Helped are those who create anything at all,
for they shall relive the thrill
of their own conception
and realize a partnership in
the creation of the Universe.
~ Alice Walker
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Basics of the Higgs boson. Over 2 million have watched this 6-minute TED-Ex presentation.
- Neil deGrasse Tyson explains the Higgs boson particle [funny joke at end] 1 Minute 27 Seconds
- The Higgs boson Discovery 6 Minutes, 54 Seconds
- Higgs Boson Explained in Simple Words, 4 Minutes, 49 Seconds
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Succeed and Soar’s first, the 2022 “Words” series explored phrases that could help appreciate and heal human experiences. The 2025 theme is astronomy. This post presents the Higgs boson [also called, “the God particle”].
As Space.com explains, bosons are subatomic particles that swap things when they connect. “For example, when two electrons interact they exchange a photon.” Of the Higgs boson, it “has a mass of 125 billion electron volts — meaning it is 130 times more massive than a proton.”
Further, “This Higgs field [an electromagnetic wave] played an absolutely decisive role in the first moments after the birth of the universe as it determines the very nature of the vacuum which fills our space-time. It makes the existence of matter and interactions as we know them possible.” Business Insider says that when [Leon] Lederman authored a book on the Higgs boson … the title was to be “The Goddamn Particle” but the publishers changed this to “The God Particle” and a troublesome connection with religion was drawn, one which bothers physicists to this day.
“Still, it’s hard to overestimate the importance of the Higgs boson and the Higgs field in general, as without this aspect of nature no particles would have mass. That means no stars, no planets, and no us — something which may help warrant its hyperbolic nickname.”
LiveScience.com reports, “the discovery of the Higgs boson was enormously significant. It was the final piece of the Standard Model jigsaw, and it may lead scientists to an understanding of further mysteries — such as the nature of dark matter. [See Succeed and Soar October 30, 2025 post.]
Of life well lived, as with the Higgs boson, keep in mind,
and there is unlimited capital in
the experience gained by growing.
~ Henry Ford
wherever you are on the totem pole—
whether you’re halfway there or at the bottom,
don’t despise small beginnings;
small beginnings get you ready for great things.
~ T. D. Jakes
A major aspect of the pain and mental anguish
we experience as humans
is that our minds seek and often demand logic
from an illogical universe.
Our minds desperately want stuff to add up.
But the rules of logic do not apply
to the laws of possibility.
The universe functions under the laws of magic.
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Sandra Gould Ford
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Four Seasons of Possibilities
Life Well Lived re-presents inspiring Succeed and Soar posts while offering gorgeous floral photographs, wise words and invitations to see life as a garden of possibilities. This book offers instructions for creating Illustrated Wisdoms and allows lots of space for personal notes, sketches and meditations. Here are opportunities to both enjoy life’s seasons and find enrichment.
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