tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post7407755021332709558..comments2017-08-22T09:30:12.549-03:00Comments on A Deliberate Life: Contemplating JoyAnniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16400300347235496211noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-80075762527847874442012-04-19T09:21:26.158-03:002012-04-19T09:21:26.158-03:00Thanks Winn'---I am glad you are family!Thanks Winn'---I am glad you are family!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400300347235496211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-1139135110021775212012-04-10T21:56:14.932-03:002012-04-10T21:56:14.932-03:00I absolutely agree Ed, I believe joy is an underly...I absolutely agree Ed, I believe joy is an underlying contentment--settling for something is more like complacency. Thanks for weighing in again with your opinion!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400300347235496211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-18853800501147481772012-04-05T18:05:07.749-03:002012-04-05T18:05:07.749-03:00I think for someone like me, contentment is very c...I think for someone like me, contentment is very close to what some would say joy is. My moods don't fluctuate much at all. I rarely get mad, and I rarely get real happy. So, for me, contentment for the most part is as close as I'll ever get. <br />I don't define content as just settling or it's "good enough". Content to me is a warm happy feeling that doesn't go away. With my even temper, the opposite of content would be a foul mood all the time, so I try to find things to make me feel on the plus side of things. It's so easy to dwell on the negative side, and it's such a waste of your life to live that way.Ed Downeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-33823936832136400892012-04-05T13:06:03.803-03:002012-04-05T13:06:03.803-03:00God healed all manner of sickness and all manner o...God healed all manner of sickness and all manner of disease completely.<br />Have well prepared for the family and friends of hot coffee and meal.<br />Walk in the sunshine and refreshing breeze to visit family and friends.<br />Play and talk and laugh with family and friends.Winnynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-49360878177736062892012-04-05T08:03:38.816-03:002012-04-05T08:03:38.816-03:00Thanks for reading and sharing YOUR joy!!Thanks for reading and sharing YOUR joy!!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400300347235496211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-90168577685749755982012-04-05T07:09:48.965-03:002012-04-05T07:09:48.965-03:00Hmmmm..... Every morning as I walk to the garage I...Hmmmm..... Every morning as I walk to the garage I realize that I'm walking out of my house that I love, I'm going to work at a job that I love, and I get to come home to a husband that I love. That is joy, and I thank God for it EVERY morning, even though I might have not wanted to get out of bed that day or if work was rough the day before, I realize how lucky I am. Thanks for the post Diane! A reminder to count our blessings - is a blessing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-91415012087639581042012-04-04T19:16:04.708-03:002012-04-04T19:16:04.708-03:00Thanks Ed, I enjoy my solitude too--I wonder if co...Thanks Ed, I enjoy my solitude too--I wonder if contentment is another name for joy? Thanks for reading and thanks for sharing.Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16400300347235496211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8617659381112551450.post-10342696865355009152012-04-04T16:39:25.900-03:002012-04-04T16:39:25.900-03:00My son would do that with the TV when he was betwe...My son would do that with the TV when he was between 1 and 1 1/2 also. He would squeal with delight at watching it pop on and off while clapping his hands.<br />I am an introvert by nature and my joy comes with solitude. I never got into reading books, but I suppose I easily could get lost in a book sometimes. I experience joy by being out in the woods either alone or maybe with a friend. I seldom experience anything equal to the sense of contentment I feel after hiking to a high place and taking in the view. Top it off with a sun rise or set and you have the perfect moment in my opinion.<br /> -Ed Downey-Ed Downeynoreply@blogger.com