tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post6684729956805681717..comments2023-10-11T03:48:57.606-04:00Comments on Head For the Red: How to Be Happy ForeverRufus Opushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10806987441760167537noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-24357735758444491782012-03-25T17:28:55.768-04:002012-03-25T17:28:55.768-04:00There is also the issue of getting what you want, ...There is also the issue of getting what you want, and realising that it's not what you need. I think this happens far to many times to mention. Optimally you learn from this, so that you put your energy and work towards more fruitful projects. Else, you get stuck.Suecae Soundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04949168285331693357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-79378749211270165122012-03-12T11:49:49.606-04:002012-03-12T11:49:49.606-04:00Great post RO.
I read "Strife of the Spirit&...Great post RO.<br /><br />I read "Strife of the Spirit" annually to remind myself that remaining static means going backwards in my development. Plus I read "Mastery" to remind myself that practice is the most important thing, goals are just signposts on the way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-16504569434172795012012-03-10T23:54:06.202-05:002012-03-10T23:54:06.202-05:00Sometimes when goals take too long to manifest, th...Sometimes when goals take too long to manifest, the imagined outcome becomes more of a big deal.<br /><br />That's annoying. When you work and work and work at a goal, and it's taking <i>forever</i> to come to fruition, for whatever reason. <br /><br />And then it happens. Your goal materializes. No more work put into that singular goal. Your happiness stems from the feeling of finishing a rough time -- the ending of that rough time of 'wanting and not having'. It's a temporary feeling by nature.<br /><br />But then the work you put in doesn't match up with the value of the outcome. Sometimes.<br /><br />That's where people get turned upside down and etc.Ellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569934670113564298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-12655332901920329782012-03-10T21:36:55.132-05:002012-03-10T21:36:55.132-05:00Thanks for your kind words :-)
I offered those th...Thanks for your kind words :-)<br /><br />I offered those thoughts not because I thought being happy is bad or unattainable, or that they pretend that one should be instantly happy or happy forevermore.<br /><br />I actually am happy...joyful. Of course happiness like everything else has its ups and downs ;-)<br /><br />I am just very much in sympathy with two things:<br />1. Stoicism (Epictetus, Marcus Aurelius, etc.)<br />2. In the stories, when one's wish is granted, you gotta be very careful, because that djinn is a tricky fellow!Lance M. Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17404310713482611952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-91897059962962075472012-03-10T17:43:08.571-05:002012-03-10T17:43:08.571-05:00thanks RO for this...sometimes, we all need just a...thanks RO for this...sometimes, we all need just a little reminder. thanks for putting it in such a clever and succinct way =)PhoenixAngelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02628182447302904322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-58351024595726270702012-03-09T19:38:40.290-05:002012-03-09T19:38:40.290-05:00Oh, spot on!
I achieved a goal I wanted, but turn...Oh, spot on!<br /><br />I achieved a goal I wanted, but turned out there were some hidden aspects of which I was unaware that turned my life around... severely.<br /><br />And just today, more goals were achieved. I worked hard to achieve these specific goals, both mundanely and magically. But I also learned my lessons. I've set other goals in the meantime, so I won't be saying, "Now what".<br /><br />And we're on the same wavelength because I was going to write up something on this... <br /><br />Great job!Rose Weaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289493128753395716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-3892775523280403062012-03-09T19:34:05.111-05:002012-03-09T19:34:05.111-05:00You touched on an interesting, and important note ...You touched on an interesting, and important note that i find in a great deal of kabbalistic works. The notion of the every changing manifestation of reality, ever expanding universe, every evolving life. As you said, it is not static, for static = stagnation. It would mean you reached some sort of end goal and there was no where else to move. This would, in a Kabbalistic sense, mean reaching absolute union with the Divine on all levels. You would not return to live happily ever after in a nice big home have unlimited sex and eating all the greatest foods on the planet. You, as a physical being, no longer exist, and no longer have any physical desires. You wouldn't have the notion of "oh, this is what it all means and this is what it looks like from 'up' here" because you again, would be ONE with the Divine, not one IN the Divine. You wouldn't even be a borg collective... That would be the END GAME. <br />The ever changing, ever moving goal post is, from my stand point, that which helps us grow and expand. Cant bench 100lbs? keep at it.. suddenly 100lbs is nothing... if you stay at 100lbs, your muscles will not change. Life would be an instantly ever changing barbel. THe moment you could lift 100, it would instanly become 110. got to 110 TOO easily from 100? it will instantly jump to 150, got to 150 TOO easily? it goes up to 300 and says "keep up!" Life is the perfect personal trainer always throwing at you what you need to grow, but you will never grow if you are ever "happy". <br />Even greek monks, living in a monastery where common worries such as money and love and politics no longer exist, must ever push themselves harder and harder. The prayer and meditation that was so hard the first few years has become easy, so they up the anti, ever making it more difficult. If they dont push, life starts to "remind" them of the things they are missing on the outside, and they must once again renew their values and strength or lose and fall a great height.<br />Wow im long winded today...Hypnovatoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03959801151825593183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-48111838287854944432012-03-09T17:52:54.410-05:002012-03-09T17:52:54.410-05:00Well one thing I KNOW FOR SURE (a'la Oprah) is...Well one thing I KNOW FOR SURE (a'la Oprah) is that I have finally had my blocks (guilt, worry, etc.) about asking for and actually getting $1 million dollars removed forever! How did this occur? When I read about the chick in Michigan who'd one $1 million dollars and is still collecting food stamps! If the Gods can smile on her and give her $1 million dollars, surely mine is lurking out there somewhere, too! Karma can't be that much of a bitch! LOL!C-Stylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08358470743541883625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-28307604682097241802012-03-09T17:18:04.970-05:002012-03-09T17:18:04.970-05:00This is an excellent post, RO, but I'm slightl...This is an excellent post, RO, but I'm slightly disturbed that the happy face in your picture appears to have testicles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25882546.post-39325380557529944142012-03-09T16:09:42.970-05:002012-03-09T16:09:42.970-05:00I think that, at its center, this is a problem of ...I think that, at its center, this is a problem of words. We only have one word for what we want: happiness. Sure, there's synonyms, like joy, but we don't commonly make a distinction between the two.<br /><br />Happiness is like a cookie. It's great. But only eating cookies makes you sick.<br /><br />There is a different sort of joy in creating something you care about, and making a positive impact on the world. The problem is, we don't have a word for it, so it's hard to think about. So we go back to thinking about happiness, which usually means getting the thing we think we want, rather than creating something we're proud of.<br /><br />It's a problem of words, and not having a word for types of joy there different from happiness.Mike Sententiahttp://magickofthought.comnoreply@blogger.com