tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889218320515202369.post2603719513439296973..comments2023-04-24T16:42:54.720+01:00Comments on Words For Sale: Happiness in a Pillow CaseCatherinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01605290776067192864noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889218320515202369.post-87654670807710792522012-02-13T12:26:22.135+00:002012-02-13T12:26:22.135+00:00Try rosehip oil for your face, it's so moistur...Try rosehip oil for your face, it's so moisturising and not at all irritating if you have sensitive skin like me. As for me, happiness is:<br /><br />- A cat nap in the middle of a productive day<br />- A delicious, healthy, satisfying dinner opposite my boyfriend<br />- A steaming hot bath with plenty of time <br />- A Sunday morning (my exercise rest day!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889218320515202369.post-63401396167659247532012-02-13T01:08:28.781+00:002012-02-13T01:08:28.781+00:00I think you're rather good at cultivating happ...I think you're rather good at cultivating happiness and healthiness - it's certainly one thing I really admire in you, as it's so much harder when one has obsessive, anxious tendencies and I think over the years you've systematically and with a certain grace worked at creating a space for yourself where you can be peaceful and been committed to that. I've certainly found this kind of thing rocky, though I feel I can say, I've got better with the realisation that it's more ethically better to try to be happy, than to try to be sad. Which is not to say that Michael Rosen's 'I'm sad not bad' is incorrect, but that suffering is only useful if it is changing things for the better, it hasn't got value in and of itself. Sometimes useless suffering occurs. The role of society and government should be to avoid this! I know that the happier I am, the better I treat people, the more productive work I accomplish, the more good I put into the world. I think I used to be very hung up on the notion that it was only through some kind of martyrdom that one could be good and that's really silly! Martyrdom historically was the personal made political - individuals not willing to compromise their faith because they felt that in the scheme of things the integrity thus preserved was more imporant that their suffering. Outside of the political, martydom loses its meaning IMO.<br /><br />So after that ramble, the things that keep me happy are:<br /><br />1.) Small or big kindnesses to others<br />2.) Listening to music I want to listen to more often. I have always been one to delay pleasures without good reason. There's simply too much good culture to do this!<br />3.) Being silly, or perhaps more importantly, encouraging the silliness in others!<br />4.) Looking at pictures of beautiful things online and not reading the comments pages on news sites or youtube.<br />5.) Limiting my chocolate intake. Haha! xSprockethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653264974671099816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889218320515202369.post-68289633777411696902012-02-11T18:13:27.553+00:002012-02-11T18:13:27.553+00:00I completely agree with all of these.
I also find ...I completely agree with all of these.<br />I also find aromatherapy really helps - geranium and clary sage are great for a happiness boost. And listening to opera. And a DIY mani&pedi/facial/etc. And meditation.<br />Hope you feel better and less anxious!Marinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05016337937749241251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8889218320515202369.post-53912859760956823812012-02-10T22:11:27.701+00:002012-02-10T22:11:27.701+00:00I MUST agree with you when beds are made and laund...I MUST agree with you when beds are made and laundry is put away. I think for me, it's that extra bit of stress in the back of my mind that's saying "hey don't forget to do your chores." Because even though it's small and simple like that, the more small things that pile up, the more stress I have.<br /><br />PS, I literally JUST tidy-ed up (like picking things up off the ground that I've thrown around the bedroom this past day) and I feel calmer already haha.Belenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11276491482922136614noreply@blogger.com