tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243468165683187818.post4574567455603021866..comments2023-06-02T08:07:29.277-07:00Comments on Stories and Songs: On Being HappyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243468165683187818.post-47483821528271778952008-01-26T12:04:00.000-08:002008-01-26T12:04:00.000-08:00It is an excellent book. It's funny though - I've ...It is an excellent book. It's funny though - I've been thinking lately that the only thing that limits a person's ability to apply the concepts, is their own blindness to their issues. Like, what if I have habits I'm not even aware of? You can take it too far and drive yourself nuts.Sara Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073365477295586429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243468165683187818.post-27184271968522014192008-01-25T09:23:00.000-08:002008-01-25T09:23:00.000-08:00I think I need to read this book. I've heard so mu...I think I need to read this book. I've heard so much about it. It sounds like a great life tool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243468165683187818.post-10640208287920290312008-01-24T11:38:00.000-08:002008-01-24T11:38:00.000-08:00When I was in the corporate world, the last place ...When I was in the corporate world, the last place I worked used the FISH! Philosophy. Which is:<BR/>--Play<BR/>--Make their day<BR/>--Be there<BR/>--choose your attitude.<BR/><BR/>I find that these concepts apply at home. I tell Chris all the time to choose his attitude. He will be wallowing in the grumpy. It really is a choice, I can wake up and be grumpy or I can wake up and choose to be positive and loving with the children. Which one feels better?Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16379979515621847791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-243468165683187818.post-37839889413430416072008-01-23T14:10:00.000-08:002008-01-23T14:10:00.000-08:00Yes, I have been struggling with this concept this...Yes, I have been struggling with this concept this week, too. <BR/><BR/>The boys are so tuned to me. Yes, they might be cranky, and yes, things might be off the usual schedule, but I - as their nearly all powerful (in their estimation) mother - can choose to reset the tone of the house at any time. <BR/><BR/>I can choose to deal with my stresses after they go to bed. We can relax and dance and sing, or snuggle and read lovely stories, or whatever. I have really noticed this week how my attitude (i.e. my *chosen* response) effects my boys, and then myself and my husband, either creating a dangerous whirlpool to sink us, or creating a burst of wind to blow us out of the danger zone. <BR/><BR/>Carpe Diem.Marianne Elixirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16394688588187240026noreply@blogger.com