Comments on: How I Became Happier http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-i-became-happier/ Change Your Life Fri, 30 Jul 2010 03:32:15 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michelle http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-i-became-happier/comment-page-1/#comment-4465 Michelle Mon, 15 Sep 2008 23:27:54 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/09/18/how-i-became-happier/#comment-4465 what if nothing is right in your life. what if nothing is right in your life.

]]> By: Shirley http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-i-became-happier/comment-page-1/#comment-1842 Shirley Sun, 06 Jan 2008 01:44:46 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/09/18/how-i-became-happier/#comment-1842 "Remember: better awareness leads to better choices, and better choices lead to better results." Love that! It's true -we can become happier. By making happiness a goal, we pay more attention to it, and instead of looking at what is wrong with our lives, we focus on what is right. At least, that's how I handle my own happiness goals. :0) “Remember: better awareness leads to better choices, and better choices lead to better results.”

Love that! It’s true -we can become happier. By making happiness a goal, we pay more attention to it, and instead of looking at what is wrong with our lives, we focus on what is right. At least, that’s how I handle my own happiness goals. :0)

]]> By: Gavin http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-i-became-happier/comment-page-1/#comment-1841 Gavin Thu, 27 Sep 2007 19:43:50 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/09/18/how-i-became-happier/#comment-1841 Hmm, Not sure that we can always be happier. I've had a pretty good and varied life, and have always been very happy. I love my job, my wife, and my life after 39 years on the planet, 3 years in (this specific) job - 15 years in the industry, and 13 years with the wife... In all I have never been happier than I am now, if it gets much better I'll just collapse into a contorted pile of ecstasy :o) I know I am lucky, but I'm also not sure I'd like t turn into some kind of happy monster - it's good to be grumpy sometimes also... I've met the 700% happy people, and had to cut their heads off and bury them in the forest >8oD Hmm, Not sure that we can always be happier.

I’ve had a pretty good and varied life, and have always been very happy. I love my job, my wife, and my life after 39 years on the planet, 3 years in (this specific) job – 15 years in the industry, and 13 years with the wife…

In all I have never been happier than I am now, if it gets much better I’ll just collapse into a contorted pile of ecstasy :o )

I know I am lucky, but I’m also not sure I’d like t turn into some kind of happy monster – it’s good to be grumpy sometimes also… I’ve met the 700% happy people, and had to cut their heads off and bury them in the forest >8oD

]]> By: Shirley http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-i-became-happier/comment-page-1/#comment-1840 Shirley Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:58:10 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/09/18/how-i-became-happier/#comment-1840 I like the point that whether we are happy now or not, we can always be happier. For me that part comes from enjoying what I already have. There are always more things I want; money, vacations, "new toys", and so on, but finding pleasure again in the things I already own makes me feel full of abundance. I like the point that whether we are happy now or not, we can always be happier. For me that part comes from enjoying what I already have. There are always more things I want; money, vacations, “new toys”, and so on, but finding pleasure again in the things I already own makes me feel full of abundance.

]]> By: Scott http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-i-became-happier/comment-page-1/#comment-1839 Scott Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:59:50 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/09/18/how-i-became-happier/#comment-1839 'We can always be happier'. Love it - this will certainly be next week's book (I'm getting through about a book per week at the moment). Looking forward to it. ‘We can always be happier’. Love it – this will certainly be next week’s book (I’m getting through about a book per week at the moment). Looking forward to it.

]]> By: David B. Bohl at SlowDownFAST.com http://www.thechangeblog.com/how-i-became-happier/comment-page-1/#comment-1838 David B. Bohl at SlowDownFAST.com Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:59:46 +0000 http://www.thechangeblog.com/2007/09/18/how-i-became-happier/#comment-1838 Good for you. Aristotle has company. The Dalai Lama said: "I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace." Good for you. Aristotle has company. The Dalai Lama said:
“I believe that the very purpose of life is to be happy. From the very core of our being, we desire contentment. In my own limited experience I have found that the more we care for the happiness of others, the greater is our own sense of well-being. Cultivating a close, warmhearted feeling for others automatically puts the mind at ease. It helps remove whatever fears or insecurities we may have and gives us the strength to cope with any obstacles we encounter. It is the principal source of success in life. Since we are not solely material creatures, it is a mistake to place all our hopes for happiness on external development alone. The key is to develop inner peace.”

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