June 30, 2008
Welcome, new visitor! My name is Ari, the man behind Aries9. Here I share my thoughts on music and life, so you can get to know me and my music. Thanks for visiting!Yesterday, I had a peer mentoring session with a good friend of mine who’s looking for a job.
And in the conversation, [...]
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May 29, 2008
I just learned that happiness doesn’t necessarily mean feeling happy.
Don’t get me wrong, if you’re feeling happy, then you are happy. Be happy! Celebrate!
But you may be experiencing other types of emotions, and still feel “happy.” Perhaps the word “happiness” is problematic here. You can be “joyful,” “content,” or “satisfied” without [...]
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April 18, 2008
I’ve been going through some old CDs, and I’ve gotten rid of quite a few. But I came across one album that surprised me.
It’s The Alarm’s Eye of the Hurricane.
The Alarm, for those of you not old enough, was a British band from 80’s that were colleagues of early U2.
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April 17, 2008
Yesterday was one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shooting.
It’s my theory that these incidents are perpetuating itself. The more media coverage there is (and I’m not advocating that media NOT cover it), the more we think that this CAN happen. The idea gets incubated in mentally unstable people, and those two elements [...]
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April 1, 2008
Well, that’s not quite right, though close. An old Japanese saying goes something like “for a real man, knowing when to retreat is important.”
Today is a day to accept my defeat. It was just “one of those days” when everything seems to go wrong.
My solution? Give up. Go to bed early.
Good night.
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