Comments on: Joy http://everymondaymatters.com/joy/ 52 Ways to Make a Difference Sun, 29 May 2011 21:46:32 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Meghan http://everymondaymatters.com/joy/comment-page-1/#comment-5961 Meghan Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:29:44 +0000 http://everymondaymatters.com/?p=644#comment-5961 I am so glad that you appreciated the post! I feared that I wrote the post for incredibly selfish reasons and only I could get something out of it! I am glad to see that it reasonated with others! Thank you for the encouragement! I am so glad that you appreciated the post! I feared that I wrote the post for incredibly selfish reasons and only I could get something out of it! I am glad to see that it reasonated with others! Thank you for the encouragement!

]]> By: Christine Baudoin http://everymondaymatters.com/joy/comment-page-1/#comment-5954 Christine Baudoin Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:04:12 +0000 http://everymondaymatters.com/?p=644#comment-5954 Meghan, Thank you for your article and thoughts. I have been in the same mode lately and my nickname is "Sunshine" at work. So, no one is used to me being grumpy or complaining. But the last few weeks for me too, have been nothing but one problem or issue after another and no matter how much I try it seems like things just aren't going right. It's difficult at times like this to maintain a positive light..but as you stated...it is the ONE thing we CAN control. So...maybe what I've been doing may shed a little light for you too...I was so mad at myself the other day for complaining and I figured I had nothing else to lose so...I told myself from now on as I'm driving to work I have to remind myself of 5 things that I am grateful for...Now, everyday when I get in my car instead of turning on my stereo or radio, I say outloud 5 things that I am grateful for and I make sure I'm smiling when I say them. It's made a diffence in my attitude as I start my day! Good luck and may this little "Season" be a short lived one for both of us. Best regards, Christine Meghan,
Thank you for your article and thoughts. I have been in the same mode lately and my nickname is “Sunshine” at work. So, no one is used to me being grumpy or complaining. But the last few weeks for me too, have been nothing but one problem or issue after another and no matter how much I try it seems like things just aren’t going right. It’s difficult at times like this to maintain a positive light..but as you stated…it is the ONE thing we CAN control. So…maybe what I’ve been doing may shed a little light for you too…I was so mad at myself the other day for complaining and I figured I had nothing else to lose so…I told myself from now on as I’m driving to work I have to remind myself of 5 things that I am grateful for…Now, everyday when I get in my car instead of turning on my stereo or radio, I say outloud 5 things that I am grateful for and I make sure I’m smiling when I say them. It’s made a diffence in my attitude as I start my day! Good luck and may this little “Season” be a short lived one for both of us.
Best regards,
Christine

]]> By: Roni http://everymondaymatters.com/joy/comment-page-1/#comment-5952 Roni Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:59:16 +0000 http://everymondaymatters.com/?p=644#comment-5952 What a great blog Meghan, I too have been of the same attitude, and have come to the same realization as you have. It's amazing how small of a world this is - and how many people go through the same type of things! Happy Monday ! What a great blog Meghan, I too have been of the same attitude, and have come to the same realization as you have. It’s amazing how small of a world this is – and how many people go through the same type of things! Happy Monday !

]]> By: Joe B. http://everymondaymatters.com/joy/comment-page-1/#comment-5951 Joe B. Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:36:14 +0000 http://everymondaymatters.com/?p=644#comment-5951 Wonderful post, Meghan. I think that most people can relate to your having to return to lessons you have already learned. That's part of being human. I, myself, like to say that I hope to be inconsistently consistent, but I am more likely consistently inconsistent. I hope this makes sense to you. The point is, old habits are not just hard to break - they are almost impossible to break. That's why we must repeatedly learn anew those things we have decided are more beneficial to us than the habits that are already entrenched in our psyche. We can't eliminate or hope to avoid our bad habits. Therefore, we must adopt a new habit to help change how we react to the bad ones (such as recognizing our detrimental attitude and then embracing a new, more beneficial one to take its place). Your attitude in this post reminds me of a wonderful quote from one of my all-time heroes, Eleanor Roosevelt, who put it simply, "It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." Amen. Wonderful post, Meghan. I think that most people can relate to your having to return to lessons you have already learned. That’s part of being human. I, myself, like to say that I hope to be inconsistently consistent, but I am more likely consistently inconsistent. I hope this makes sense to you.

The point is, old habits are not just hard to break – they are almost impossible to break. That’s why we must repeatedly learn anew those things we have decided are more beneficial to us than the habits that are already entrenched in our psyche. We can’t eliminate or hope to avoid our bad habits. Therefore, we must adopt a new habit to help change how we react to the bad ones (such as recognizing our detrimental attitude and then embracing a new, more beneficial one to take its place).

Your attitude in this post reminds me of a wonderful quote from one of my all-time heroes, Eleanor Roosevelt, who put it simply, “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”

Amen.

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