tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post3986561995680575556..comments2023-11-03T06:56:05.537-07:00Comments on 10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place (and Staying There): Seasonal Yin YangGalen Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-67101206552942774402012-02-02T18:23:15.611-08:002012-02-02T18:23:15.611-08:00Sandra, Yes, I share that wish for us all. Thanks...Sandra, Yes, I share that wish for us all. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-5177389644383080572012-02-02T18:22:43.876-08:002012-02-02T18:22:43.876-08:00Dawn, I can hear the fatigue and the sadness in yo...Dawn, I can hear the fatigue and the sadness in your words. We lead best by example when we are honest about what is true for us. Kids learn not to be afraid of difficult feelings if they see that adults have these feelings, too, and can model how to cope with these feelings in a healthy and self-caring way. Your dad sounds like a wise man, who is clearly loved by his grandkids. Blessings to you during this season in your life.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-30442897482093428472012-02-02T15:46:58.669-08:002012-02-02T15:46:58.669-08:00Hi Galen,
I too have been noticing how the light ...Hi Galen,<br /><br />I too have been noticing how the light is arriving earlier in the evening! I was very moved by your analogy to the seasons of joy and sadness. To simply accept life unfolding in all its seasons is really the ultimate letting go and acceptance. May we all reach this state of equanimity!Sandra /Always Well Withinhttp://alwayswell.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-37756687442744898062012-02-02T11:31:11.443-08:002012-02-02T11:31:11.443-08:00I needed this Post my Friend... right now we'r...I needed this Post my Friend... right now we're going through our sadness cycle and at times I find myself struggling with keeping in the Fruits of the Spirit during times when I feel under resourced and overwhelmed. Instead of just 'feeling it' and recognizing that this too is a part of Life that has lessons to be learned, mostly about myself... there is nothing that brings clarity to character like troubles... or as my Dear Old Dad used to say, "Nothing sorts people out quite like Trouble!" He was right.... *winks* Right now The Man is Hospitalized yet again which always puts the G-Kids in flux and rather beastly due to their fears and stress of it all... and I'm so weary that I don't always lead by example during the toughest of times... I have learned that I need to definitely work on that.<br /><br />Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The BohemianBohemianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03743017084098726581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-78702353523773456362012-02-01T09:15:39.307-08:002012-02-01T09:15:39.307-08:00Evelyn, You are a master commenter! Your kind wor...Evelyn, You are a master commenter! Your kind words are so lovely. Thank you.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-60950806568047207342012-02-01T09:14:27.422-08:002012-02-01T09:14:27.422-08:00Jo, Yes, they are, and are often more closely rela...Jo, Yes, they are, and are often more closely related than we realize. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-30838710063739988052012-02-01T09:13:43.451-08:002012-02-01T09:13:43.451-08:00Kara, That discovery will ease your passage throug...Kara, That discovery will ease your passage through difficult times. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-53132472423923630042012-02-01T09:12:49.358-08:002012-02-01T09:12:49.358-08:00Nan, Thanks for the kind words. "Winter emot...Nan, Thanks for the kind words. "Winter emotions"--I like that.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-71087136781324322542012-02-01T09:11:25.448-08:002012-02-01T09:11:25.448-08:00Ha! I think travel is a very grown up thing to do!...Ha! I think travel is a very grown up thing to do! I've been keeping up with your adventures on your blog. Have a wonderful time in South America.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-43935154738789399612012-01-31T18:58:40.520-08:002012-01-31T18:58:40.520-08:00Galen, as always, you write beautifully. You are ...Galen, as always, you write beautifully. You are a master storyteller with the gift of weaving life lessons into your posts. Keep the inspiration coming!Evelyn LImhttp://www.abundancetapestry.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-28456797126338815232012-01-31T17:02:09.748-08:002012-01-31T17:02:09.748-08:00Oh Galen.....As always I am inspired by your writi...Oh Galen.....As always I am inspired by your writing. Yin and Yang always striving for balance....at least in my life that is the case. Trying to embrace the sadness as well as the joy.....they are both ALWAYS there.<br /><br />xo<br /><br />JoMy Grama's Soulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114089036939629527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-42918930993681279092012-01-31T11:04:47.048-08:002012-01-31T11:04:47.048-08:00This is something I've newly discovered - that...This is something I've newly discovered - that I can snuggle in the custody of sadness and relax knowing that it will pass.Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044224027343776064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-29894053711972005102012-01-31T10:56:55.066-08:002012-01-31T10:56:55.066-08:00thanks Galen, what a good correlation! can relate...thanks Galen, what a good correlation! can relate well especially to your last two paragraphs...not sure I've invited "winter" emotions to tea quite yet but am working on their invitations<br /><br />as ever, blessed by your site, thank you! <br /><br />--Nan (:Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08503452994102900844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-47840575179199044392012-01-30T21:04:46.678-08:002012-01-30T21:04:46.678-08:00I always want to run from winter's short days....I always want to run from winter's short days. We've traveled three times so far this year. Maybe I'll be grown up enough some year to sit with the days and appreciate them.Linda Myershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706455533282204519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-15470607809522071832012-01-30T17:38:31.274-08:002012-01-30T17:38:31.274-08:00Nancy, Now I'm humming that tune in my head! ...Nancy, Now I'm humming that tune in my head! Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-27295994386329565802012-01-30T17:37:54.610-08:002012-01-30T17:37:54.610-08:00LeAnn, Nature is our best evidence of the basic go...LeAnn, Nature is our best evidence of the basic goodness of the universe. So generous and beautiful. Thanks for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-41535949506006147272012-01-30T17:36:46.947-08:002012-01-30T17:36:46.947-08:00Bob, Loved your description of your weather in you...Bob, Loved your description of your weather in your current post. Would love to bottle a bit of that sunshine and bring it up here. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-10216914122414055822012-01-30T17:35:44.128-08:002012-01-30T17:35:44.128-08:00Debbie, I'm smiling, too, thanks to your comme...Debbie, I'm smiling, too, thanks to your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-75649992335876865032012-01-30T17:34:53.474-08:002012-01-30T17:34:53.474-08:00Patricia, Ignoring things rarely works well for me...Patricia, Ignoring things rarely works well for me. Sounds like you had a very mindful walk. Thanks for commenting.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-57075565608637687012012-01-30T16:06:13.959-08:002012-01-30T16:06:13.959-08:00Beautifully said Galen- yes for everything there i...Beautifully said Galen- yes for everything there is a season - turn, turn, turn...<br /><br />Summer- winter / hot - cold - oxymorons in life....<br /><br />In love and light to all the seasons of our lives,<br />NancyNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08066884129974460069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-23235404914674635802012-01-30T14:55:44.274-08:002012-01-30T14:55:44.274-08:00Is it wonderful the God is in control. I love natu...Is it wonderful the God is in control. I love nature just for that very reason; it testifies their is a God. Thanks for a lovely post and I learned something new today. <br />Blessings to you for your thoughts today.LeAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18107717294803352571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-73002566785887842232012-01-30T14:13:52.076-08:002012-01-30T14:13:52.076-08:00Beautifully written, Galen. I have noticed longer ...Beautifully written, Galen. I have noticed longer days here in the desert. Sunset is already 30 minutes later than it was in late December. Now it is light enough enjoy an early dinner (5-5:30) outside. Since I need sunshine to feel my best, this is important to my moods and productivity.Bob Lowryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16843991725692979189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-11525399275913861832012-01-30T12:59:16.340-08:002012-01-30T12:59:16.340-08:00Hi Galen,
Yes, the world does go around and we ha...Hi Galen,<br /><br />Yes, the world does go around and we have the seasons. In the spring we are always ready for summer, in the summer waiting for the beautiful colors of fall and than the winter snow. I guess I would say I like all the seasons, but do look forward to the changing of them. <br /><br />They all have there good points. There is nothing like cuddling on a cold winter night and there is nothing like lying in bed on a warm summer evening with a breeze blowing throw the open window.<br /><br />Thanks for the walk down the lane with the changing of season. It makes me smile.<br /><br />Blessing to you, Galen,<br />DebbieDebbie @ Happy Makerhhttp://www.happymakernow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-86136768543774939922012-01-30T11:24:15.973-08:002012-01-30T11:24:15.973-08:00My dog walk today was accentuated with the repeate...My dog walk today was accentuated with the repeated phrase, I am so happy to be taking each step along the way - after three miles I can inside and was changing my shoes and the thought became clear...the seed of being contented is resolving my issues with money - When I attempt to ignore money - it does not work...and I start a war...<br /><br />Nice writing and I am enjoying the return of the light very much...especially during the power outage! when I could read longer by the window each day. <br />thank you for sharing your wise wordsPatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-87041536594806581142012-01-30T08:17:43.618-08:002012-01-30T08:17:43.618-08:00Joy, Well said. Thank you for the lovely comment....Joy, Well said. Thank you for the lovely comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.com