Comments on Suburb Sanity: A Question of Happiness

I don't think happiness has to be denied to anyone...

2009-10-19T09:57:37.210-04:00

I don't think happiness has to be denied to anyone, no matter what their situation. Just ask Dr Stephen Hawking!

But I agree with you, happiness can be found literally anywhere! Yes, even in (shock horror) McDonalds!

Steve

I love the idea that happiness is a choice. Next ...

2009-10-16T16:54:14.554-04:00

I love the idea that happiness is a choice. Next time I'm in a bad mood, I'm going to remind myself of that.

I am so exactly like this, and if I have a rare da...

2009-10-16T11:17:37.366-04:00

I am so exactly like this, and if I have a rare day where I struggle, I simply start counting my blessings and that usually puts me right back on track.

Me too! I choose happiness. Life is too short not ...

2009-10-16T08:39:47.096-04:00

Me too! I choose happiness. Life is too short not to! I am glad that your son is questioning the professor. That is wise!

Hey thank you for leaving the comment hun. I hav...

2009-10-16T00:05:11.521-04:00

Hey thank you for leaving the comment hun.

I have just had event after event after homework after tests so I can't even breathe let alone post or make any of the necklaces. :(

I hope to post tomorrow though. :)

Seems to me that "choosing" to be happy is secret ...

2009-10-15T21:04:38.195-04:00

Seems to me that "choosing" to be happy is secret to a happy life.

When I am feeling irritated or just not that great...

2009-10-15T18:30:43.861-04:00

When I am feeling irritated or just not that great, I start to look for the beauty around me. Simple things like how the flowers look in the backyard, or how cute I think my kids are, or how I am lucky to have a roof over my head and my health!

To be able to get to the state where you are (ment...

2009-10-15T18:28:13.335-04:00

To be able to get to the state where you are (mentally - not the state you live in since i don't know in what state you live unless I check your profile) Anyway, that is really the key to life.

Still working on getting there myself :D

When in doubt, laugh. Always choose happy!

2009-10-15T17:52:59.487-04:00

When in doubt, laugh.

Always choose happy!

Someone needs to bring that professor a Happy Meal...

2009-10-15T17:27:52.419-04:00

Someone needs to bring that professor a Happy Meal.

I have severe medical issues but choose happiness....

2009-10-15T16:23:02.927-04:00

I have severe medical issues but choose happiness. Thus I have survived, and I think it's 90% mental -- okay maybe not that much -- but i can definitely tell someone I meet in the hospital and PT is going to improve at least. Attitude, dude. It's not what happens in your life but how you choose to react to it.....

I agree that happiness is a choice. :) I smiled at...

2009-10-15T16:06:41.715-04:00

I agree that happiness is a choice. :) I smiled at your premise that colleges charge per letter...must be why my degree is in "English, Speech, and Linguistics." Guess they wanted to cram as much tuition in as possible.

Yah, my kids are totally *talented* with the piano. They didn't mess with Mozart...they compose all their *masterpieces* as they go. ;) ;)

I think the little things really do make a differe...

2009-10-15T15:48:18.956-04:00

I think the little things really do make a difference in life.

And I choose happy too.

I need your son to drop that class. So basically i...

2009-10-15T15:41:48.868-04:00

I need your son to drop that class. So basically it's a class full of questions?

Well that means that I am euphoric everytime I am near a double stuffed oreo...I should be a chapter in the textbook for that class! lol

VIsiting from SITS. Thanks for commenting on my blog!

Choose happiness - that should be on a billboard a...

2009-10-15T15:22:43.000-04:00

Choose happiness - that should be on a billboard and be a movement that spreads across American led by you. ;-) I know what you mean though. A milkshake from Chick-Fil-A made me oooh, so happy today and now that I'm in a new place, exploring new things, I'm choosing to be happy even in this transition time. I have so much to be thankful for. I wish everyone else did the same.

LOVED this post! I'll take a bit of happiness with...

2009-10-15T14:52:46.349-04:00

LOVED this post! I'll take a bit of happiness with a side of fries, thanks. ;)

I definitely find happiness in the small things. ...

2009-10-15T14:28:25.393-04:00

I definitely find happiness in the small things. Sometimes it's lots of work, cause life really is hard a whole lot of the time...but I love seeing the beauty around me.

And laughing over really silly things. I like that too :)

as a nurse I'm constantly telling my pts the same ...

2009-10-15T13:26:21.827-04:00

as a nurse I'm constantly telling my pts the same thing. Yesterday however I was cleaning house and feeling sorry for myself, my husband got home and told me that one of his coworkers lost his 5 month old fetus in the womb. His co worker was devestated and I felt stupid I really have nothing to complain about....

I choose happiness too. My kids have been raised t...

2009-10-15T13:08:48.320-04:00

I choose happiness too. My kids have been raised that way as well.

Happy is easy, Happy is fun, Happy lets you live.

I've never heard such a load of clap trap!! Not yo...

2009-10-15T12:38:03.948-04:00

I've never heard such a load of clap trap!! Not you, the course. I agree with you most of the way, sometimes life is sh*t though and choosing to be happy is very, very hard. We can but try though and often it works. But not always...am I making myself clear...? I am trying...

Dearest Debbie, Thank your for your warm comments...

2009-10-15T12:33:32.221-04:00

Dearest Debbie,

Thank your for your warm comments and encouraging words...it mean so very much to me...This post is delightful!!! And very appropos!!!

I LOVE happy!!!! You go, girl!!! We'll take the world by storm!!! I got to make everyone happy at the hospital yesterday...one nurse said I was the happiest patient!! So, I've got the medical world covered...and so I

Abraham Lincoln had it right when he stated that m...

2009-10-15T12:33:21.129-04:00

Abraham Lincoln had it right when he stated that most people are about as happy as they choose to be! And there you have it...our feelings of happiness truly do follow our initial "choice" to be happy! I think your son is correct in his choice to question his professor -- it's always good to sift, sort, and evaluate what life presents to us.

The photo of the child with the morning hair makes...

2009-10-15T12:06:09.277-04:00

The photo of the child with the morning hair makes me incredibly happy.

Living with a teen going through a clinical depression and anxiety disorder has messed with my normally happy self. But I'm working on it. The only thing that helps is prayer and meditation.

Having just sent a check to pay our daughters tuit...

2009-10-15T11:37:43.202-04:00

Having just sent a check to pay our daughters tuition, your first paragraph had me!

Yes! Happiness is a choice. We can choose to be ha...

2009-10-15T10:46:59.781-04:00

Yes! Happiness is a choice. We can choose to be happy even in the worst of situations. Journey to Joy explores the ancient "secret" of being "content in any and every situation." See www.amzn.com/144218776X for more information.