Comments on: The Get Happy Now Secret http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/ Strategies for Positive Change Fri, 10 Feb 2012 17:29:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Happiness is what we really want http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-38245 Happiness is what we really want Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:49:45 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-38245 [...] to believe that’s not very realistic. On top of all that, we start feeling guilty for not being happy and satisfied with the life that we’ve [...] [...] to believe that’s not very realistic. On top of all that, we start feeling guilty for not being happy and satisfied with the life that we’ve [...]

]]> By: Claim the Life You Really Want http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-14167 Claim the Life You Really Want Fri, 31 Dec 2010 19:30:33 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-14167 [...] steps. As you go through the process, visualize your desired outcome, but stay focused on doing and enjoying the task at hand. Today I have asked you to think about your willingness to create change, make a [...] [...] steps. As you go through the process, visualize your desired outcome, but stay focused on doing and enjoying the task at hand. Today I have asked you to think about your willingness to create change, make a [...]

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-13948 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:10:20 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-13948 I am happy for you Tess, that is a great gift to receive at a young age. I think it is one that loving parents should endeavor to pass on to their children. It should be their heritage. I am happy for you Tess, that is a great gift to receive at a young age. I think it is one that loving parents should endeavor to pass on to their children. It should be their heritage.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-13947 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Sat, 25 Dec 2010 19:08:12 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-13947 Hey John, so much value in your words. For the sake of everyone allow me to extract this valuable nugget: "Primal fears of being judged (told we don’t have worth because we’re small, poor, green, old, young….you name it) are what keeps us from having Vision. Take those fears away and we’re on our way to making the right choices….for us to be Truly Happy. That’s when “choosing to be happy” really kicks in." There is indeed a huge between choosing "happiness lite" and the full version. Thanks John! Hey John, so much value in your words. For the sake of everyone allow me to extract this valuable nugget: “Primal fears of being judged (told we don’t have worth because we’re small, poor, green, old, young….you name it) are what keeps us from having Vision. Take those fears away and we’re on our way to making the right choices….for us to be Truly Happy. That’s when “choosing to be happy” really kicks in.”

There is indeed a huge between choosing “happiness lite” and the full version. Thanks John!

]]> By: Tess The Bold Life http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-12852 Tess The Bold Life Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:43:12 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-12852 Hi Jonathan, I'm so happy someone let me in on this secret when I was very young! Hi Jonathan,
I’m so happy someone let me in on this secret when I was very young!

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-12284 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:03:51 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-12284 Hey Stuart, thanks for sharing your perspective. Hey Stuart, thanks for sharing your perspective.

]]> By: Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-12283 Jonathan - Advanced Life Skills Wed, 01 Dec 2010 06:02:44 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-12283 Thanks Chris, it's an easy trap to fall in, even for those who are aware of it. There is a pretty strong cultural pull there I think. Thanks Chris, it’s an easy trap to fall in, even for those who are aware of it. There is a pretty strong cultural pull there I think.

]]> By: John Duffield http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/the-get-happy-now-secret/comment-page-1/#comment-12268 John Duffield Tue, 30 Nov 2010 14:15:23 +0000 http://advancedlifeskills.com/blog/?p=248#comment-12268 Good Morning Jonathan. Before I throw my two cents into your blog, I’d like to say this. It’s clear you’re independently continuing Norman Vincent Peale’s Mission with your own work. By “independently” I mean “coming from the same place….but pursuing an original direction”. Unlike folks who simply cut, paste, and plagiarize, it’s obvious you’re on your own Road Less Traveled. For that we all thank you, because it’s enriching our lives. Now for my pair of pennies. Your readers probably know Dr. Peale’s “The Power of Positive Thinking”. Peale discovered actively choosing to see the world as “half-full” helps make us happy. And indeed, choosing “Happiness Lite” is relatively easy. That’d be stopping to smell the roses, being grateful for what we’ve got, and lots of other things that make us feel better. But choosing “Happiness Writ Large” (having a profound sense of purpose, being truly fulfilled, becoming all we can become, and knowing why we’re here, amongst other things) has a knot in it. Here’s a little story that illustrates the knot. Imagine a blind man trying to choose an outfit for work. He’s got a closet filled with clothes but no one to help. Can he make the right choice? Only by luck. Same kind of thing holds with Happiness. To make the right choices, we must have “Vision”. Vision lets us see what to do with our lives. With Vision we can choose things to help us grow that True Self Jonathan’s book is all about. Growing our True Self is what makes us happy. And here’s the thing. Primal fears of being judged (told we don’t have worth because we’re small, poor, green, old, young….you name it) are what keeps us from having Vision. Take those fears away and we’re on our way to making the right choices….for us to be Truly Happy. That’s when “choosing to be happy” really kicks in. Ciao Jonathan. Good Morning Jonathan. Before I throw my two cents into your blog, I’d like to say this. It’s clear you’re independently continuing Norman Vincent Peale’s Mission with your own work. By “independently” I mean “coming from the same place….but pursuing an original direction”. Unlike folks who simply cut, paste, and plagiarize, it’s obvious you’re on your own Road Less Traveled. For that we all thank you, because it’s enriching our lives. Now for my pair of pennies. Your readers probably know Dr. Peale’s “The Power of Positive Thinking”. Peale discovered actively choosing to see the world as “half-full” helps make us happy. And indeed, choosing “Happiness Lite” is relatively easy. That’d be stopping to smell the roses, being grateful for what we’ve got, and lots of other things that make us feel better. But choosing “Happiness Writ Large” (having a profound sense of purpose, being truly fulfilled, becoming all we can become, and knowing why we’re here, amongst other things) has a knot in it. Here’s a little story that illustrates the knot. Imagine a blind man trying to choose an outfit for work. He’s got a closet filled with clothes but no one to help. Can he make the right choice? Only by luck. Same kind of thing holds with Happiness. To make the right choices, we must have “Vision”. Vision lets us see what to do with our lives. With Vision we can choose things to help us grow that True Self Jonathan’s book is all about. Growing our True Self is what makes us happy. And here’s the thing. Primal fears of being judged (told we don’t have worth because we’re small, poor, green, old, young….you name it) are what keeps us from having Vision. Take those fears away and we’re on our way to making the right choices….for us to be Truly Happy. That’s when “choosing to be happy” really kicks in. Ciao Jonathan.
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