tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post4432624695165529496..comments2023-11-03T06:56:05.537-07:00Comments on 10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place (and Staying There): The Serenity to Accept...Galen Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-5977287719402681982011-03-15T14:51:45.171-07:002011-03-15T14:51:45.171-07:00Debbie--I love your name. Debbie Happy Maker. It...Debbie--I love your name. Debbie Happy Maker. It suggests that you are responsible for your own happiness and also that you spread happiness wherever you go. Thank you for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-13436362990027416202011-03-15T11:05:30.651-07:002011-03-15T11:05:30.651-07:00That bear was pretty smart in my book. You are ri...That bear was pretty smart in my book. You are right Fear is what makes us want to control. When I am in this situation I do a little mediating and say over and over again, "Let go and let God." I just give him the control and I take a nap. LOL <br />Love the story we can learn from it. Thank you DebbieDebbie Happy Makerhttp://www.happymakernow.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-81806439435865578342011-03-15T10:38:40.715-07:002011-03-15T10:38:40.715-07:00Dandy--Once again we are in sync. This is getting...Dandy--Once again we are in sync. This is getting spooky. Just as I saw that you had left this comment, I was working on my next post, which picks up exactly the point you are making about our interaction with our fears. I am enjoying our exchange of cyber energy! Thank you.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-83343124069625963852011-03-15T09:25:49.354-07:002011-03-15T09:25:49.354-07:00Beautiful post Galen! Fear is indeed a block to s...Beautiful post Galen! Fear is indeed a block to serenity. If we analyse our fears, talk to them, reason with them, thank them for the concern - then make decissions based on strength then surely serenity will be ours. Thanks Galen!Dandyhttp://www.thereflectiveself.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-66288183840170987252011-03-15T08:51:06.998-07:002011-03-15T08:51:06.998-07:00HavenNyx--Making a decision can certainly stop the...HavenNyx--Making a decision can certainly stop the endless fretting...if you can refrain from second guessing yourself! Thank you for your comment.<br /><br />Patricia--Yes, I think fear and the urge to control, which blocks our serenity, are closely linked. Personally I would like to just skip right to serenity, but I know I have to address my fear first.<br /><br />Jean--That bear is amazing. What a model of enlightened serenity! Of faith! I wonder what would have happened if no rescue had come. Can we continue to have faith in the perfection of the universe if our desired outocme doesn't happen? Thank you for your comment.<br /><br />Irving--I like what you said about the solution often being simple. I like to think that the bear would have remained serene even if no rescue came. If we can face our death with serenity, then everything else is easy. Maybe! Thank you for your comment.<br /><br />Kara--I like that quote, too! Thank you for your comment.Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-82872749478771721682011-03-15T08:02:24.704-07:002011-03-15T08:02:24.704-07:00I love the Dalai Lama's quote. I think I'...I love the Dalai Lama's quote. I think I'll stick it on my fridge as a constant reminder. Thanks for posting!Karahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17044224027343776064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-76591203252096330862011-03-15T01:37:00.070-07:002011-03-15T01:37:00.070-07:00Hi Galen,
That is a lovely story about the bear. ...Hi Galen,<br /><br />That is a lovely story about the bear. There is so much we can learn from nature and animals if we just bother to pay attention. Since nature has been around much longer than we have been, it holds many answers to the problems of life. And often, the solution is simpler than we imagine it to be. <br /><br />The example of the bear is indeed enlightened in dealing with its situation. Where one has tried all ways and means to deal with a problem, the only option left is to rest until we can think of something new. There is always the problem of trying to hard to resolve an issue and as your serenity prayer states, we have to know when to let go.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this lovely article! :)<br /><br />Irving the VizierIrving the Vizierhttp://hanofharmony.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-74253439296138561022011-03-14T22:33:45.280-07:002011-03-14T22:33:45.280-07:00Ah fear. Yes. Here on the precipice of my life I h...Ah fear. Yes. Here on the precipice of my life I have sometimes panicked. But the bear was right to nap until the solution presented itself. It always does. Faith is the "knowing" that it will. Thanks Galen... a good reminder to take that nap :-)Jean Burmanhttp://jeanburman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-27592690654639707762011-03-14T12:26:00.963-07:002011-03-14T12:26:00.963-07:00Fear always blocks my serenity and I have to dig b...Fear always blocks my serenity and I have to dig back and back to find the origins, but it is worth it. <br />I loved the bear story - and I just got up from a nap, because it was raining so hard I could not get going - then I walked in the 40 minutes of dry and now it is raining buckets again...<br />ah good advice and words herePatriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00649391137077220495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-88947996300202062982011-03-14T09:23:30.488-07:002011-03-14T09:23:30.488-07:00Fear has often blocked my serenity. It sparks my a...Fear has often blocked my serenity. It sparks my anxiety, and spirals out from there. I often find that instead of scaring myself with the multitudes of potential paths that lead to unpredictable ends... making a decision. Just one. Coming to that conclusion, and sticking to it, helps me immensely and allows me to resume my calm.Havenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06219816721347558501noreply@blogger.com