE: Reena’s Xploration Challenge (Happiness/Present Moment Video)

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Reena Saxena

Playful connections….by Ken Hume

Poetry and Prose of Ken Hume

For this week’s XplorationChallenge, Reena has provided us with a video on the theme of happiness & being in the presentmoment. She encouraged us to watch it; reflect on it & write a Stream ofConsciousness piece on it. Below lies my contribution, hope you all enjoy the read! 👇👇🙏🤞😁📖

PLAYFUL CONNECTION WITH OTHER PEOPLE

Staying in the present moment has always been a challenge for me with my mind constantly racing forward & back between the next day’s or next week’s activities/schedule or rehashing the previous day’s mistakes; stupid things I’ve said or jobs left undone. It’s a never ending cycle of could have done’s; should’ve done’s; what will I do & what if it doesn’t work out. It can be pretty exhausting! Over thinking and over analysis have always stole away any possibility of real happiness & contentment or of actually enjoying the moment…

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happiness

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Reena Saxena

Happiness …by Elizabeth

Tea & Paper

happiness is a second in the infinity 
it goes away with a blink of an eye
happiness is here and now
it’s a wish in yellow
a droplet in the eternity 
happiness is never and forever

Joining Reena’s Xploration Challenge. Reena asked us to watch the video below and write our feelings about it: “stream of consciousness’ writing”. Hope you enjoy my take on it!

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Reena’s Xploration Challenge #273 – Happiness

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Reena Saxena

Happiness ….by Lady Lee

Ladyleemanila

jump-with-joy
Photo courtesy of PublicDomainPictures.net
by Flash Alexander

Happiest when I’m with you
Sun’s bright and the sky is blue

Always in a euphoric trance
In the clouds and on air we dance

Challenges we can take together
Fighting our way through life whenever

Seeing the joy and delight in each one
Travelling, swimming, biking and have fun*

*Con-Verse

Envelope ourselves with compassion

When conformity nowadays is in fashion

All these hardship and challenges we feel

The burning enthusiasm, merciless zeal

Would be great to follow our passion

Some people survive with their ration

In poverty, some faces turned ashen

And in kind hearts we want to appeal

Envelope ourselves

Keep out of danger, seatbelts we fasten

Choices we make, innovation or cash in

On gentle breeze, with steady keel

Empathy and compassion we feel

Harmony is such one big fashion

Envelope ourselves*

*A Rondeau

For:…

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Gods of the Universe

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Reena Saxena

every story of crime or warde-souling of humanssun, moon and starsWhat’s the point in beinga mute witness?you join criminals in the dark you watch soundlesslyconfusion in un-lighted psychesfail to make truth heardhide facts in darkness or glarestrengthen erroneous beliefsno enlightenment, no relief mental stories asphyxiateno one else can relateunheeled, uncrowned islandsfloating in ethernessimperceptible, undefined dark … Continue reading Gods of the Universe

Watch & Learn: Finding the One During Spring Break

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Reena Saxena

Where stories can spark their magic …. by rockstargirl

Where Stories Can Spark Their Magic

Once upon a time…
Fixing what could have been meant to be
But was given to me on a day and that was the start of me were growing up I often thought gifts were deceiving and that each time someone who wanted to give me something there was always a catch behind it and even though someone wanted to give me anything I wanted I always rejected it because maybe I have been through a lot and just never wanted to accept it and yes, I know happiness is a long way down the zip line and if I don’t take a risk I may not cross the line to the other side, but I do miss you as I always seem to say every day about the anonymous person who seems to have gone away, but I still feel like they are close and even though I never…

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Friday Flashback – Chasing happiness

Posted on March 24, 2023 by Reena Saxena

Keep it alive

I am sharing this post from September 2018 as a part of Fandango Friday Flashback.

(It’s one of my early posts. I think you will see a difference in the style of writing. I made no changes!)

Who doesn’t want to be happy? We all do! But what exactly is happiness? Happiness is described as a state of being happy!!! And then again, what is being happy? Happy is equivalent to a state of joy or pleasure

So now that we know what is the emotion that is happiness, how to achieve it? And why do we have to attain this state of mind?

The usual expectation people have about a good life is, that it is a happy life. I agree with you and so would about 99% of people in this world. But what makes a person happy is a big variable. If riches are one person’s…

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