tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post4473084662013946399..comments2024-02-06T11:57:25.334-05:00Comments on The Frumanista: Three Women in a Car Princess Leahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-50487590731702403442016-09-27T13:10:20.241-04:002016-09-27T13:10:20.241-04:00SPDR: I really have to re-read Daniel Gilbert'...SPDR: I really have to re-read Daniel Gilbert's book. And Brene's. Because happiness is a pursuit in that it is a personal goal—it is only achieved from within, not without. Princess Leahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17217157534383672867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-72828674920288610082016-09-26T22:25:10.000-04:002016-09-26T22:25:10.000-04:00Rabbi Shalom Arush (shlita) and Rabbi Lazer Brody ...Rabbi Shalom Arush (<i>shlita</i>) and Rabbi Lazer Brody (<i>shlita</i>) often teach that complaining invokes Divine wrath and punishment, while thanking G_d and an attitude of gratitude invokes Divine blessings and help.Mr. Cohenhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/DerechEmet/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6017927177231080668.post-72047968414403705202016-09-26T21:20:02.995-04:002016-09-26T21:20:02.995-04:00It's a choice to be happy. We focus on the neg...It's a choice to be happy. We focus on the negatives, the pain, the struggles, because it’s easier. We feel loss more keenly than we feel joy. We have more time now that we have washing machines, more time to reflect on what we don’t have. We have more freedom now that we have freedom of religion, freedom to complain about all the less essential things. Do we have a lot of problems, yes, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be happy. And per Brene Brown, when we numb pain, we numb joy, so neither exist in a vacuum. Well said PL!Some Poems Don't Rhymehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09294404829014932086noreply@blogger.com