Comments on: We’re All a Bunch of Nuts http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/ Happiness As a Spiritual Practice Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:08:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: bikehikebabe http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11115 bikehikebabe Sat, 19 Dec 2009 16:06:58 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11115 Heavens, I gotta be happy & make others happy. Don't want to be eaten by a crocodile! :( [Loved that] Heavens, I gotta be happy & make others happy. Don’t want to be eaten by a crocodile! :( [Loved that]

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11100 Jean Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:54:44 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11100 bikehikebabe, You made my day. Maybe I won't be <a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/about-cheerful-monk/" rel="nofollow">eaten by a crocodile</a> after all. :) bikehikebabe,
You made my day. Maybe I won’t be eaten by a crocodile after all. :)

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11095 bikehikebabe Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:13:43 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11095 Well Looney, We're all nuts. I'm looney too. But Jean has transformed me into a happy nut. No easy feat. Well Looney, We’re all nuts. I’m looney too. But Jean has transformed me into a happy nut. No easy feat.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11087 Jean Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:43:06 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11087 Looney, Yes, I've met people like that. One fellow accused me of having psychological problems because I like doing things for other people. Whatever...I have no intention of changing. I take good care of myself too. My experience is that happy people want to share their happiness. When I stop wanting to share it's a warning sign. There is some issue I need to work on. Looney,
Yes, I’ve met people like that. One fellow accused me of having psychological problems because I like doing things for other people. Whatever…I have no intention of changing. I take good care of myself too. My experience is that happy people want to share their happiness. When I stop wanting to share it’s a warning sign. There is some issue I need to work on.

]]> By: Looney http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11086 Looney Fri, 18 Dec 2009 05:33:43 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11086 Jean, I am also reminded that a lot of people out there would consider the man who shared the cookies to be the nut, while the unknowingly exploitative lady would be the genius. It is sad the way this works out when things get reversed. .-= Looney´s last blog ..<a href="http://looneyfundamentalist.blogspot.com/2009/12/spying-on-my-kids-reading-list.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. Jean, I am also reminded that a lot of people out there would consider the man who shared the cookies to be the nut, while the unknowingly exploitative lady would be the genius. It is sad the way this works out when things get reversed.
.-= Looney´s last blog .. =-.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11060 Jean Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:07:36 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11060 Looney, The neat thing about the cookie story is it shows we don't have to do great things to make this world a friendlier place. It was just a story, of course, but it does remind us that we have chances to connect in our everyday lives. Looney,
The neat thing about the cookie story is it shows we don’t have to do great things to make this world a friendlier place. It was just a story, of course, but it does remind us that we have chances to connect in our everyday lives.

]]> By: Looney http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11041 Looney Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:31:34 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11041 Well, the man in your example is one. Then there are people I have seen who care for someone else in need at great personal expense over a period of time for no reason at all. This encourages me and gives me a sense that there is a sane purpose in a world gone mad. .-= Looney´s last blog ..<a href="http://looneyfundamentalist.blogspot.com/2009/12/quick-test-drive.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. Well, the man in your example is one. Then there are people I have seen who care for someone else in need at great personal expense over a period of time for no reason at all. This encourages me and gives me a sense that there is a sane purpose in a world gone mad.
.-= Looney´s last blog .. =-.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11036 Jean Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:06:32 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11036 Looney, I'm not sure I understand that last statement. Could you give me a specific example? Looney,
I’m not sure I understand that last statement. Could you give me a specific example?

]]> By: Looney http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11035 Looney Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:46:55 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11035 I have generally been a fervent believer in a slightly skewed Calvinism based on a Doctrine of Total Insanity. Certainly this can be proved if I only include myself as an example, but sometimes others leave me feeling that this is too extreme of a position. .-= Looney´s last blog ..<a href="http://looneyfundamentalist.blogspot.com/2009/12/quick-test-drive.html" rel="nofollow"></a> =-. I have generally been a fervent believer in a slightly skewed Calvinism based on a Doctrine of Total Insanity. Certainly this can be proved if I only include myself as an example, but sometimes others leave me feeling that this is too extreme of a position.
.-= Looney´s last blog .. =-.

]]> By: Jean http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/12/14/were-all-a-bunch-of-nuts/comment-page-1/#comment-11026 Jean Tue, 15 Dec 2009 20:35:39 +0000 http://cheerfulmonk.com/?p=2279#comment-11026 gaelikaa, I hadn't realized there were so many versions. It makes sense because it's so easy for all of us to do at times. Mike, Ditto. :) Ursula, I agree the fellow enjoyed sharing his cookies. I would want to go back and thank him. I wouldn't care that I ate his cookies, I would care that I was so rude. Overly apologizing would just put the focus on me, I would want to belatedly make a connection and show some appreciation. Rummuser, Sending the peanuts might work, only I would send it as a thank you gift. bikehikebabe, Yes, I would imagine that they might be a bit less civil now. gaelikaa,
I hadn’t realized there were so many versions. It makes sense because it’s so easy for all of us to do at times.

Mike,
Ditto. :)

Ursula,
I agree the fellow enjoyed sharing his cookies. I would want to go back and thank him. I wouldn’t care that I ate his cookies, I would care that I was so rude. Overly apologizing would just put the focus on me, I would want to belatedly make a connection and show some appreciation.

Rummuser,
Sending the peanuts might work, only I would send it as a thank you gift.

bikehikebabe,
Yes, I would imagine that they might be a bit less civil now.

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