tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post8612555372425944604..comments2024-03-28T17:16:03.754-07:00Comments on Eye on the Edge: Happiness and the mindDJanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-53101445920872304802019-10-10T09:46:09.681-07:002019-10-10T09:46:09.681-07:00Sorry I missed this post from last Sunday. There i...Sorry I missed this post from last Sunday. There is so much to be grateful for. I always tell myself that you don't have to be in perfect health to reach the age of 73. My cousin is 90 although she suffers from diabetes and arthritis and vertigo. Her husband is 90. A good marriage will make you live longer.gigi-hawaiihttp://gigihawaii.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-66610566689991282982019-10-09T20:24:51.396-07:002019-10-09T20:24:51.396-07:00I am less able to post and read posts now as eyes ...I am less able to post and read posts now as eyes get weaker but I feel okay , just miss my online interactions. Like you I am a blogger for more than 10 years and that means also a great cancer survivor because I stared to blog to help my recovery.<br />Positivity is very important but it takes lots of reminders when media loves to show all the bad. I just watched Nova on the theory of dinosaurs being wiped out globally. It was a 7 mile meteor that hit our planet and caused it to be destroyed by forces worse than many atomic explosions. .while we fear we are killing the planet we forget the planet is vulnerable to space objects that are capable of massive changes and evolution of our planet seems natural.. We are lucky to live in times when science is so able to search and find new ways to read past events. I am only able to,post comment here. On your other blog I just cannot get it to accept my ID. It says Google user but will not show my name. Might email comment instead. <br />I once saw Judy’s daughter perform live. <br />We went to see the Downton Abbey movie, a request from hubby who rarely goes to a movie. We see many live performances. Sunday we were at Allegria now performing in Toronto. It was fun.<br />Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16174142810114806410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-88864849965162134942019-10-08T14:11:35.010-07:002019-10-08T14:11:35.010-07:00Dear DJan, I'm going to look for the book you ...Dear DJan, I'm going to look for the book you mentioned--see if it's an e-book from the library. And yes, I, too, read "Man's Search for Meaning" many years ago and it helped form my whole attitude toward life. Looking for the good and being grateful for it and for the ability to find it leads, I think, to a contentment that is much more satisfying than happiness. Peace. Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-29309568713205515212019-10-07T17:55:30.487-07:002019-10-07T17:55:30.487-07:00We have an election coming up very soon so I cant ...We have an election coming up very soon so I cant avoid the news but wish I could! Its interesting to think about ones happiness and how it affects your well being and how you perceive life around you. Good thoughts!Lorachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05954208521350733469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-50209032434135037972019-10-07T13:03:43.908-07:002019-10-07T13:03:43.908-07:00I am a never before commenting, but daily (when yo...I am a never before commenting, but daily (when you're there) reader who always enjoys your interesting posts, up until that eeeek! moment when I find you have inserted me, the reader, right there in bed between you and your beloved. Yikes! I'm outta there. Missed your ending comments. Sorry. Miss Modesty can't help feeling embarrassed. Miss Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562498841747231820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-2185101946991037062019-10-07T10:27:41.876-07:002019-10-07T10:27:41.876-07:00You said you have never experienced samadhi, but I...You said you have never experienced samadhi, but I bet you have. I think most of us have, although we might not have recognized it as such. We think sometimes that if we experience awakening or enlightenment, that we stay in that state forever. Maybe some people do, like the Buddha, but for most of us, we have what Adyashanti calls enlightened moments. Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-15003001159431722572019-10-07T07:46:08.058-07:002019-10-07T07:46:08.058-07:00That picture of the lake is suitable for framing o...That picture of the lake is suitable for framing or would make a cool jig saw puzzle. <br />Know what you mean about the news and keeping a positive mind. Sometimes it is a struggle but I tend to be pollyannish and think the best will happen if we stay positive and vote early and often. Well early anyway:)<br />Let us know how the movie was. Arkansas Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156004753267665579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-79638419804558925142019-10-06T22:32:19.561-07:002019-10-06T22:32:19.561-07:00Viktor Frankl's book and others by people like...Viktor Frankl's book and others by people like himself who have lived through so much horror and yet reatined their love of life, optimism, and humanity--they are the food for my soul.<br /><br />I hope you enjoyed the movie. Fall is my favorite time of year, too. :) Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-69990124384809143332019-10-06T21:03:47.718-07:002019-10-06T21:03:47.718-07:00I avoid most of the news...I have decided that it ...I avoid most of the news...I have decided that it is not worth my valuable time to watch such shennigans by news networks...who do you trust for the right news anymore?? Happiness...it is fleeting at the moment...I need LESS stress in my life. After this week things will slow down again, this party for my Mom falls mostly on my shoulders. My siblings will help the day of...but it is a work filled week for me and I am not JOYFUL about it at all. :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-50691412664154435802019-10-06T18:12:54.040-07:002019-10-06T18:12:54.040-07:00I think we are influenced by many things: heredity...I think we are influenced by many things: heredity, environment, family, friends , society, climate, location. With all these things we have to make decisions. Sometimes it's easy. At other time it's impossible.You bring up some excellent points about our happiness.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-23226742883454669242019-10-06T13:19:51.522-07:002019-10-06T13:19:51.522-07:00The colours around the lake are gorgeous!
In a da...The colours around the lake are gorgeous!<br /><br />In a dark period of my life I started to keep a gratitude journal, looking at what I had to be grateful for each day. It changed my life really. I live that way now, I don’t have to write it any more. Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-7777724691972258692019-10-06T13:01:44.876-07:002019-10-06T13:01:44.876-07:00"I've tried staying away from the news&qu..."I've tried staying away from the news" - I do this too. It does help for a limited amount of time... but I don't stay away too long. Sometimes I need to get away from the realization that there are so many people out there who apparently look at things so differently that it scares me. <br />But I do believe in the connection of happiness and the mind. Having just gone through my back problems as well as shingles (luckily a mild case), my mantras this week have been.. "I can do this" and "this too will pass". We create our lives by our choices and our attitudes. And you are right, DJan, we have a lot to be grateful for. Rianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09472421271620543536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-52146809768107418132019-10-06T12:53:36.077-07:002019-10-06T12:53:36.077-07:00Well said!
The lake is beautiful.Well said!<br /><br />The lake is beautiful.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-20272411174619978712019-10-06T11:59:58.546-07:002019-10-06T11:59:58.546-07:00Gratitude is a gift which keeps on giving isn'...Gratitude is a gift which keeps on giving isn't it? As is beauty (whether it is only in the eye of the beholder or not).<br />Sadly I spend to much time in monkey mind, and have to step back and remember that we are human beings, not human doings. Taking time to just 'be' and absorb the moment always helps.<br />Thank you for yet another thought provoking Sunday post. I hope your week is a joy.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-51052628535939751162019-10-06T08:38:03.731-07:002019-10-06T08:38:03.731-07:00Your post and the photo of the lake are beautiful....Your post and the photo of the lake are beautiful. I will soon be heading to church this morning. For my bedtime reading I read the Bible, from an edition that makes it simple to read the Bible in one year. My doctor told me to not eat anything after 7 p.m. which is advice I follow, as you mention.Terra https://www.blogger.com/profile/04396481049075747940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-197597102880101691.post-40476888523537920992019-10-06T07:22:19.343-07:002019-10-06T07:22:19.343-07:00I'm catching your post hot of the press this m...I'm catching your post hot of the press this morning, as I woke too early and finally had to move. It's just getting light outside and I see that the fog has formed. I'm hopeful that it will clear in the sky and in my head early in the day. I have a busy day ahead of me. I'll start with a hot shower, breakfast and then get in my exercise routine before doing the final prep for dinner later in the day. Then it's off to the light rail, the March to the Match, and the final regular season Sounders match at the stadium at 1:00. After what we hope will be a victory, we'll scoot home to set up for the Tom and Jan family birthday celebration that we are hosting.<br />The table is set, the food is organized, and now all we need is the sunshine. Going outside always makes me feel better. It's easier to forget about the world of politics when my roof is the sky and the trees are my walls. Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.com