tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post5234957400873195950..comments2024-03-27T19:04:31.290-05:00Comments on The Amazing Trips: my effort to make the world a happier placeThe Amazing Tripshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13761348688069779544noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-7526200044438491912010-01-07T12:35:20.473-06:002010-01-07T12:35:20.473-06:00PBS had a special on last night called "Happi...PBS had a special on last night called "Happiness" or something like that. It was wonderful. <br />I asked Jim what made him happy and he said "YOU". I burst out crying. <br />Live in the NOW--and enjoy every day and leave the rest to what will happen. <br />The kids look very happy sliding thru life.<br />MOMAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-14973048499852805082010-01-07T05:01:45.543-06:002010-01-07T05:01:45.543-06:00To the sea of uncertainty… I commiserate with you....To the sea of uncertainty… I commiserate with you. <br /><br />Well, thanks to you… my new addiction, The Amazing Trips Blog, it’s now 2:50 AM and I’m just finishing up a part of your life, some “Chuck”, Cheap Chocolate and a antibiotic suckee. (I’ll have to tell you about this miracle suckee antibiotic, it’s the best, except it’s not sold in this country) Darn, how I wish I had one of those Candy Cane Joe-Joe’s (even though I’ve never had one in my life.) Case in point, why can’t I be happy with my cheap chocolate? <br /><br />Happy, yes, let’s all be Happy! Such a simple word all by itself but add life to it and the formula just makes Happy not so easy. Why? We’re too rich, too poor, too fat, too thin, too pretty, too ugly, too tall, too short, our homes aren’t big enough, our homes are too big, I have a 2 story home, sure wish I had a one story house! Wait… would that then make it a house or a home if I had a one story???? Why can’t we be just be HAPPY with what we have??? Especially given all the poverty in this world! <br /><br />Well, we need to remember that old cliché; the grass always looks greener on the other side. When in reality the grass is greener where ever you water it! It’s time we start watering our grass! <br /><br />Here’s to a Healthy and Happy 2010! and...<br />Don’t worry … Be Happy!<br />Debra ((*.*))<br />By the way, these pics are great!Debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09261734253792633076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-21734627702305319742010-01-06T22:53:56.594-06:002010-01-06T22:53:56.594-06:00Jenna! I'm blogging! (trying to!)
This is so ...Jenna! I'm blogging! (trying to!)<br /><br />This is so sweet. I hope you can figure out where you want to be with as little stress as possible. I can't imagine having to make that decision but you and Guy always seem to manage everything with such calmness. Good luck!<br /><br />I've been visiting your blog every day now.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05325756413697032449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-47373359131282972892010-01-06T17:23:36.215-06:002010-01-06T17:23:36.215-06:00I definitely think you need to have another baby.....I definitely think you need to have another baby....like that was any of the options in your blog : )holly whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330225563028611599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-10435136392510380752010-01-06T13:07:49.756-06:002010-01-06T13:07:49.756-06:00I just love this post! Great sentiments and darli...I just love this post! Great sentiments and darling photos! Once again, thanks Jen you have made all of us happy!Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141552040284203275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-5436895027251462812010-01-06T12:37:40.746-06:002010-01-06T12:37:40.746-06:00Dam it Jen, you are happy! If you are not, you ma...Dam it Jen, you are happy! If you are not, you make it look so good.<br />What the devil is a PERFECT CHILDHOOD? You just hit a nerve. If the parents are in love and reasonable content with thier life, the kids will just follow along. Your kids have followed along and are wonderful and happy. So, stay off the drugs, no happy pills, because you are one pill yourself. We did a good job with you.Aunt Gracenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-60556607450127749882010-01-06T12:36:50.659-06:002010-01-06T12:36:50.659-06:00Why is happiness so elusive? If your family is he...Why is happiness so elusive? If your family is healthy, you have a solid roof over your head and food to eat every day, you're better off than many. I read a book called "Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle" about a tribe in Brazil who live very primitively, but happily, no suicide, no depression, no meds for sure. How can this be?<br />This blog http://www.happiness-project.com/ is also useful if you're interested in happiness. My New Year's resolution for greater happiness "make your bed every day" is from there and it works!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09841223908918831660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-24936805990069787262010-01-06T12:36:00.094-06:002010-01-06T12:36:00.094-06:00Charlie is so right about Happiness and deciding t...Charlie is so right about Happiness and deciding to be Happy! Here's to Happiness all around in 2010!Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12130346985631115376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-29054211607773957462010-01-06T11:28:48.571-06:002010-01-06T11:28:48.571-06:00Might Charlie have been separated from Yoda at bir...Might Charlie have been separated from Yoda at birth? He is always so calm and wise. Please tell him to start his blog!Meghttp://designsbymeg.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-53475545828306176022010-01-06T10:54:53.315-06:002010-01-06T10:54:53.315-06:00My DH preaches a sermon (one of his faithful stand...My DH preaches a sermon (one of his faithful stand by's in a pinch that says this" "Most people are either in a crisis, coming out of a crisis, or headed for a crisis. Which category do you fall into?" <br /><br />The main idea is stuff happens and happiness is a choice and how we choose to deal with things is more the issue than the event itself. Makes a lot of sense. Just tough to remember and act on.<br /><br />And your husband is right. The children DON'T know any different. I think I had a wonderful childhood and I try to hard to recreate it for my kids, but it is not THEIR childhood. It is MY memories. Now that they are a bit older and we talk more about past things, I have found the things that are meaningful to them have nothing to do with my perception of making good memories. Does that make sense? And I belive my trio are for most part, happy, well adjusted and wonderful children who will grow into useful, satisfied, caring members of society.<br /><br />Now my older 2 are a totally different story - and belive me, that is a LONG story but it does involve some poor choices they have made even though they were raised better.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03729302719897979984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-67065309472275375632010-01-06T10:50:12.146-06:002010-01-06T10:50:12.146-06:00Bloom where you are planted.
I try to remember t...Bloom where you are planted. <br /><br />I try to remember this whenever I feel like I'm not doing or have enough. Be content with your life and make family be your first priority. <br /><br />I am trying to juggle work, family, home, etc. It's hard but if you keep family first and strive to be happy - it works.<br /><br />And if you don't move and stay where you are, the kids transferring schools in elementary will not damage them for life. But being discontent and unhappy may.<br /><br />Happy New Year. I do hope you get all that you have been praying for.Texas Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129530782544683645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-1839442919778593472010-01-06T10:44:00.208-06:002010-01-06T10:44:00.208-06:00Beautiful, beautiful post.
So many of 'us'...Beautiful, beautiful post.<br /><br />So many of 'us' tend to be searching for something and we don't realize it's right in front of our eyes.Joy Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746570281283136391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-84901660791898956062010-01-06T10:06:33.891-06:002010-01-06T10:06:33.891-06:00Your husband is a wise and happy (handsome too!) s...Your husband is a wise and happy (handsome too!) sage...heed his advice. All is well.cindy shakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01353820195984269329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-14697414507181056972010-01-06T10:04:41.101-06:002010-01-06T10:04:41.101-06:00charlie's a pretty good thinker. Don't co...charlie's a pretty good thinker. Don't compare him to any one else because there is no comparison. He's a pretty good guy. Keep in mind also that you have accomplished a few very good things in your life and one of those is snagging a really good man, a gentle man.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-7196941112176070792010-01-06T09:32:46.411-06:002010-01-06T09:32:46.411-06:00I loved that post and yes I truly believe that if ...I loved that post and yes I truly believe that if you are happy, they will be infinitely happy... It's kind of like "If you build it, They will come"... Or something like that... Right?<br />Totally off topic, the tree in those photos is truly and absolutely STUNNING. Magnificent. You should hang out where that tree is, b/c it CLEARLY doesn't have root rot.<br />*hugs*Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08272144128309468031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-92118026338510569872010-01-06T09:14:18.389-06:002010-01-06T09:14:18.389-06:00Are you channeling Jon Cusack? I may have the word...Are you channeling Jon Cusack? I may have the words a bit wrong, but in the movie SAY ANYTHING, Jon (as Lloyd Dobler) tells his stressed out, cranky single mom sister, "Why are you so cranky all the time? Just wake up and decide to be happy." <br /><br />There you go. Lloyd Dobler, the sage of the 80's.Deborah Halversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01813383597378919945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-2830475375372234872010-01-06T08:26:29.736-06:002010-01-06T08:26:29.736-06:00Okay. Have I already said how smart I think Charli...Okay. Have I already said how smart I think Charlie is? Or how lucky you are to have someone in your life who is so supportive and speaks with so much rationality....and who really, really understands you? But you already know this, right? Jen, in your never-ending quest for always "doing the right thing", don't forget to relax sometime and just enjoy the ride. You're both great parents and any choices you make for your family will be the right ones. <br /><br />XOXO AMAnnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00713799858334665501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-80627432674760925772010-01-06T08:22:44.869-06:002010-01-06T08:22:44.869-06:00What a great post, ans sentiment. So true. Our hap...What a great post, ans sentiment. So true. Our happiness as parents is what our children feed of of and all they need. <br /><br />We are moving this year-- though we know where we are going, it is no less hard to not know when and what home. <br /><br />2010 will be great-- it is up to the individual to have the right mind set--Bird's Eye View Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813489889625737678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-12381075375179694822010-01-06T07:56:31.161-06:002010-01-06T07:56:31.161-06:00Charlie is brilliant. Seriously, his words are so...Charlie is brilliant. Seriously, his words are so true. The best thing you can do for your kids is to be content. I don't like the word "happy" as much as content. At peace. Accepting life as it is, not as you want it to be.<br /><br />I also agree that the people we see as "unlucky" and "underprivileged" might heartily disagree with that label. Affluence can buy you lots of things, including dissatisfaction, envy, greed, and anxiety. Sometimes, less is more. <br /><br />Happy New Year!Leslie Jeffs Senkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634007705534811032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-64821118546499185292010-01-06T07:52:04.674-06:002010-01-06T07:52:04.674-06:00That video was HILARIOUS. And so true. Thanks for ...That video was HILARIOUS. And so true. Thanks for sharing that. I especially liked the flying part. Thanks for the laugh!Christinehttp://trio.vox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24756113.post-68675448220625917492010-01-06T07:31:46.444-06:002010-01-06T07:31:46.444-06:00Wow, what a great way to start off my morning. Y...Wow, what a great way to start off my morning. You have no idea how much I needed to read this, RIGHT NOW. It is a choice to be happy. And it's one I need to remember to make more often.<br /><br />We're contemplating a huge change for our lives, namely moving to a bigger house because the "baby" is 27 months old and I'd like very much for there to be another baby. And I'd like even more for V1.0 to sleep in her own room - which is not possible in our current location, despite having 2 bedrooms. I feel like this move MUST happen for the sanity of everyone involved, but it's scary.<br /><br />And I learned last night that I am missing a major adult skill, namely the ability to create and follow a budget. So hoping to figure that out and master it on the fly. Numbers are just overwhelming to me.<br /><br />Thank you Jen, for changing my outook today. I needed that.<br /><br />:-) And I figured out how to use the "choose an identity" feature, which apparently also escaped me - so I can just be Sarah, instead of Smldada9801, my journal title.<br /><br />It's going to be a good day.Sarahnoreply@blogger.com