tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post3997999177282960023..comments2023-11-03T06:56:05.537-07:00Comments on 10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place (and Staying There): Learning to Love ChangeGalen Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-64566054947978227452012-05-17T13:06:17.238-07:002012-05-17T13:06:17.238-07:00Rimly, I'm sure you will enjoy it. Thanks for...Rimly, I'm sure you will enjoy it. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-74918733652704722512012-05-17T13:05:38.822-07:002012-05-17T13:05:38.822-07:00farouk, Well said!farouk, Well said!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-48102432286398168262012-05-17T13:05:26.935-07:002012-05-17T13:05:26.935-07:00Adriene, Quitting smoking is a great example! Tha...Adriene, Quitting smoking is a great example! Thank for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-30343718428688125152012-05-17T00:48:38.879-07:002012-05-17T00:48:38.879-07:00What a lovely tribute to Alex's book, Galen. C...What a lovely tribute to Alex's book, Galen. Change is the only constant. It is inevitable, no matter how hard you try and resist it. I have learnt it the hard way the past two and a half years. My life was a pattern of pain and humiliation. It took a lot out of me till I realized that I needed to change, to accept what I was doing was all wrong. I would love to get a copy of this book. Thank you for sharing this Galen.Rimlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04800381730067608251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-10537073306741187332012-05-12T02:29:25.545-07:002012-05-12T02:29:25.545-07:00change is unavoidable so its better to love it
tha...change is unavoidable so its better to love it<br />thanks for the post : )faroukhttp://www.2knowmyself.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-33068259074224101172012-05-10T15:22:49.412-07:002012-05-10T15:22:49.412-07:00Sounds like a great book, Galen. I think about qui...Sounds like a great book, Galen. I think about quitting smoking, something I started when I was a teenager. It took me 30 years to finally quit and countless attempts. But the last time stuck because I accepted that there would be pain involved in this type of change and realizing that by not fighting the change, the pain eventually went away.Adrienehttp://sweepyjean.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-1773573841573409382012-05-09T14:20:45.085-07:002012-05-09T14:20:45.085-07:00LeAnn, I never thought about loving posts about ch...LeAnn, I never thought about loving posts about change, or even loving change, for that matter! I have learned to love it, as the poem said, but it was an acquired taste! Thanks for your comment and Happy Mother's Day to you, too.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-47793358642547118622012-05-09T14:19:47.251-07:002012-05-09T14:19:47.251-07:00JJ, I agree--change is intimately connected to hap...JJ, I agree--change is intimately connected to happiness. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-78601961872153065682012-05-09T12:06:08.786-07:002012-05-09T12:06:08.786-07:00I love posts on change. Thanks for this one and I ...I love posts on change. Thanks for this one and I will look into the book for sure. Change is such an important word to us all. Life experiences do bring about a lot of change in our lives. <br />Have a Happy Mother's Day Galen!LeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107717294803352571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-10382182726002970002012-05-08T15:11:36.051-07:002012-05-08T15:11:36.051-07:00I have not read the book, but I am absolutely cert...I have not read the book, but I am absolutely certain that change is a necessary component to long-term happiness.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-90482214433617605312012-05-08T12:18:06.727-07:002012-05-08T12:18:06.727-07:00Nicky, I agree! Thanks for commenting.Nicky, I agree! Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-72828283159818910452012-05-08T12:17:34.784-07:002012-05-08T12:17:34.784-07:00Myrna, Yes, dealing with change in a positive way ...Myrna, Yes, dealing with change in a positive way is a good idea because it's going to happen anyway. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-64605415415964330302012-05-08T12:16:49.473-07:002012-05-08T12:16:49.473-07:00Sandra, You and me both. I have not always been a...Sandra, You and me both. I have not always been a big fan of change, especially change that I was not choosing and planning for! Thanks for your kind words.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-23501776712101937402012-05-08T12:01:06.815-07:002012-05-08T12:01:06.815-07:00I have been On Alex's Blog for some time now a...I have been On Alex's Blog for some time now and I love it!! I also have his book. It is really a great one!!Nikky44https://www.blogger.com/profile/06725453458357123087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-52801799295593412682012-05-08T07:01:16.015-07:002012-05-08T07:01:16.015-07:00Sounds like a good read. Change is inevitable so i...Sounds like a good read. Change is inevitable so it's important to learn to confront it in a proactive, positive way. Thanks for this review.Myrna R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15088915165678737118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-77765560403522253562012-05-07T18:41:10.683-07:002012-05-07T18:41:10.683-07:00Galen
It's funny, I had a knee jerk reaction ...Galen<br /><br />It's funny, I had a knee jerk reaction to the title of this post which illustrates my true inner feelings about change! Well, it would be good to be open to changing that. :)<br /><br />I loved hearing your thoughts about pain because so much comes down to the willingness to open to pain...and eventually discovering it's really not the monster we might have thought. Thank you for your insights and encouragement to open to the raw places.Sandra /Always Well Withinhttp://alwayswell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-82652842593166066792012-05-07T14:52:01.286-07:002012-05-07T14:52:01.286-07:00Ha! True about the numbers. I must like them, too...Ha! True about the numbers. I must like them, too, since I came up with 10 Steps! Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-65726659252899464832012-05-07T14:51:09.434-07:002012-05-07T14:51:09.434-07:00Setting ourselves up is a good way to look at it. ...Setting ourselves up is a good way to look at it. We increase our suffering by fighting it. It's like quicksand. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-38884523048364759092012-05-07T14:50:20.765-07:002012-05-07T14:50:20.765-07:00Patricia, Leaving home is a big first step of chan...Patricia, Leaving home is a big first step of change in many of our lives. Love the story about piercing your ears! Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-57808184534323425462012-05-07T14:49:32.290-07:002012-05-07T14:49:32.290-07:00Martha, I have done a lot of training in Buddhist ...Martha, I have done a lot of training in Buddhist meditation. One theme is in my training was "everything is impermanent." Not fighting change or not trying to control it was a big lesson for me. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-8328327890869656842012-05-07T14:47:34.308-07:002012-05-07T14:47:34.308-07:00Irene, Escaping or resisting pain is what most of ...Irene, Escaping or resisting pain is what most of us do. Too bad it doesn't work too well! Alex's chapter on finding freedom from pain helped me see some better approaches. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-87238031831533773422012-05-07T14:44:32.977-07:002012-05-07T14:44:32.977-07:00Vidya, Hugs back atcha!Vidya, Hugs back atcha!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-88685393922362313992012-05-07T14:44:05.833-07:002012-05-07T14:44:05.833-07:00Nancy, I've been enjoying all the review's...Nancy, I've been enjoying all the review's of Alex's book. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-865686294025167982012-05-07T14:43:31.124-07:002012-05-07T14:43:31.124-07:00Rhonda, I like your idea of love being the source ...Rhonda, I like your idea of love being the source of change. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-69511542765908434992012-05-07T11:17:14.260-07:002012-05-07T11:17:14.260-07:00I have hear dog him and now i will check out his b...I have hear dog him and now i will check out his blog, Thank you! people love suggestions in number,don't they ;)Heal Now and Foreverhttp://www.healnowandforever.netnoreply@blogger.com