Comments on: If this isn’t nice, what is?

By: Karen

Karen — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 18:14:42 +0000

I like you =)

By: Alex Smart

Alex Smart — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 07:29:27 +0000

Thanks for this post, Jeroen. It got me thinking.

I hate waking up every morning in a this weird, foreign country. I’m depressed every morning.
But then I get out and see the blue-est sky ever, feel this relaxing silence and the order here… I feel good and grateful for getting here. All because of the beautiful sky…

It’s easy to feel nice about smth, happiness is a bit harder to acquire…

By: Devinn

Devinn — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 01:57:33 +0000

@Peter.
I don’t think it’s possible to run out of the little things, because there are so many

Just yesterday I lay on the grass, Glosoli playing in my ears. I looked at the shades of grey in the sky and felt the breeze on my face. It started to rain, and I watched as the tiny light raindrops floated down toward me. I almost felt like I was flying.

It was so beautiful.

By: Flora Fleempaard

Flora Fleempaard — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:00:03 +0000

Amen!

By: luisa

luisa — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 21:58:33 +0000

This is such a lovely though you are sharing :]
Life sure is a bitch, but also so marvelous, but sometimes we dont see it [or not want to].
I think im not that sad and miserable all the time too!

By: martita

martita — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 17:44:08 +0000

I think what you’re all saying is very true. In fact, it’s THE TRUTH about life. I could be miserable every single morning from having to get up abominably early BUT FOR ONE TINY DETAIL… namely for the beautiful sunrise which I have the undoubted pleasure of watching on my way to work. a great big red ball on the horizon – that’s when it’s a bit cloudy – or a warm sparkling and dazzling light in the blue sky when – it’s clear… Could I ask for a better reason to get up every morning ? Even if it’s just for 15 minutes that I’m witnessing this little miracle ?

By: ranaway

ranaway — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 16:26:19 +0000

Ok, you are both right. But – you know it’s like somebody wants to have hug, and fells alone, and then the other day someone is cheering this person saying “but you have a lot of friends” you want to answer:”Yes, but I wish that all of my friends transformed for someone who be only for me”. And this is with this little things – we are happy about them sometimes but a little nasty voice in our head suggests:”Oh, many happy little things, could join and be a big dream coming true”… But its’t only then when we are fed up with our routine…it’s when “my problem is not having problems at all”.

PS: but I’m not always miserable as well.

By: Eeva

Eeva — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:37:18 +0000

I was just saying that it’s the way things should be, not that I could do it =P

By: Jeroen

Jeroen — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:54:44 +0000

Exactly. I couldn’t have said it better, Eeva.

However, I agree that it’s VERY hard to ’tilt the balance’ when you’re down in the dumps.

By: Eeva

Eeva — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:14:43 +0000

I don’t think one can run out of little things to enjoy. But one can be so preoccupied with negative thoughts that he is unable to notice or appreciate them. And that’s the reason why you have to speak out loud every time you notice them, make a big deal about them. Every time you say it out loud you train yourself to notice them and you won’t let them run by you the way you used to. The trick of having a good life is to praise the good things not moan on the bad things.