tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post3491423206624878325..comments2023-11-03T06:56:05.537-07:00Comments on 10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place (and Staying There): The Water Is for EveryoneGalen Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-35084073603904605832014-06-04T16:27:29.255-07:002014-06-04T16:27:29.255-07:00Thanks, B.Rich. I looked at your site--very nice.Thanks, B.Rich. I looked at your site--very nice.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-85113122705166865932014-06-04T16:27:01.390-07:002014-06-04T16:27:01.390-07:00Thanks, Shubham!Thanks, Shubham!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-67009918223800832842014-06-04T15:48:21.992-07:002014-06-04T15:48:21.992-07:00This is an awesome post!!! I know that I am a year...This is an awesome post!!! I know that I am a year late. But GREAT post. the water is indeed for all of us! Please feel free to visit my site www.brich4life.com (My purpose is to help others find their purpose) <br /><br />I believe that you can indeed reach your dreams!<br /><br />-B.RichAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01970963635330879281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-6087245524547571972013-05-19T10:40:52.974-07:002013-05-19T10:40:52.974-07:00this is awesome....it is really an awareness among...this is awesome....it is really an awareness among the people....we everyone need to know that water and air is not for a special human, it is for all the humans....there is no permission require to use it.....this thing is really great explained by you.Shubham Somanihttp://peepinworld.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-47694315808390594772013-05-15T09:07:03.344-07:002013-05-15T09:07:03.344-07:00JJ, Bruce Lee used water as an image in his martia...JJ, Bruce Lee used water as an image in his martial arts. "Be water, my friend," he advised. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-25505564890423732762013-05-15T09:06:09.420-07:002013-05-15T09:06:09.420-07:00Corinne, That's true. Once my friend and I got...Corinne, That's true. Once my friend and I got to thinking about it, there was so much meaning to be found in her experience. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-13079199066124248042013-05-15T09:05:17.100-07:002013-05-15T09:05:17.100-07:00Evelyn, I had not heard of swimming meditation, ei...Evelyn, I had not heard of swimming meditation, either, although it makes sense. I've practiced walking meditation before and, as you said, swimming has a rhythm to it that would lend itself to meditation. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-41737041107328541982013-05-15T08:54:38.707-07:002013-05-15T08:54:38.707-07:00Jodi, I was so pleased when I found that Merton qu...Jodi, I was so pleased when I found that Merton quote. It seemed to capture what my friend experienced while swimming. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-4976805676584504472013-05-15T08:16:07.463-07:002013-05-15T08:16:07.463-07:00There is a reason that water is so highly symbolic...There is a reason that water is so highly symbolic and archetypal in literature. Study water and learn about life.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-12887967516206960542013-05-15T03:13:36.846-07:002013-05-15T03:13:36.846-07:00Great analogy, Galen. Also got me thinking about t...Great analogy, Galen. Also got me thinking about the wonderful freedom you feel in water. I guess true freedom comes in knowing that we are all part of a whole. Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11142098428026084994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-83279733439219133552013-05-15T02:09:01.309-07:002013-05-15T02:09:01.309-07:00This is the first I have heard: swimming and medit...This is the first I have heard: swimming and meditating at the same time. It sure sounds therapeutic! Focusing on the strokes, being in the moment, no where else but in a seamless fluid dance with the other swimmers in the ocean of life. <br /><br />Thank you for sharing! Evelyn Limhttp://www.abundancetapestry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-18540208234369537922013-05-15T01:49:48.676-07:002013-05-15T01:49:48.676-07:00Love this unifying post. Love the quote from Thoma...Love this unifying post. Love the quote from Thomas Merton. I think this is the miost powerful thing to keep in mind...Jodi @ Heal Nowhttp://www.healnowandforever.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-10149550701761172592013-05-13T15:25:47.501-07:002013-05-13T15:25:47.501-07:00darlin, Short and sweet! So true--thanks for comme...darlin, Short and sweet! So true--thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-54910634567379102072013-05-13T15:25:10.347-07:002013-05-13T15:25:10.347-07:00Angela, What a lovely addition to the conversation...Angela, What a lovely addition to the conversation. Thank you for sharing it.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-84029491763804365872013-05-13T15:24:33.685-07:002013-05-13T15:24:33.685-07:00LeAnn, Thanks for your kind words. I'm so happ...LeAnn, Thanks for your kind words. I'm so happy that we are dancing together in blogworld!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-70530941340168652022013-05-13T15:23:51.501-07:002013-05-13T15:23:51.501-07:00Sandra, It is a good reminder to me to not judge. ...Sandra, It is a good reminder to me to not judge. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-17033158701909840242013-05-13T15:23:13.189-07:002013-05-13T15:23:13.189-07:00patricia, Yes, you did share that joke. Very funny...patricia, Yes, you did share that joke. Very funny!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-36532621679621206202013-05-13T14:17:29.762-07:002013-05-13T14:17:29.762-07:00Excellent message; it's a we life, not a me li...Excellent message; it's a we life, not a me life! darlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04886502544010479581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-68075202092629730432013-05-13T13:09:32.941-07:002013-05-13T13:09:32.941-07:00Hi Galen,
I love this post. Your post reminded me ...Hi Galen,<br />I love this post. Your post reminded me of something I read somewhere about "water." This is not it but similar:<br /><br />Waves are not separate from the Ocean, <br />rays are not separate from the Sun, <br />You are not separate from <br />Existence-Consciousness-Bliss. <br />This is a reflection of That. <br /><br />--Sri H.W.L. Poonja <br />Angela Artemis|PoweredbyIntuitionhttp://www.poweredbyintuition.com/2012/11/18/is-the-spirit-world-real-the-forever-family-foundation-annual-conference/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-86857427295312938582013-05-13T12:42:33.686-07:002013-05-13T12:42:33.686-07:00What lovely thoughts and a wonderful analogy. We d...What lovely thoughts and a wonderful analogy. We do indeed need one another in this dance of life. I loved the quote by Thomas Merton. <br />Thanks and blessings for this lovely post!LeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107717294803352571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-72530078732162079222013-05-13T12:19:12.727-07:002013-05-13T12:19:12.727-07:00What a powerful quotation at the start of this pos...What a powerful quotation at the start of this post. That is "impartiality" in essence, true love and compassion.<br /><br />What a beautiful image of love surrounding us all!Sandra Pawulahttp://alwayswellwithin.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-90101526274687801812013-05-13T11:19:35.400-07:002013-05-13T11:19:35.400-07:00I made have shared this with you before Galen, but...I made have shared this with you before Galen, but I just have to put it up again on this post. It is my new favorite joke and I have been ending my meditation with it every morning this month - here goes:<br /><br />What did the Buddhist Monk say to the Hot Dog Vender?<br /><br /><br />"Make me one with everything."patriciahttp://www.patriciaswisdom.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-7940206403862751762013-05-13T09:49:09.470-07:002013-05-13T09:49:09.470-07:00Hiten, One technique I learned from a Buddhist tea...Hiten, One technique I learned from a Buddhist teacher is to remember, when we are feeling an isolating emotion like loneliness, that millions of other people in the world are feeling just what we are feeling at that exact moment. We can connect to them through our heart energy. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-19919742325503503362013-05-13T09:47:25.482-07:002013-05-13T09:47:25.482-07:00Karen, I'm glad I found that quote--it seemed ...Karen, I'm glad I found that quote--it seemed perfect. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-42722241132889782252013-05-13T09:46:45.197-07:002013-05-13T09:46:45.197-07:00Cathy, You're right that it's a great anal...Cathy, You're right that it's a great analogy. My friend and I was amazed that it was right in front of us like that. Thanks for the good wishes and your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.com