tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post3837856795276668601..comments2024-03-22T03:19:38.110-04:00Comments on Forever In Hell: AnhedoniaPersonalFailurehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-43165964149629596972009-04-08T12:37:00.000-04:002009-04-08T12:37:00.000-04:00You'll realize that happiness can be found in a mi...<B>You'll realize that happiness can be found in a million tiny things that are so easy to overlook: a cloud that looks like a duck, the first flowers of spring, a sunny day, a stranger's smile.</B><BR/><BR/>or in the case of my dog, something new to pee on ;)<BR/><BR/>I agree, I think this person did mix up happiness and pleasure. Very good point.Kerri Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368500873620219614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-47164533934180245742009-04-07T16:21:00.000-04:002009-04-07T16:21:00.000-04:00Yes, I learned a lot from that day. It's helped me...Yes, I learned a lot from that day. It's helped me more than I ever would have realized at the time.<BR/><BR/>Happiness is simple. Babies do it. Dogs do it. And if you ever get confused about it, watch a baby or a dog for a while. You'll realize that happiness can be found in a million tiny things that are so easy to overlook: a cloud that looks like a duck, the first flowers of spring, a sunny day, a stranger's smile.<BR/><BR/>In fact, the poorest people in the US (well, sort of) are the happiest overall: Puerto Ricans. Over 56% of PRs fall below the poverty line, but they are far happier, according to surveys, than the majority of USians.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-33281239649700195852009-04-07T15:58:00.000-04:002009-04-07T15:58:00.000-04:00I appreciate your comments about your boy-friend's...I appreciate your comments about your boy-friend's mother, and celebrating her life, and the character she is. Funerals are really for the living--a good place to celebrate life, even when we're really sad and missing the person who is gone. <BR/><BR/>Do you mind if I throw in my 2 cents? With regards to the pursuit of happiness--<BR/><BR/>I think "happiness" gets mixed up with "pleasure," all too often. Pleasure can be bought, while happiness can be found in even the humblest of circumstances. I know many people who spend endless amounts of time, energy, and money, pursuing pleasure, which never seems to last. Please don't missunderstand--I don't believe pleasure is necessarily a bad thing--it's just that I've known people who were happy and peaceful, even during less-than pleasurable circumstances, and I've known others who seemed to have everything going for them--popularity, money, possessions, and yet they never seemed truly happy and content. True happiness and joy are worth the pursuit.<BR/><BR/>Please pardon me for quoting a snippet of scripture on this sight. I realize it might not be well-received, but here goes, anyway:<BR/><BR/>". . .Men are that they might have joy."Daughter of Evehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150224385775870829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-24657155654552969232009-04-07T13:46:00.000-04:002009-04-07T13:46:00.000-04:00Well these are the same types of people who refer ...Well these are the same types of people who refer to themselves as wicked, sinful people who deserve hell but because of Jesus being nailed to some big wooden cross, they don't have to actually go there.<BR/><BR/>Someone sent me a link to this documentary about a young woman (13 I think) who really believed she was a wicked, wicked person just like everyone else. That really brought home just how twisted religion can be. <BR/><BR/>So much damn guilt, for such a shitty reason.<BR/><BR/>I also watched Jesus Camp which made me want to kill myself. (but the Great Bunny says that’s bad because we’re not allowed to just give up on life because of someone else’s massive stupidity. If we did, the stupid people would inherit the earth and who would worship the Great Bunny then.)Kerri Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368500873620219614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-20967892790727996132009-04-07T10:39:00.000-04:002009-04-07T10:39:00.000-04:00If only we all had some basic understanding of his...If only we all had some basic understanding of history.<BR/><BR/>It's a little disturbing when one's reaction to "happy" is "you evil hedonist!"PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-36032025377499567062009-04-07T10:14:00.000-04:002009-04-07T10:14:00.000-04:00Ah, the ol' lack of understanding in order to pain...Ah, the ol' lack of understanding in order to paint your opponents as somehow evil trick...<BR/><BR/>"Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," has nothing to do with selfish hedonism. They're kind of the focal point of the anti-monarchy stance of the Enlightenment. Freedom to pursue happiness says that you, as a citizen, are allowed to seek after your own life goals instead of doing what the king says and believing as the king believes.<BR/><BR/>Of course that in and of itself is a sin in the eyes of those who fervently believe we all need to believe in a Heavenly king. Really, it's a little sad that more than two hundred years after the American and French Revolutions we're still fighting the battles of the Enlightenment.Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-2406917167044989712009-04-07T10:10:00.000-04:002009-04-07T10:10:00.000-04:00I can't imagine not seeking out happiness. What a ...I can't imagine not seeking out happiness. What a bleak way to live. It's sad, really.PersonalFailurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03034292023591747601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-7255282187167562922009-04-07T09:42:00.000-04:002009-04-07T09:42:00.000-04:00Since leaving christianity, I've become an utter h...Since leaving christianity, I've become an utter hedonist.<BR/><BR/>It really is the happier way to live.Temaskianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18068174414758327939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1334761054277672365.post-60003105261185530172009-04-06T17:17:00.000-04:002009-04-06T17:17:00.000-04:00Laugh or cry baby! So says the Great Bunny!WOOT.Laugh or cry baby! So says the Great Bunny!<BR/><BR/>WOOT.Kerri Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05368500873620219614noreply@blogger.com