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Tue Feb-20-07 08:33 AM
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| 83. Agreed. Try doing something nice for someone, just to have done so. |
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Being of service, being kind, being accepting and supportive are the key to receiving the same things yourselve, in the larger sense.
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| -Want to be happy? |
Az |
Feb-18-07 07:01 PM |
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Interesting |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-18-07 07:30 PM |
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That's what I thought too |
sleebarker |
Feb-18-07 08:31 PM |
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welcome to DU! |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Feb-19-07 06:37 AM |
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It's also Christianity |
dmesg |
Feb-19-07 11:44 AM |
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Nah, not so much. |
The Stranger |
Feb-19-07 01:33 PM |
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That heaven/hell thing was not in the New Testament but added |
truedelphi |
Feb-19-07 02:31 PM |
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Changing "The kingdom of heaven" to "heaven as a place you go after death" was a later addition |
dmesg |
Feb-19-07 05:04 PM |
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Well, the hook was fall/redemption, whenever that was installed into the theology. |
The Stranger |
Feb-20-07 10:00 AM |
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it is very Zen Buddhist |
ktlyon |
Feb-19-07 04:10 PM |
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The place where they meet is truly sublime |
tavalon |
Feb-19-07 07:47 AM |
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quit complaining too |
AZDemDist6 |
Feb-18-07 07:39 PM |
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Actually that is covered in the article as well |
Az |
Feb-18-07 07:45 PM |
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that is living in the moment |
ktlyon |
Feb-19-07 04:11 PM |
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yuppers! |
AZDemDist6 |
Feb-20-07 08:26 AM |
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Sounds like Gandhi: |
Delphinus |
Feb-20-07 05:16 PM |
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a kick and a rec and a prayer |
stellanoir |
Feb-18-07 07:48 PM |
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Now if I can just remember to do all this....at the precise moments |
B Calm |
Feb-18-07 07:51 PM |
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Will I look like your avatar? |
The Straight Story |
Feb-18-07 07:57 PM |
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Na |
Az |
Feb-18-07 07:59 PM |
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I'd say it is fortunate they are rare... |
davsand |
Feb-18-07 08:02 PM |
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Very nice, Az. Kicking & recommending. n/t |
I Have A Dream |
Feb-18-07 08:05 PM |
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I completely disagree with #1 |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 08:24 PM |
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Agree with you |
PADemD |
Feb-18-07 08:28 PM |
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You can disagree |
Az |
Feb-18-07 08:31 PM |
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Which studies? Links? |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 08:38 PM |
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Translation please... |
RiverStone |
Feb-18-07 11:38 PM |
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My experience, as someone who started a business |
wildeyed |
Feb-19-07 10:19 AM |
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Thanks for the perspective... |
RiverStone |
Feb-19-07 02:02 PM |
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It would be scarier to do with kids. |
wildeyed |
Feb-19-07 04:49 PM |
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having goals and constantly meeting them can work for a while |
unblock |
Feb-18-07 08:45 PM |
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Having the goal isn't what causes unhappiness. |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 08:55 PM |
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i'm open to the idea that there's a way to do goals "properly" |
unblock |
Feb-18-07 09:03 PM |
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There are a number of things to consider. |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 09:13 PM |
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I understand your point |
NobleCynic |
Feb-18-07 08:48 PM |
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Link? |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 08:59 PM |
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Unfortunately, unless you have a subscription |
NobleCynic |
Feb-18-07 09:15 PM |
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Not everyone’s goals are the same. |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 09:40 PM |
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I believe as it is defined |
NobleCynic |
Feb-18-07 10:04 PM |
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A-type personalities may include people who set goals, but NOT ALL people who set goals are A-types. |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 10:18 PM |
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You are absolutely correct |
NobleCynic |
Feb-18-07 11:19 PM |
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No. A-types and goal-setters aren't synonymous. |
nicknameless |
Feb-18-07 11:59 PM |
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I'm not saying they're synonymous |
NobleCynic |
Feb-19-07 01:03 AM |
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They are NOT “selling something” |
nicknameless |
Feb-19-07 01:24 AM |
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A motivational speaker is most definitely "selling something" |
NobleCynic |
Feb-19-07 01:13 PM |
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You are hopelessly deluded, if you believe a word of what you just wrote. |
nicknameless |
Feb-19-07 05:49 PM |
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Look. You misunderstand each of my arguments, |
NobleCynic |
Feb-20-07 08:46 PM |
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You have yet to post a non-disingenuous reply, save your first one. |
nicknameless |
Feb-20-07 08:59 PM |
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Not getting through at all... |
NobleCynic |
Feb-20-07 09:30 PM |
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The houses being built now are a helluva lot bigger than they were 50 years ago. |
raccoon |
Feb-19-07 10:01 AM |
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Oh please. |
nicknameless |
Feb-19-07 05:52 PM |
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I said in some places houses were way overpriced. nt |
raccoon |
Feb-20-07 08:00 AM |
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The original claim was that people's buying power is greater than it was 50 years ago. |
nicknameless |
Feb-20-07 05:10 PM |
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It needs a better explanation, I believe. |
TahitiNut |
Feb-19-07 12:21 AM |
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Yes. There are a lot of variables here. |
nicknameless |
Feb-19-07 12:59 AM |
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This is, of course, just anecdotal |
dmesg |
Feb-19-07 11:45 AM |
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It’s all anecdotal. |
nicknameless |
Feb-20-07 06:17 PM |
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The human experience is based upon opportunity, not goals |
SimpleTrend |
Feb-19-07 02:56 PM |
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I think it means not obsessing |
ktlyon |
Feb-19-07 04:16 PM |
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i'm really psyched about this whole "positivite psychology" line of research |
unblock |
Feb-18-07 08:43 PM |
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Interesting |
Southpawkicker |
Feb-18-07 09:06 PM |
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Or |
Gregorian |
Feb-18-07 09:15 PM |
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I cannot believe nobody recognized the true essential core of happiness here! |
Gregorian |
Feb-19-07 12:50 PM |
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Love helps lead to happiness. |
Jonathan50 |
Feb-18-07 10:40 PM |
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"Happiness is simply getting enough sleep." |
Lilith Velkor |
Feb-19-07 11:15 AM |
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Very true. |
Blue in Portland |
Feb-20-07 10:03 AM |
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Thanks for this. It helped a lot. Cheers! |
BigBearJohn |
Feb-18-07 11:12 PM |
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Let me recommend a similar philosophy...and it's a cheap book! |
tomreedtoon |
Feb-18-07 11:58 PM |
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Sorry, self delete! (That ol' demon "couldn't post" again.) |
tomreedtoon |
Feb-19-07 12:04 AM |
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I"m surprised the list doesn't have "gratitude" at the #1 position |
renate |
Feb-19-07 01:44 AM |
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Hmm |
undergroundpanther |
Feb-19-07 03:04 AM |
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This all sounds good until you get to your dysfunctional workplace.. |
B Calm |
Feb-19-07 05:36 AM |
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Amen to that |
BluePatriot |
Feb-19-07 11:51 AM |
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Within the first hour at work today I forgot the lessons in the OP. |
B Calm |
Feb-19-07 04:51 PM |
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It's a new day... Maybe it'll be different.... |
B Calm |
Feb-20-07 05:31 AM |
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I get lots of emails about this - apparently happiness involves bigger boobs and a better erection. |
progressoid |
Feb-19-07 07:26 AM |
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Very Zen. |
Boogie |
Feb-19-07 07:31 AM |
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Thanks for posting this, Az! |
Karenina |
Feb-19-07 08:28 AM |
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Hmmm. So the key to happiness is giving up? |
bryant69 |
Feb-19-07 08:32 AM |
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more like "non-attachment" -- eschew "maya" or illusion |
nashville_brook |
Feb-19-07 12:49 PM |
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What about number two? |
Unca Jim |
Feb-19-07 09:39 AM |
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Welcome to DU |
NobleCynic |
Feb-19-07 01:30 PM |
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Interesting ... |
Everybody |
Feb-19-07 09:41 AM |
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So that's why we're all crazy |
NoMoreMyths |
Feb-19-07 09:57 AM |
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I wish I had been less focused on goals when I was younger. |
wildeyed |
Feb-19-07 10:40 AM |
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no worries about global warming, peak oil and the oil wars |
rman |
Feb-19-07 12:25 PM |
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And...... |
demrabble |
Feb-19-07 12:51 PM |
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Another road to happiness... |
cooolandrew |
Feb-19-07 02:39 PM |
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Just had a major cancer scare and major surgery at 42 |
Carni |
Feb-19-07 08:15 PM |
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"Happiness" is ill-defined |
dmesg |
Feb-19-07 10:34 PM |
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I get sad thinking about happiness. Striving for contentment makes me anxious. |
autorank |
Feb-20-07 05:19 AM |
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Agreed. Try doing something nice for someone, just to have done so. |
Peake |
Feb-20-07 08:33 AM |
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