tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post1570761066535152533..comments2024-03-27T13:00:23.279-06:00Comments on Letters from Lin: Happy?Great Grandma Linhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11791149428495689835noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-64647883445229155272009-08-12T20:03:28.338-06:002009-08-12T20:03:28.338-06:00Hi, I tried posting a comment earlier today and it...Hi, I tried posting a comment earlier today and it went missing..... so now I'm not sure what I all said.<br /><br />I believe being happy has a lot to do with our choices, first, what we focus on and, second, how we'll respond to situations. It's not only something I believe, but I've been walking it out for years.<br /><br />There have been lots of times when things were not Brenda @ Its A Beautiful Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02955486477303938670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-42847064629086515732009-08-12T19:37:09.441-06:002009-08-12T19:37:09.441-06:00I've always wanted to be content and at peace ...I've always wanted to be content and at peace more than happy...Rambling Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080120317890707767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-91307343159191522552009-08-12T03:46:54.107-06:002009-08-12T03:46:54.107-06:00You are such a take charge, brave person, Lin. It...You are such a take charge, brave person, Lin. It's fantastic that you actually changed your name and your life.<br /><br />Am I happy? Yes. I am. And I'm grateful for that.Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07461569436322815787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-1786639339000018872009-08-10T16:07:29.878-06:002009-08-10T16:07:29.878-06:00Happiness seems to be a monentary emotion, while c...Happiness seems to be a monentary emotion, while contentment last over time.Linda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-3183966502724399692009-08-09T17:34:35.793-06:002009-08-09T17:34:35.793-06:00Happy seems to me to be a word like interesting, h...Happy seems to me to be a word like interesting, hard to define it's so peculiar to aeach person. I've been many kinds of happy in my life, and almost none of them resemble each other.Deborah Godinhttp://notesfromthecloudmessenger.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-28787987026861913732009-08-08T18:43:19.785-06:002009-08-08T18:43:19.785-06:00Thanks for this insight at just the right time. I ...Thanks for this insight at just the right time. I think peace is the truest form of happiness.SandyCarlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10752798823532580733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-6445828450935134692009-08-08T18:27:17.597-06:002009-08-08T18:27:17.597-06:00I always found that matherial things do not make u...I always found that matherial things do not make us happy...but being in the company of someone (as your husband) who makes you feel secure and at peace eventually brings contentment and happiness. Loving each other unconditionally is "the true" way towards happiness. By loving each other this way you never see the flaws that can break your marriage; on the contrary it mends and seals Milliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03791141541209894505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5972303700635004202.post-61029188077182889352009-08-08T10:28:29.192-06:002009-08-08T10:28:29.192-06:00The phrase "personal peace" is great. T...The phrase "personal peace" is great. That seems to me something to strive for. I try to make everyone happy around me but I must be happy myself in order to do so. Its a never-ending cycle. But if I just step back and look around me I see that I am happy (my "own" happy), that I am settling in to peaceful and I do the best I can. I can take what is handed to me and make Cherylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360476402810561433noreply@blogger.com