New Posts For Thread: How happy are you and why?http://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_whyI am a very happy person. My key to being happy is having love in my heart and keeping it replenished while living in my heart in the present moment. Sometimes I am just sitting in a chair and all of a sudden I get the feeling inside similar to "beMost folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.~Abraham Lincolnhttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=285480298#285480298Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.~Abraham LincolnThu, 16 Apr 2009 10:33:01 -0500I had an outrageous cell phone bill and asked about 3x if I could change my rate plan and was told "not until the full balance was paid" that they could not access a change. So, I got futher and further behind. In January I finally got assistance frohttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=282932618#282932618I had an outrageous cell phone bill and asked about 3x if I could change my rate plan and was told "not until the full balance was paid" that they could not access a change. So, I got futher and further behind. In January I finally got assistance froSun, 05 Apr 2009 18:35:50 -0500I love Goethe; libertyquotes.com, out of Canada(curiously enough) has been sending me quotes from a lot of people, and I've been collecting them. Goethe is one of many.Here's some:..."text/html; charset=utf-8" />..."Word.Document" />..."Microsoft Wohttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=282477281#282477281I love Goethe; libertyquotes.com, out of Canada(curiously enough) has been sending me quotes from a lot of people, and I've been collecting them. Goethe is one of many.Here's some:..."text/html; charset=utf-8" />..."Word.Document" />..."Microsoft WoFri, 03 Apr 2009 00:44:31 -0500Rev Dorris- I have seen a lot of this too. I think our current society has erased a lot of the support systems that helped people to deal with everyday crisises in their lives. Time is seen as such a valuable commodity, and no one seems to have muhttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=282340477#282340477Rev Dorris- I have seen a lot of this too. I think our current society has erased a lot of the support systems that helped people to deal with everyday crisises in their lives. Time is seen as such a valuable commodity, and no one seems to have muThu, 02 Apr 2009 12:50:49 -0500Leslie,I like your Goethe quote. What I often see are people who are unhappy but will not take action to correct or remove the source of their unhappiness. They get a feeling of helplessness and then do nothing.With love,Rev Dorrishttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=279670387#279670387Leslie,I like your Goethe quote. What I often see are people who are unhappy but will not take action to correct or remove the source of their unhappiness. They get a feeling of helplessness and then do nothing.With love,Rev DorrisFri, 20 Mar 2009 04:51:15 -0500I agree, Rev Doris, that worrying is pointless. Whenever I find myself caught up in a restless night of worrying, I try to think of something constructive that I can do tomorrow. Worrying about things, without doing anything, just generates a lot ohttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=279521587#279521587I agree, Rev Doris, that worrying is pointless. Whenever I find myself caught up in a restless night of worrying, I try to think of something constructive that I can do tomorrow. Worrying about things, without doing anything, just generates a lot oThu, 19 Mar 2009 13:15:01 -0500Many years ago, during a very stressful period, the song came out called "Don't Worry -- Be Happy" by Bob Marley (I think). It struck a cord in my heart and mind. I have remembered this and when stress or worry tries to gain a foothold, I just thinhttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=278499587#278499587Many years ago, during a very stressful period, the song came out called "Don't Worry -- Be Happy" by Bob Marley (I think). It struck a cord in my heart and mind. I have remembered this and when stress or worry tries to gain a foothold, I just thinSat, 14 Mar 2009 05:03:44 -0500I am a very happy person. My key to being happy is having love in my heart and keeping it replenished while living in my heart in the present moment. Sometimes I am just sitting in a chair and all of a sudden I get the feeling inside similar to "behttp://community.beliefnet.com/heart_centered_self-directed_personal_gr/go/thread/view/37349/13992611/How_happy_are_you_and_why?post_id=278456931#278456931I am a very happy person. My key to being happy is having love in my heart and keeping it replenished while living in my heart in the present moment. Sometimes I am just sitting in a chair and all of a sudden I get the feeling inside similar to "beFri, 13 Mar 2009 22:00:02 -0500