tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post8166808613490607920..comments2024-02-16T04:25:08.187-05:00Comments on Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe: The Key to HappinessStarting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comBlogger49125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-49487210207739773312014-10-20T14:57:32.785-04:002014-10-20T14:57:32.785-04:00Happiness can usually be found in the small things...Happiness can usually be found in the small things, EC.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-80466353187102107852014-08-31T13:43:26.978-04:002014-08-31T13:43:26.978-04:00I have been thinking about my life as an immigrant...I have been thinking about my life as an immigrant recently and reading this post I can't but wonder where I would have been, what I would have missed, how much less I would have grown, had I not had great expectations of happiness coming my way across the big Atlantic Ocean. Ingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02924736131382149056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-21015349769245483462014-08-29T14:43:20.276-04:002014-08-29T14:43:20.276-04:00Learning to find humor and laughter is even the ba...Learning to find humor and laughter is even the bad things of life is the best coping method ever.<br /><br />Sorry, I have been out of the loop for a time!Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-72448309644195164452014-08-25T08:07:52.678-04:002014-08-25T08:07:52.678-04:00I have always said as much: Lower Your Expectatio...I have always said as much: Lower Your Expectations.<br /><br />That said, of course, I am always hoping for the best. :-)<br /><br />PearlPearlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05261369905176088917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-900511694483629432014-08-22T10:32:30.232-04:002014-08-22T10:32:30.232-04:00The PHD's are a bit stuffy it seems.
I enjoy m...The PHD's are a bit stuffy it seems.<br />I enjoy my expectations :)Willowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02507537074005136610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-46347137612129760142014-08-21T01:02:18.004-04:002014-08-21T01:02:18.004-04:00I'm adding another comment since I've been...I'm adding another comment since I've been pondering on your post. Anticipation of joy is such a nice phrase. I had the kind of childhood where joy was not allowed. Optimism, however, kept me going. I really didn't experience joy until my children were born. Now I treasure it.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12830177691014290662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-50150550458457250642014-08-18T13:16:24.408-04:002014-08-18T13:16:24.408-04:00Dear Arleen, like you, I live with great expectati...Dear Arleen, like you, I live with great expectations and when they don't prove true or fail to materialize I simply make some kind of funny story out of the whole thing and laugh it off. Of course, I can't laugh off what's happening in Ferguson, Missouri, or the racism that's seen there, or what's happening in the MIddle East, and yet I continue to believe that peace is possible and that treating everyone as a respected sister/brother is possible. Those expectations give me one more reason to get up everyday.<br /><br />Your paraphrase: "the journey teaches you more than the destination" is so true. I've learning so much from my journey thus far and the days ahead hold even more for me. Or so I believe . . . and expect. Peace.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00612299013780771262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-65423951595045240272014-08-16T00:59:34.047-04:002014-08-16T00:59:34.047-04:00I'll take that million, Lexa.I'll take that million, Lexa. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-12872642941512579812014-08-16T00:57:14.586-04:002014-08-16T00:57:14.586-04:00I love that prayer, Susan.
Most successful peop...I love that prayer, Susan. <br /><br />Most successful people will tell you that getting there was the more than half the fun. <br /><br />I love The a Little Engine That Could and also Horton The Elephant.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-45851114811163241682014-08-16T00:48:03.181-04:002014-08-16T00:48:03.181-04:00There are still serfs around who probable have lis...There are still serfs around who probable have listened to the experts.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-56518704250935363882014-08-16T00:45:18.779-04:002014-08-16T00:45:18.779-04:00Your dad was a wise man, Laura. I have always tri...Your dad was a wise man, Laura. I have always tried to never give up and only quit when there is no alternative.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-41387573255996378712014-08-16T00:42:02.691-04:002014-08-16T00:42:02.691-04:00The anticipation of joy lasts longer than the expe...The anticipation of joy lasts longer than the expectation usually. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-55784668878218678032014-08-16T00:37:45.062-04:002014-08-16T00:37:45.062-04:00Another expert will come along and dispute these f...Another expert will come along and dispute these findings and then another expert will come along......Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-21462323548331994572014-08-15T23:12:26.988-04:002014-08-15T23:12:26.988-04:00Your insights and ideas are way better than that m...Your insights and ideas are way better than that million-dollar study group. You deserve a million! Have a lovely weekend! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-15954416978487516862014-08-15T17:10:58.153-04:002014-08-15T17:10:58.153-04:00You know what that PHD stands for, dontcha? (At le...You know what that PHD stands for, dontcha? (At least, according to my husband...) It stands for "piled higher and deeper." The so-called experts may know more than I do about a lot of things, (maybe most things) but based on that chart nonsense, they don't know as much as they think they do about what constitutes happiness. Hopes, dreams and determination are as important to a meaningful life as love and friendship. "May I never be so blind that all I see is my own small world, nor so self-satisfied that all I am is all I ever hope to be." (Someone told me that little prayer years ago, but I can't remember its source. It's right up there with "High Hopes" and "The Little Engine That Could," though, isn't it?)<br /><br />On this topic, I think you're a heckuva lot wiser than the "experts." (IAnd if you think about it, if they hadn't set THEIR bars high, they wouldn't even have those PHDs...)Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-8766313361413482862014-08-15T13:42:35.114-04:002014-08-15T13:42:35.114-04:00Expectations, low or high, have to move upward. E...Expectations, low or high, have to move upward. Else, we'd all still be serfs in the Medieval age.Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-37353334073231006352014-08-15T01:40:13.028-04:002014-08-15T01:40:13.028-04:00My Dad advised me, "If you never give up, you...My Dad advised me, "If you never give up, you never lose." I can point to several things over my lifetime that prove that saying. Things may turn out the way you want them after you walk away, too. Life is strange. There is happiness to be found in even the bleakest of times. Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-59695727133805009422014-08-14T07:02:13.715-04:002014-08-14T07:02:13.715-04:00Anticipation of joy is not the same as high expect...Anticipation of joy is not the same as high expectations. Whenever I find myself getting too ambitious about some achievement or other which is probably beyond me, I slap myself down.<br /><br />Also, I have no great expectation that there will be peace in the world. For instance. Ever. I have yet to be disappointed. (Yes. I know, that’s being cynical - but realistic).<br /><br />All the same, let’s stay happy whatever the experts say. Experts Huh!Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-72968745450724024502014-08-13T19:57:00.785-04:002014-08-13T19:57:00.785-04:00I get so sick and tired of the "experts"...I get so sick and tired of the "experts" telling me how I should think, act and react! I'll do it my way...because they, the "experts" will change their mind next week! ;)Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835982875620956300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-65571642556764687482014-08-12T19:12:29.443-04:002014-08-12T19:12:29.443-04:00We are always hardest on ourselves, Munir. At thi...We are always hardest on ourselves, Munir. At this point of life, I am trying to to kinder to the person I am.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-65413802421585956112014-08-12T19:07:49.759-04:002014-08-12T19:07:49.759-04:00I always find your posts both interesting and well...I always find your posts both interesting and well written, Jon.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-36576305641024308062014-08-12T18:33:41.735-04:002014-08-12T18:33:41.735-04:00I basically believe in goals rather than expectati...I basically believe in goals rather than expectations. This way I blame myself if I did not reach them or even fulfill them.MunirGhiasuddinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05232362559666320301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-70378836837538152892014-08-12T13:25:55.459-04:002014-08-12T13:25:55.459-04:00Hi again - I just wanted you to know that I didn&#...Hi again - I just wanted you to know that I didn't delete my previous blog post because of your comment. I temporarily reverted it to a draft, because I honestly thought I was posting too many long, boring things about myself. I didn't want to overwhelm everyone with too much of ME.<br /><br />I will repost that entry in a few days.Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-37778074744093573892014-08-12T08:02:15.592-04:002014-08-12T08:02:15.592-04:00Statistics are just a mathematical equation and do...Statistics are just a mathematical equation and does not measure the human spirit. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7470877934076705573.post-13836750557082738472014-08-12T07:58:20.839-04:002014-08-12T07:58:20.839-04:00I always go with my heart, Julie, not the experts....I always go with my heart, Julie, not the experts.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.com