tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post1016032165588487119..comments2024-03-28T19:35:24.365-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: The search for happinessPatrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-36101853799044077772015-04-10T19:08:36.344-07:002015-04-10T19:08:36.344-07:00I agree this is definitely one of your best column...I agree this is definitely one of your best columns. Well said! Blessings, KatKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09932224189710732528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-312659632699596402015-04-07T21:30:52.549-07:002015-04-07T21:30:52.549-07:00I have been reading your blog for years, Patrice; ...I have been reading your blog for years, Patrice; and I can say that without a doubt, this is the BEST column you have ever written! Thank you. Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878686996308532980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-9079036868583084532015-04-07T17:36:26.525-07:002015-04-07T17:36:26.525-07:00This post was amazing and I love your Blog, this r...This post was amazing and I love your Blog, this really made me stop and think about myself and my current life,I have so many things to be happy about, yet I still am looking, thank you for such a positive post ! Shannon Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-85015218485681242702015-04-07T06:55:45.946-07:002015-04-07T06:55:45.946-07:00Thank you Patrice. I've been struggling a lot ...Thank you Patrice. I've been struggling a lot lately with this exactly. Husband just got out of the military after ten years and is been a rough transition. Searching for happiness and being unable to obtain it. Gives me new perspective. Thanks for sharing.<br /><br />Learning in nyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-22751393154905214172015-04-07T06:41:39.296-07:002015-04-07T06:41:39.296-07:00We had some friends over a few weeks ago and our c...We had some friends over a few weeks ago and our conversation turned to what we did during our working lives. I was remembering mostly good things and some of the problems that I had solved along the way. After about 30 min. I discovered that I had really done some good work and solved some really tricky problems. I had never realized that before and I was pleased with my self although I was not aware of it at the time it was happening. You made me look up screed also.stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-21926754404096164542015-04-06T20:53:26.223-07:002015-04-06T20:53:26.223-07:00Happiness is a choice. When we choose to be happy...Happiness is a choice. When we choose to be happy, it seems to me that happiness begets happiness.<br /><br />Of course, joy is another matter altogether. True joy comes only with the gift of salvation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-49739492404676051052015-04-06T20:08:56.939-07:002015-04-06T20:08:56.939-07:00*The uppercase lettering is to point out a certain...*The uppercase lettering is to point out a certain part of the passage...it's not because I am angry :)<br /><br />Ecclesiastes 5:18-20 (ESV)<br /><br />"Behold, what I have seen to be good and fitting is to eat and drink and find enjoyment in all the toil with which one toils under the sun the few days of his life that God has given him, for this is his lot. <br />Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and POWER TO ENJOY THEM, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil--this is the gift of God. <br />FOR HE WILL NOT MUCH REMEMBER THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE BECAUSE GOD KEEPS HIM OCCUPIED WITH JOY IN HIS HEART."<br />6Hicksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-56189452384863732082015-04-06T20:05:31.144-07:002015-04-06T20:05:31.144-07:00Wonderful post. I love the pic of the family in be...Wonderful post. I love the pic of the family in bed with the umbrella. Do you have the title of the picture?Heartshomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08758244110219844632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-48562048176682769192015-04-06T19:29:31.448-07:002015-04-06T19:29:31.448-07:00The grand-daddy of topics, happiness.
I've a...The grand-daddy of topics, happiness. <br /><br />I've always thought happiness is a decision.<br /><br />A lot of great comments.<br /><br />Just Me<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-41744073315710025942015-04-06T19:10:05.807-07:002015-04-06T19:10:05.807-07:00This post really touched me. I remember clearly a...This post really touched me. I remember clearly after my mother's sudden death thinking about how I did not know how happy I was when she was living. I marveled how it could be that just 48 hours before she died, I had not known how good my life was. Appreciating our loved ones, however imperfect they may be, will give us a sense of contentment and happiness, and we should remember how quickly they can be taken away.Sunshinehttp://thesunshinethiryblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-66711697588131055922015-04-06T18:47:45.433-07:002015-04-06T18:47:45.433-07:00Before I continue reading the other comments, I wa...Before I continue reading the other comments, I wanted to respond to yours. I try to keep a gratefulness journal, too.<br /><br />Sometimes, like you, after a hard day, the only thing I can come up with is the warm cozy bed I get to sleep in tonight.<br /><br />Just like you.<br /><br />Just MeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-91284634048824528052015-04-06T18:45:49.206-07:002015-04-06T18:45:49.206-07:00On Topic:
I'm getting to the age? that Nothin...On Topic: <br />I'm getting to the age? that Nothing is perfect .... including me, I lived many years expecting the Best of ppl , only to see it isn't possible. I too have (lots) short comings, perhaps more than I wish to admit. But I don't live with Regrets either. I now know God has taken me on this trip for some reason. most of the time I don't know what that reason is, But I'll stay the coarse with a human side paths .... I don't look back and have regrets (a few wish's but no regrets) Let the paint peal .... it's a home and your safe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209447774530249455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-15496050671449917122015-04-06T18:28:06.977-07:002015-04-06T18:28:06.977-07:00I can't tell if the last one posted ..... But ...I can't tell if the last one posted ..... But the Circus is in town awaiting 2 weeks to set up in Spokane .... but I've dropped 2 of 6-7 trucks & trailers Loaded with Circus stuff (I was just a driver) I dropped them there in Coeur D' Arlene (if I spelled it right) at the county fair grounds Many big red trucks are there and more on the way,,,,, I don't know if that's something you'd like to hear about? .... But I fallowed your blog many years and thought hey I know them .... And I found the ppl to be Extra nice .... and it's a great area to live as well ...... "T" (maybe next trip I'll bring Heirloom seeds for you? I know it's off topic but .... "T" Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07209447774530249455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-49528339022710849932015-04-06T17:45:15.943-07:002015-04-06T17:45:15.943-07:00Thank you Patrice.....I needed this wisdom from yo...Thank you Patrice.....I needed this wisdom from you and now my heart feels light and grateful for all we do have, imperfections and all. God, family and friends are the beautiful and most important things in life. God bless you and yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-56039130308474116962015-04-06T16:50:51.173-07:002015-04-06T16:50:51.173-07:00Lovely post........Lovely post........NancyLEEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551905622924172067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-6504177887929644862015-04-06T16:20:26.253-07:002015-04-06T16:20:26.253-07:00When I read "The Hiding place' by Corrie ...When I read "The Hiding place' by Corrie ten Boon, something stuck with me. While they were in the concentration camp she asked her sister how she could be so happy all the time. She replied - 'Happiness isn't something that depends on our surroundings...it's something we make inside ourselves." Wise advice from someone who didn't seem to have much to be happy about.Annnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-26021585712546205222015-04-06T15:45:36.712-07:002015-04-06T15:45:36.712-07:00“Do any human beings ever realize life while they ...“Do any human beings ever realize life while they live it?”<br />― Thornton Wilder, Our Town EllenShttp://www.ellenseltz.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-10954583286234867922015-04-06T12:37:35.158-07:002015-04-06T12:37:35.158-07:00Stuart Briscoe : "Happiness depends on happen...Stuart Briscoe : "Happiness depends on happenings. If your happenings don't happen to happen as you'd like them to happen, you've no happiness." From a lecture on Paul's letter to the Phillipians.Robnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-90189621829653027602015-04-06T12:07:01.737-07:002015-04-06T12:07:01.737-07:00Thank you! What a great post! I needed this remind...Thank you! What a great post! I needed this reminder. The pastor at my old church used to say that happiness is a biproduct on the road of life. He said it wasn't a goal in and of itself. That happiness occurs when we are faithful to God and fulfill our responsibilities and have an attitude of gratitude. I know that when I take the time to look around and realize how much I have to be thankful for and how blessed I am that I feel much happier. ~~CricketAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-4600548607872707752015-04-06T09:09:19.244-07:002015-04-06T09:09:19.244-07:00I think far too many Americans just don't know...I think far too many Americans just don't know how blessed we are...every one of us....every day.<br /><br />Just ask anyone from Iraq....or Africa....or any of the growing number of places around the world where hot lead is flying and people are being slaughtered simply for their faith....or less.<br /><br />This post made me think of II Timothy 1:7:<br /><br />For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love and of a sound mind.<br /><br />Thank you for your philosophical screed, Patrice, and for reminding me it's not about the funky fences, but the critters therein. And the peeling paint on the barn doesn't lessen the joy and sense of abundance that come with the birth of each new lamb.<br /><br />God bless America, and us for having it.<br /><br />A. McSpAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-43028409497715915062015-04-06T08:49:26.621-07:002015-04-06T08:49:26.621-07:00fI think of myself as happy, but a "friend&qu...fI think of myself as happy, but a "friend" tells me that I am confusing contentment for happiness. As far as I am concerned, tit makes no difference-I would not change my life.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-87756412037414452032015-04-06T08:42:01.749-07:002015-04-06T08:42:01.749-07:00So true. Great reminder of something we should all...So true. Great reminder of something we should all be a little more focused on.HotFlashHomesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05894953352910455222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-72210985490667544462015-04-06T08:41:12.254-07:002015-04-06T08:41:12.254-07:00Great post. Thanks!Great post. Thanks!Dr. Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06762890987425770251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-70144142644194454512015-04-06T07:34:14.401-07:002015-04-06T07:34:14.401-07:00Happiness is a state of non-contradictory joy.Happiness is a state of non-contradictory joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-30465854544900543982015-04-06T07:16:58.663-07:002015-04-06T07:16:58.663-07:00Well said Patrice. If we choose to 'act' h...Well said Patrice. If we choose to 'act' happy even when we aren't totally happy, it often helps us to feel happier. It also changes the way those around us feel. We 'feed' off of each other, whether good or bad. Let us choose good. I used to keep a gratitude journal and every night before bed wrote what I was grateful for that day. Even if it was as simple as, I have a bed to sleep in today. Then in the morning I would read it again to remind me and start the new day off well. It is amazing how something so simple can change your attitude. I am grateful for you Patrice and your willingness to write this blog. Thank you. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com