tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post8681252470041562693..comments2023-11-03T06:56:05.537-07:00Comments on 10 Steps to Finding Your Happy Place (and Staying There): Preparing the GroundGalen Pearlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-33216794122999417282010-12-28T18:21:59.684-08:002010-12-28T18:21:59.684-08:00Hi Galen,
I am always a big fan of quiet time. M...Hi Galen,<br /><br />I am always a big fan of quiet time. Must be my INFJ nature and my need to reflect and spend time alone.<br /><br />I agree with you when you say that our happiness depends on our habitual thoughts, actions, words and feelings. If we change the way we think, it is possible to be happier than we are. I would say that on a scale of 1-10, my happiness would be 6. I love how you suggest that we should be more aware of our habits. It is only by being aware that we can make the necessary changes we need to make. But judgment should never mar the awareness we have. Instead, we should just be accepting and loving of who we are and to view habits as useful or not. This is my favoured pragmatic approach that helps me to put my ego and feelings in place.<br /><br />Thank you for sharing this post! :)<br /><br />Irving the VizierIrving aka the Vizierhttp://hanofharmony.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-89405494846450468712010-12-28T05:48:23.404-08:002010-12-28T05:48:23.404-08:00I am a new follower via blog hop. Nice blog! would...I am a new follower via blog hop. Nice blog! would love a follow back if you like mine at http://www.fortyandtryingtobefab.blogspot.comForty and Trying to be Fabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05681374935216547294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-41190708187305668412010-12-27T17:28:25.650-08:002010-12-27T17:28:25.650-08:00Hmmm..I am pretty happy; basically. This year has...Hmmm..I am pretty happy; basically. This year has been very, very stressful with a lot of tragedy...but they all turned into blessings so while I am thrilled to say goodbye to 2010; I am thankful all has ended well (oops..too soon to say that)...Doreen McGettiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11691803968607905576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-52590242078324940582010-12-27T13:39:22.753-08:002010-12-27T13:39:22.753-08:00superenergetic -- Welcome, and Happy 2011 to you, ...superenergetic -- Welcome, and Happy 2011 to you, too!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-65892870178663413752010-12-27T13:25:55.393-08:002010-12-27T13:25:55.393-08:00Just found ur blog; nice blog and good advice;)Hap...Just found ur blog; nice blog and good advice;)Happy 2011!superenergetichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03854811284929752358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-18235157336567148972010-12-27T13:17:42.090-08:002010-12-27T13:17:42.090-08:00Mrs4444 -- That is a great combination! You are f...Mrs4444 -- That is a great combination! You are fortunate indeed!<br /><br />JJ -- Your comment reminded me of a line from the Tao Te Ching. "He who knows enough is enough will always have enough." <br /><br />onemixedbag -- Don't be nervous. We all start where we are, wherever that is. Remember, no judgment. No competition or comparison. Wherever we are is where we begin. And every moment is a new beginning. Writing things down is a great idea. <br /><br />Karen S -- I, too, sometimes need repeated assurance. Once, my therapist suggested that I simply say to myself, "I am safe." <br /><br />Sibyl -- I laughed at myself when I read your comment. I used to be the master of imagining disaster. I spent so much of my time rehearsing all the horrible things that could happen. As you say, it was a habit. I finally broke it by using the phrase mentioned above, "I am safe." Whenever my mind would start to spin out tales of woe, I would just stop myself with that reminder. Montaigne said, "My life has been full of terrible misfortune, most of which never happened." I can relate!Galen Pearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10189831838630645863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-6346306725235900702010-12-27T12:17:14.882-08:002010-12-27T12:17:14.882-08:00I think this is great advice and I really apprecia...I think this is great advice and I really appreciated what you said about our happiness being heavily dependent on our own thoughts, actions, words and feelings. It really points us to the truth that we have more control over our happiness than we may have thought. For me, I have tried to do all I can to eliminate the bad habit of imagining how things could go wrong. I think it is all about realizing that you really can control your mindset and then being smart about the thoughts and beliefs you let run through your mind. Great post.Sibyl - alternaviewhttp://www.alternaview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-87983295476212757162010-12-27T07:40:48.990-08:002010-12-27T07:40:48.990-08:00You hit on the reality of happiness for me. I am ...You hit on the reality of happiness for me. I am pretty much a happy person upon waking each day. I love life and many people/animals in it. What happens for me throughout the day is where my thoughts can lead me....sometimes it's like I need to be constantly reassuring myself or like you said hold on to loving awareness and let the other "crap/bad stuff" not effect me....21 Witshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071361755673253230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-14908729099689833762010-12-27T07:08:14.677-08:002010-12-27T07:08:14.677-08:00We have to look at the bad habits too? I'm ner...We have to look at the bad habits too? I'm nervous to see if the bad outweighs the good. I think I shall have to get a notebook and write the good and bad down. I'm curious to see where I fall in my life. <br />I would say for the most part, I'm a happy person. About once a month, I'm not and let everyone know it. I should work on that. *lol*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-28658545102614183982010-12-27T06:53:50.043-08:002010-12-27T06:53:50.043-08:00I am high up on the scale, because I want exactly ...I am high up on the scale, because I want exactly what I have.JJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14692103477055483000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3302107831896769514.post-59815269584689412762010-12-26T23:04:53.177-08:002010-12-26T23:04:53.177-08:00This is good advice. Fortunately for me, because o...This is good advice. Fortunately for me, because of a wonderful combination of temperament, therapy long ago, and a wonderful life, I would put myself at a 9.5.Mrs4444https://www.blogger.com/profile/06426176094895489541noreply@blogger.com