Comments on: Happiness: doing or having? http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/ Fri, 30 Jul 2010 05:41:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: fender4eva http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-303 fender4eva Mon, 11 Jan 2010 04:03:22 +0000 http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-303 Brilliant response BB, to a great post by the Gigmaster. Good reading from both of you....... Brilliant response BB, to a great post by the Gigmaster. Good reading from both of you…….

]]> By: Benita http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-302 Benita Mon, 11 Jan 2010 03:57:13 +0000 http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-302 Gig, I think happiness is also in "Being". Lately, thanks in part to a stint in the outback, I've connected with the little things in life, things that take little or no effort to appreciate: that unmistakable smell just before it starts to rain; the clink of a teacup as it comes to rest on the saucer, the slight rustle of the trees as daylight turns to dusk; taking a walk as night falls, and feeling the earth sigh as the day is done.... As I started hearing and feeling these things, I really started feeling a sense of contentment within myself. I felt as though I had really reached inside myself and discovered what is is just to "be". And now that I've found it, it's something that I look forward to doing every day. It's comforting, it's soothing, and it's something I recommend you all try. Life is so busy and we never take the time just to "be". Enjoy your life, and everything around you... Gig, I think happiness is also in “Being”. Lately, thanks in part to a stint in the outback, I’ve connected with the little things in life, things that take little or no effort to appreciate: that unmistakable smell just before it starts to rain; the clink of a teacup as it comes to rest on the saucer, the slight rustle of the trees as daylight turns to dusk; taking a walk as night falls, and feeling the earth sigh as the day is done….

As I started hearing and feeling these things, I really started feeling a sense of contentment within myself. I felt as though I had really reached inside myself and discovered what is is just to “be”. And now that I’ve found it, it’s something that I look forward to doing every day. It’s comforting, it’s soothing, and it’s something I recommend you all try. Life is so busy and we never take the time just to “be”. Enjoy your life, and everything around you…

]]> By: wollywally http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-299 wollywally Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:09:54 +0000 http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-299 Beautiful post Gigdiary in this fast pace world more them before, is necessary to recharge" the battery" or we can go" flat battery" for so long and then disease set in, that's why I tend to be religious these days about an afternoon nap, or siesta I like , many mothers I did let my battery got flat and I got sick, still recovering, one of my dream is to start a place where mother can have downtime a refuge for mother where they can go and nurture themselves and be nurture by older women for a week or two or until they are well, need the money to start something like that, love to all ooxx Beautiful post Gigdiary in this fast pace world more them before, is necessary to recharge” the battery” or we can go” flat battery” for so long and then disease set in, that’s why I tend to be religious these days about an afternoon nap, or siesta I like , many mothers I did let my battery got flat and I got sick, still recovering, one of my dream is to start a place where mother can have downtime a refuge for mother where they can go and nurture themselves and be nurture by older women for a week or two or until they are well, need the money to start something like that, love to all ooxx

]]> By: The Original Susie http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-298 The Original Susie Sat, 09 Jan 2010 10:27:34 +0000 http://gigdiary.net/2010/01/09/happiness-doing-or-having/#comment-298 I worked for the Sisters of St Joseph for many years and they were quite committed to the concept of "furlough". They understood the need for regular, extended breaks. The Jesuit priests who worked with the order were of the same mind. In the beginning I found it quite foreign as Sisters would disappear for a month or two but over time I came to understand the value of downtime. Now if somehow I could explain the concept of 'furlough' to my seven year old.... I worked for the Sisters of St Joseph for many years and they were quite committed to the concept of “furlough”. They understood the need for regular, extended breaks. The Jesuit priests who worked with the order were of the same mind. In the beginning I found it quite foreign as Sisters would disappear for a month or two but over time I came to understand the value of downtime.

Now if somehow I could explain the concept of ‘furlough’ to my seven year old….

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