Comments on: Making Hay While the Sun Shines http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/ Happiness As a Spiritual Practice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tammy http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-17524 tammy Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:20:26 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-17524 wow monk. you are the only physicist i have known. no wait. there was the guy when i was first married... i was his part time secretary... he was a physicist. one day i received a call from wernher von braun, asking to speak to my boss. (i cannot remember the boss/physicist's name)... too many years ago. but he was a nice man. totally weird. but i do remember the tingling sensation and the sheer excitement of having to say "just a moment please!" to mr von braun. i was talking to brilliance and history and oh my!!! wernher von braun himself! and do you know... he couldn't have been nicer. and no secretary called for him. he made the call himself. that impressed me the most. now the closest i come to physicists is my cheerful little monk friend and the big bang theory. i love that silly show. never fails to make me laugh. i love all the eccentricities of the characters. definitely a stress reliever. ok. i got carried away. now what was the question? wow monk. you are the only physicist i have known. no wait. there was the guy when i was first married… i was his part time secretary… he was a physicist. one day i received a call from wernher von braun, asking to speak to my boss. (i cannot remember the boss/physicist’s name)… too many years ago. but he was a nice man. totally weird.
but i do remember the tingling sensation and the sheer excitement of having to say “just a moment please!” to mr von braun. i was talking to brilliance and history and oh my!!!
wernher von braun himself! and do you know… he couldn’t have been nicer. and no secretary called for him. he made the call himself. that impressed me the most.
now the closest i come to physicists is my cheerful little monk friend and the big bang theory. i love that silly show. never fails to make me laugh. i love all the eccentricities of the characters. definitely a stress reliever.
ok. i got carried away.
now what was the question?

]]> By: Diane/lovewhoyouare http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-2019 Diane/lovewhoyouare Thu, 09 Oct 2008 05:00:20 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-2019 Jean, I think death is the hardest of all.... if you live from your heart of hearts. It makes you stop. And it makes the essence of life that much more sweeter. Don't mind the tears embrace them. Jean,

I think death is the hardest of all…. if you live from your heart of hearts. It makes you stop. And it makes the essence of life that much more sweeter. Don’t mind the tears embrace them.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-2011 Jean Thu, 09 Oct 2008 04:25:34 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-2011 Diane, Thank you so much for coming by. I would love to know more about your experience in dealing with death, helping others deal with death. That is the subject of my next post at Transforming Stress. It sounds as if you're doing great things with your volunteering. :) Diane,
Thank you so much for coming by. I would love to know more about your experience in dealing with death, helping others deal with death. That is the subject of my next post at Transforming Stress.

It sounds as if you’re doing great things with your volunteering. :)

]]> By: Diane/lovewhoyouare http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-2000 Diane/lovewhoyouare Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:59:20 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-2000 Gosh, You are inspiration! As I have learned so many lessons from friends...hmm In days I have the experience of what a value a lifelong friend is understanding and time spent in earnestly helping deal with death. How each moment of communicating and lifting up a friend can be. In volunteering for a cause for bettering children's learning by enhancing programs through art. I have learned so much about being in a enviroment with like minded friends. As with working through different styles and creative geniuses to put art shows together. It gave me a deeper appreciation for all types of fields and people. And a deeper respect for the way it all comes together. It expanded my intelligence and I love your graph on stress Its so insightful! Recently I have noticed that question, What do I need answering back...rest....so as I rested .... I read and studied and went to classes during this attending to rest. Gosh, You are inspiration!

As I have learned so many lessons from friends…hmm
In days I have the experience of what a value a lifelong friend is understanding and time spent in earnestly helping deal with death. How each moment of communicating and lifting up a friend can be.

In volunteering for a cause for bettering children’s learning by enhancing programs through art. I have learned so much about being in a enviroment with like minded friends. As with working through different styles and creative geniuses to put art shows together. It gave me a deeper appreciation for all types of fields and people. And a deeper respect for the way it all comes together. It expanded my intelligence and I love your graph on stress Its so insightful!

Recently I have noticed that question, What do I need answering back…rest….so as I rested …. I read and studied and went to classes during this attending to rest.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-1710 Jean Sat, 20 Sep 2008 04:31:47 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-1710 Mother Earth, I'm rooting for you! Please let us know how it goes. It sounds as if you're trying to do the things you really care about. Good for you. :) Monique, Yes, I find that graph to be incredibly helpful. It means I don't try to run and hide from tension. If it's too high I just try to dial it down a bit, either by changing my physiology or cutting down on what I'm doing. It usually means a small adjustment. Before the graph it used to be a much bigger deal. Mother Earth,
I’m rooting for you! Please let us know how it goes. It sounds as if you’re trying to do the things you really care about. Good for you. :)

Monique,
Yes, I find that graph to be incredibly helpful. It means I don’t try to run and hide from tension. If it’s too high I just try to dial it down a bit, either by changing my physiology or cutting down on what I’m doing. It usually means a small adjustment. Before the graph it used to be a much bigger deal.

]]> By: Monique Attinger http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-1704 Monique Attinger Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:12:32 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-1704 Your graphic is perfect -- and a "graphic" reminder of how life works... and how "staying in the zone" keeps you happy and healthy, while slipping out to the edges gets you frayed. Monique Attingers last blog post..<a href="http://www.beallergywise.com/blog/what-i-learned-from-my-friends-about-allergies/" rel="nofollow">What I Learned From My Friends About Allergies</a> Your graphic is perfect — and a “graphic” reminder of how life works… and how “staying in the zone” keeps you happy and healthy, while slipping out to the edges gets you frayed.

Monique Attingers last blog post..What I Learned From My Friends About Allergies

]]> By: Mother Earth http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-1699 Mother Earth Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:11:01 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-1699 I have tucked work in for a long time and found a way to make a modest income, i can't say i am bored, but stress is pretty raging, i am intrigued by what you say about feeling scared, the truth is if it's a path that has one stretching oneself then i feel it in my gut, and that gets uncomfortable somehow the in the gut stuff alerts me and says keep going the next place for me is undefined and in my gut interestingly the friends I am attracting into my circle are up to stuff friends they remind me... also to strive on I have tucked work in for a long time and found a way to make a modest income, i can’t say i am bored, but stress is pretty raging, i am intrigued by what you say about feeling scared, the truth is if it’s a path that has one stretching oneself then i feel it in my gut, and that gets uncomfortable

somehow the in the gut stuff alerts me and says keep going

the next place for me is undefined and in my gut

interestingly the friends I am attracting into my circle are up to stuff friends

they remind me… also to strive on

]]> By: Middle Zone Musings » All Entries - What I Learned From My Friends http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-1654 Middle Zone Musings » All Entries - What I Learned From My Friends Mon, 15 Sep 2008 11:01:38 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-1654 [...] Making Hay While the Sun Shines, by Jean Browman at Cheerful Monk [...] [...] Making Hay While the Sun Shines, by Jean Browman at Cheerful Monk [...]

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-1635 Jean Thu, 11 Sep 2008 03:36:14 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-1635 rummuser, My next post at Transforming Stress will be "What I Learned From Being Dumped By My Best Friend". It happened in 8th grade. I went up to my best friend before school one day, happy to see her, and she made it clear she wanted to have nothing to do with me. So when that happens it's not because of lack of face-to-face contact. This happened overnight. At the time I assumed it was because there was something wrong with me, but it turns out it was something going on inside her. It was a great lesson, albeit a painful one at the time. It is sad when that happens. Thank you for sharing. rummuser,
My next post at Transforming Stress will be “What I Learned From Being Dumped By My Best Friend”. It happened in 8th grade. I went up to my best friend before school one day, happy to see her, and she made it clear she wanted to have nothing to do with me. So when that happens it’s not because of lack of face-to-face contact. This happened overnight. At the time I assumed it was because there was something wrong with me, but it turns out it was something going on inside her. It was a great lesson, albeit a painful one at the time. It is sad when that happens. Thank you for sharing.

]]> By: rummuser http://cheerfulmonk.com/2008/09/08/making-hay-while-the-sun-shines/comment-page-1/#comment-1631 rummuser Wed, 10 Sep 2008 14:23:10 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=621#comment-1631 Let me share a recent story here. I have a friend who has been in depression ever since he retired a few years ago. His family knowing that our friendship goes back to our childhood persuaded him to visit with me and spend some time to see if he will snap out of it. The background is that we had not been in a face to face situation for over 28 years as he lives in a different country. Firstly, both of us have changed physically quite dramatically in the 28 years. Secondly, I have gone off in a different tangent in my quest for happiness than he expected me to have. The re-union was a disaster for him as he just could not accept my cheerfulness and calm. He resented it. The visit did not last longer than just three days! What did I learn from this friend of such long standing? Friendship sometimes can play tricks if frequent and close contact is not maintained. Had my taking the different path been known to him in greater detail, perhaps he would have either joined me or just forgotten all about me. That we kept in touch through letters and occasional phone calls was not enough to keep the relationship going. May be his depression had something to do with it. I do not know. I am saddened that it turned out the way it did. Let me share a recent story here. I have a friend who has been in depression ever since he retired a few years ago. His family knowing that our friendship goes back to our childhood persuaded him to visit with me and spend some time to see if he will snap out of it. The background is that we had not been in a face to face situation for over 28 years as he lives in a different country. Firstly, both of us have changed physically quite dramatically in the 28 years. Secondly, I have gone off in a different tangent in my quest for happiness than he expected me to have. The re-union was a disaster for him as he just could not accept my cheerfulness and calm. He resented it. The visit did not last longer than just three days!

What did I learn from this friend of such long standing? Friendship sometimes can play tricks if frequent and close contact is not maintained. Had my taking the different path been known to him in greater detail, perhaps he would have either joined me or just forgotten all about me. That we kept in touch through letters and occasional phone calls was not enough to keep the relationship going. May be his depression had something to do with it. I do not know. I am saddened that it turned out the way it did.

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