tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31529261.post2422816511253420179..comments2007-08-03T11:33:35.004+12:00Taliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15130401107598135919noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31529261.post-52594594063653628672007-07-20T03:09:09.561+12:002007-07-20T03:09:09.561+12:00Hi Carrie and Ann:<BR/><BR/>Thank you for taking the time to post comments.<BR/><BR/>I believe that anything that takes us out of our "me-centered" world is a good thing. Personally, if I am focused on negative things in my life, an action or gesture that involves someone or something else helps me think a bit more clearly.<BR/><BR/>And Ann, you hit on a very important facet of the "happiness" movement - you can't alter your brain chemistry by simply having happy thoughts.<BR/><BR/>NancyNancyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08779726718910816302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31529261.post-76860772735923813522007-07-19T07:12:08.294+12:002007-07-19T07:12:08.294+12:00This really speaks to me. I believe in the mind-body connection and the power of meditation. However, thinking happy thoughts doesn't always chase the blues away. If there's an underlying malfunction in brain chemistry, you can't just think yourself happy any more than you can think yourself out of cancer or any other disease. <BR/><BR/>Having said that, I feel we can all benefit from the conscious exercise of thinking good thoughts and doing good things. My ongoing note-to-self is "Do one good thing today." This morning I called my elderly mother-in-law to see how she's doing after a recent fall. No matter how lousy my day gets, I've already done my one good thing, and that makes me happy.Ann Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31529261.post-57560894273057453662007-07-18T05:33:46.385+12:002007-07-18T05:33:46.385+12:00Thank you for sharing these little things...they can help us overcome the big things! :-)Carriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09443581232241490075noreply@blogger.com