tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post6332863082995105515..comments2023-10-14T05:08:04.673-07:00Comments on Barrie Summy: Feel Good PostBarriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04678698296265168217noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-41202043370249902008-10-31T15:21:00.000-07:002008-10-31T15:21:00.000-07:00It's great to have a list like this! And I like yo...It's great to have a list like this! And I like your Mr. Happy! (beats my Mr. Grumpy!)<BR/><BR/>Let's see...<BR/>1) The stuffed monkey my husband bought me - especially at the moment, as he's wearing his pirate Hallowe'en costume.<BR/><BR/>2) Books<BR/><BR/>3) Chocolate, it must be said<BR/><BR/>4) Musicals<BR/><BR/>And there are many more, but I have to get back to work! :)Tiny Little Librarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03208597951702447730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-8490681201538195872008-10-26T11:11:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:11:00.000-07:00Diet coke, Fritos, and carrot cake with lots of cr...Diet coke, Fritos, and carrot cake with lots of cream cheese icing.Rebecca Hickmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04564610692580203203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-48933196461539216392008-10-26T03:20:00.000-07:002008-10-26T03:20:00.000-07:00My dog jumping up on the bed, resting her head on ...My dog jumping up on the bed, resting her head on my neck to wake me up. Ok, so she forgot it was Sunday. It still made me happy.Mary Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04923598644163139339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-87520303221237129452008-10-25T20:39:00.000-07:002008-10-25T20:39:00.000-07:00What a lovely, well-considered list--and the pictu...What a lovely, well-considered list--and the picture is perfect! I may just steal this idea for a blog post... :)<BR/><BR/>And I would have LOVED to hear Barbara Samuels' talk! Lucky you!Alyssa Goodnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563271888054706202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-41300898961057581902008-10-24T07:45:00.000-07:002008-10-24T07:45:00.000-07:00Your list has made me happy. Okay, and for perfec...Your list has made me happy. Okay, and for perfect happiness ambiance? Neil Diamond started on my ipod as I read your list -- I'm going to "pack up the babies and grab the old ladies" -- I'm ready to take on this day!kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07393608709089617036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-84879184999176283142008-10-23T14:08:00.000-07:002008-10-23T14:08:00.000-07:00Nice post and nice to go to a writing event to wri...Nice post and nice to go to a writing event to write and even nicer to be so busy writing novels that you have no time to do writing exercises. But the happy exercise is ... nice!<BR/>Nice: agreeable, pleasant, delightfulGabriele Goldstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04481625919437738131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-21878414369168152842008-10-23T11:10:00.000-07:002008-10-23T11:10:00.000-07:00I did NOT read your post before I posted mine. Thi...I did NOT read your post before I posted mine. This is just weird that we would write about things that make us happy. Ahh the stars have indeed aligned (at least if you believe in such stuff :)Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14830175253251435851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-23165174669521874902008-10-23T07:49:00.000-07:002008-10-23T07:49:00.000-07:00Oh, it sounds just GREAT! I need to go to somethin...Oh, it sounds just GREAT! I need to go to something like that.<BR/><BR/>Okay,,,<BR/><BR/>1. Spending time with my youngest daughter cause she ALWAYS makes me laugh.<BR/><BR/>2. Horse back riding.<BR/><BR/>3. Reading<BR/><BR/>4. Gardening<BR/><BR/>5. Reading in my bed, with fresh sheets and shaved legs!<BR/><BR/>Okay, that's a few.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10811460930343769653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-20485266680095282472008-10-23T05:49:00.000-07:002008-10-23T05:49:00.000-07:00I don't have 10 things at the moment -- but homegr...I don't have 10 things at the moment -- but homegrown tomatoes and happy kids could be on my list, too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-37554833880377189522008-10-23T01:19:00.000-07:002008-10-23T01:19:00.000-07:00I like any sort of exercise that reminds us to be ...I like any sort of exercise that reminds us to be grateful, so I will happily take up your suggestion to join in.<BR/>1) a new book that I just can't put down<BR/>2)the sort of fresh air/blue sky day that makes me feel like the earth has just been created anew<BR/>3)the smell of my roses<BR/>4)when my daughter says, "Mommy, I love you SO much"<BR/>5)cookies right out of the oven<BR/>6)city parks -- meandering around, people-watching<BR/>7)the first cup of tea in the morning<BR/>8)my husband's laugh (especially when it is a mischievous giggle)<BR/>9)eating Mexican food with my best friend<BR/>10)watching a great movieBeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02375981493145612394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-3307882853070833002008-10-22T19:02:00.000-07:002008-10-22T19:02:00.000-07:00So glad you were able to go to your conference and...So glad you were able to go to your conference and came away with helpful information. Loved your list too!<BR/><BR/>Take care - KellanKellanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07882991320065439298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-72367188781167162862008-10-22T18:57:00.000-07:002008-10-22T18:57:00.000-07:00Smiles make me happy and they're contagious.Smiles make me happy and they're contagious.Larramiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788910637361812265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-43160470192875980472008-10-22T14:00:00.000-07:002008-10-22T14:00:00.000-07:00Licorice makes me happy but not my stomach. I need...Licorice makes me happy but not my stomach. I need Jamie. Where can I find him/her?pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-80605615386699511572008-10-22T13:35:00.000-07:002008-10-22T13:35:00.000-07:00reading in bed at the end of the day, listening to...reading in bed at the end of the day, listening to good music, walking the dog, sleeping, dreamingGary Dobbs/Jack Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10935686140719743351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-12229908385399245152008-10-22T12:53:00.000-07:002008-10-22T12:53:00.000-07:001.) walking in the woods2.) Planting a brand-new t...1.) walking in the woods<BR/>2.) Planting a brand-new tree in my backyard.<BR/>3.) sitting by the river<BR/>4.) going for walks with my dog<BR/>5.) when my family and I are doing something that makes us all laugh.<BR/><BR/>Oh and not to bring us all down from our happy lists... but this really does work. When my mom died seven years ago, as you can imagine, I was depressed. At some point, to help shake myself at out of it, I made one of these lists to remind me of all that was good in my world. Every day I read it (taped to my refrigerator door). I used it more like a menu... pick one thing from this happy list to do today - no matter how sad I felt. It's not that it helped me miss my Mom less, but it reminded me to live.Sheri Perl-Oshinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08025716805041579831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-54779886468897960822008-10-22T11:30:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:30:00.000-07:00The smell of Fall when the leaves begin to change....The smell of Fall when the leaves begin to change...my daughters' smiles...getting a scene right...rain in the evening...German chocolate...so many neat things. What a great idea to list them.Stacy Nyikoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07830844058919457619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-80355907894985380022008-10-22T11:21:00.000-07:002008-10-22T11:21:00.000-07:00I think I will use that list when I am having a ba...I think I will use that list when I am having a bad day. See if it works :)Chantalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623046375096046381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-12864949074473099792008-10-22T10:21:00.000-07:002008-10-22T10:21:00.000-07:00My green, fleece-lined clogs over tennis socks.My ...My green, fleece-lined clogs over tennis socks.<BR/><BR/>My son telling me a crude joke he heard at school (I figure it's better than him purposely NOT telling me!)<BR/><BR/>My husband's gumbo.<BR/><BR/>Today: A new Deborah Knott mystery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-8287242787149427362008-10-22T09:06:00.000-07:002008-10-22T09:06:00.000-07:00Thank you for the link, Barrie.#2 daughter is a sw...Thank you for the link, Barrie.<BR/>#2 daughter is a swimmer, too---a breast stroker. But no swim meets now since she has a fractured tibia.<BR/>Things that make me happy:<BR/>1. being on this side of the daisies<BR/>2. making tiles<BR/>3. coffee with my friends<BR/>4. walking in the woods<BR/>5. being grateful<BR/>more, too :-)debrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17676300309029588465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-33124390962003456872008-10-22T08:14:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:14:00.000-07:00I'm like you most of the time. I don't do prompts...I'm like you most of the time. I don't do prompts because I have already planned writing projects, often with deadlines, that I have to meet and I don't have time to just play around with side projects. When I get a break from deadlines I don't mind them so muchCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-36983384659700201472008-10-22T08:08:00.000-07:002008-10-22T08:08:00.000-07:00seeing my kids doing their thing... setting up my ...seeing my kids doing their thing... setting up my new workstation... having a car again<BR/><BR/>good insights, thx barrie :)laughingwolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08873675614347328116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7461076427066534397.post-83952307727024754782008-10-22T06:11:00.000-07:002008-10-22T06:11:00.000-07:00I took Barbara's online voice class a couple of ye...I took Barbara's online voice class a couple of years ago and remember this exercise. You know, at first I didn't think I could come up with 25 things that made me happy (for the online class, it was 25 not 10. YIKES!). You know what? I came up with them and writing them down DID make me happy. A couple from my list were/are... a balmy summer night breeze stirring leaves so they rustle softly in the trees, late-night summer brown-outs when all the windows stay open and the hot air is filled with distant indistinct sounds of life, AND... email – getting to read something new that someone has written specifically for me. Yeah. Those things make me happy. :-)<BR/><BR/>~DebbieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com