Comments on: Good day, Sometime: Or, how to make every day with your child a good day http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/good-day-sometime-or-how-to-make-every-day-with-your-child-a-good-day/ natural health, wellness and caring for the environment Mon, 21 May 2012 17:00:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 hourly 1 By: Stacey http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/good-day-sometime-or-how-to-make-every-day-with-your-child-a-good-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1967 Stacey Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:35:47 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2377#comment-1967 @<a href="#comment-1961" rel="nofollow">Jill Chivers</a>: Hi Jill! Thanks so much for your kind comment! I'm so glad the message resonated with you, too! You could say it's simple, but not easy. :-) I just found this quote and thought it was lovely: Millions of spiritual practitioners have discovered this before I did. I’ve learned that no matter how much I suffer, just below the surface is complete stillness and joy, waiting for my return. ~Susan Piver in Love Lessons: Heartbreak Thanks again for your comment, Jill! Take wonderful care, Stacey @Jill Chivers:

Hi Jill! Thanks so much for your kind comment!

I’m so glad the message resonated with you, too! You could say it’s simple, but not easy. :-)

I just found this quote and thought it was lovely:

Millions of spiritual practitioners have discovered this before I did. I’ve learned that no matter how much I suffer, just below the surface is complete stillness and joy, waiting for my return. ~Susan Piver in Love Lessons: Heartbreak

Thanks again for your comment, Jill! Take wonderful care, Stacey

]]> By: Stacey http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/good-day-sometime-or-how-to-make-every-day-with-your-child-a-good-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1962 Stacey Tue, 20 Jul 2010 00:07:24 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2377#comment-1962 @<a href="#comment-1960" rel="nofollow">Mike Korner</a>: Hi Mike! Thanks so much for your kind comment! I love that you have similar experiences of joy when you think of your kids! Earlier today my husband said, "What the deuce?!" but my son heard, "What the juice?!" and thought that was hysterical and now we are all saying, "What the juice?!" to register surprise and delight. And, of course, I'm smiling as I write this. :-) I think one of the "tricks" to happiness is to make sure you have plenty of positive associations to counter every negative one. Thanks again for your thoughtful comment, Mike! Take wonderful care, Stacey @Mike Korner:

Hi Mike!

Thanks so much for your kind comment! I love that you have similar experiences of joy when you think of your kids!

Earlier today my husband said, “What the deuce?!” but my son heard, “What the juice?!” and thought that was hysterical and now we are all saying, “What the juice?!” to register surprise and delight. And, of course, I’m smiling as I write this. :-)

I think one of the “tricks” to happiness is to make sure you have plenty of positive associations to counter every negative one.

Thanks again for your thoughtful comment, Mike! Take wonderful care, Stacey

]]> By: Jill Chivers http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/good-day-sometime-or-how-to-make-every-day-with-your-child-a-good-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1961 Jill Chivers Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:58:27 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2377#comment-1961 hi Stacey - lovely post, thank you! What struck me about your post was how doable this is. Sometimes I think there exists a myth that changing one's mindset is hard and time-consuming. What I really liked about this post was that we can change our thinking in seconds. We may not go from Miserable to Ecstatic in 10 seconds, but we can sure feel better, even just a BIT better, very quickly. If we just pay a little bit of attention and put just a little bit of energy into it. Really enjoyed this post. hi Stacey - lovely post, thank you! What struck me about your post was how doable this is. Sometimes I think there exists a myth that changing one’s mindset is hard and time-consuming. What I really liked about this post was that we can change our thinking in seconds. We may not go from Miserable to Ecstatic in 10 seconds, but we can sure feel better, even just a BIT better, very quickly. If we just pay a little bit of attention and put just a little bit of energy into it.

Really enjoyed this post.

]]> By: Mike Korner http://littlegreenblog.com/family-and-food/green-parenting/good-day-sometime-or-how-to-make-every-day-with-your-child-a-good-day/comment-page-1/#comment-1960 Mike Korner Mon, 19 Jul 2010 15:47:30 +0000 http://littlegreenblog.com/?p=2377#comment-1960 The 90 second timeframe is very interesting. I didn't know that. It sure seemed like longer than 90 seconds last time I saw a snake :) This statement really sticks with me: "In my brain, thoughts of Finn and the emotional circuitry of joy are intimately linked. Usually, I smile just thinking of him." I have similar thoughts about my children (even though they are older now). I'll be just going through life and will see or hear something that reminds me of them and it almost always evokes a happy feeling. I probably have a ridiculous-looking grin on my face during those times, too. I can see where it could be a problem if you have negative emotions tied to people or situations, and how easy it would be to get hooked. You are right that knowing about this is powerful so we can enlist our conscious brain to choose a better thought. Thank you for sharing this Stacey. I appreciate the information even though I won't like snakes any better :) The 90 second timeframe is very interesting. I didn’t know that. It sure seemed like longer than 90 seconds last time I saw a snake :)

This statement really sticks with me: “In my brain, thoughts of Finn and the emotional circuitry of joy are intimately linked. Usually, I smile just thinking of him.” I have similar thoughts about my children (even though they are older now). I’ll be just going through life and will see or hear something that reminds me of them and it almost always evokes a happy feeling. I probably have a ridiculous-looking grin on my face during those times, too.

I can see where it could be a problem if you have negative emotions tied to people or situations, and how easy it would be to get hooked. You are right that knowing about this is powerful so we can enlist our conscious brain to choose a better thought.

Thank you for sharing this Stacey. I appreciate the information even though I won’t like snakes any better :)

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