The Happy ApE Project
About the Happy ApE Project
This project is a labor of love - a journey to reconnect with what it means to live fully and authentically.
I grew up writing and drawing, pouring my thoughts and ideas onto paper. Over time, self-doubt and the pressures of fitting into predefined molds dimmed that creative spark. Life’s journey led me to pursue achievements, recognition, and perfection, mistaking them for love. But true love, as I’ve come to understand, isn’t something we earn—it’s something we embody when we live authentically.
A Space for Art, Philosophy, and Mindfulness
The Happy ApE Project represents that authenticity. It is a space where art, philosophy, and mindfulness meet. It’s about learning to live with openness and courage, facing the world without fear, and letting go of the baggage that holds us down.
A Dedication to Family
At its core, the Happy ApE Project is dedicated to my wife and children, who remind me every day of the beauty of unconditional love.
MyLove, you see me and accept me as I am, everyday you teach me to love and be loved.
Al & Seb, with you I can simply be, fully present and overflowing with love.
My family, you remind me to create from a place of love. Through you, I’ve come to understand that life isn’t about performing or achieving; it’s about being—fully and wholeheartedly.
Navigating life
This project is my way of sharing what I’ve learned and continue to learn about life, in the hope that one day, it might resonate with my children, as they navigate their own journeys.
To those who visit this page, I hope you find in these reflections a spark for your own journey.
Writing is my therapy, maybe it can be yours too?
I don’t give advice, I write to myself, to remind myself that creativity, love, and authenticity are within reach when we dare to live as we truly are - being Happy ApE.
A Journey of Learning to Live
As children, living comes naturally to us. As adults, we often need to relearn it. Life’s challenges can lead us to build defenses, adopt roles, and impose rules on ourselves to feel safe or loved. These patterns can become a cage. Breaking free requires shedding the baggage we’ve picked up along the way and rediscovering the joy of simply being.
Through this project, I aim to live a life of harmony, serving my family and the world around me while staying true to myself. This includes striving to overcome passions like pride, envy, greed, fear, and anger, and instead embracing virtues like serenity, balance, humility, freedom, innocence, truth, and courage.
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Art on Demand
Everything here or on my social media outlets can be made into physical products.
Click the link below, if you want to see a design on a poster, bag, shirt, mug, etc.
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Art
Doodles
Accompanying illustrations, sketches, or art.
Writing the Book
Celebrating the process of creating art and writing (flow)
Philosophy
Philosophy
Big questions and life’s nature.
Psychology
Personal growth tools and theories.
Mindfulness
Practices and insights.
Happy ApE
Mindfulness and the ApE philosophy.
Perspective
Explorations of viewpoint and reality.
Inspiration
Books, movies, lectures, and influential figures.
Circles
Insights from conversations and community interactions.
Life
Feelings
Emotional depth, poetry, observations on human emotions.
MyLoves
Reflections on family, parenthood, and romantic love (love, wife, kids, friends, dog)
Practice
Having/doing a practice (consciously building habits)
Trip Reports
Altered states of consciousness, psychonaut experiences.
CJO
Reflections on life’s journey and Happy ApE project updates.
Busyness
Productivity, time management, and business.