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The Happiness of Pursuit

Recent years have evoked apprehension and fear. Today we abandon anxiety and consider contentment.

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JD Breen
May 01, 2026
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Adairsville, GA

May 1, 2026

What makes us happy?

The question has animated philosophy since systemic thought sprouted on Aegean shores. For twenty-five centuries, the hunt for happiness has followed countless routes of reflective contemplation and empirical inquisition.

Today, under a cool dawn at Barnsley Gardens, we pick up the scent. Around the preserved…

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