tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21979818.post8050784608290990417..comments2023-10-28T10:39:29.525-06:00Comments on Buggering Crap Monkies: How do you rate?Bronwynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18386091994745153450noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21979818.post-84577656621848923322009-03-03T06:18:00.000-06:002009-03-03T06:18:00.000-06:00Ky makes a really good point.Ky makes a really good point.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21979818.post-54787937319612770442009-03-02T10:15:00.000-06:002009-03-02T10:15:00.000-06:00I've always felt that joy and happiness are not at...I've always felt that joy and happiness are not at all the same thing--that you can be unhappy and yet feel joy. Joy is something more permanent than happy: "happy" comes from the same word as "perhaps" or "happen" so it's associated with chance.<BR/><BR/>Maybe you could try to rate the joy scale thinking less of happiness and more of the other two: delight and satisfaction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21979818.post-56526021395534601262009-03-02T02:27:00.000-06:002009-03-02T02:27:00.000-06:00OH, I like this one!So, obviously, The Guy brings ...OH, I like this one!<BR/><BR/>So, obviously, The Guy brings out the love in you, as do the troubled souls you meet. That really is sweet. <BR/><BR/>So (said the bear who asks lots of questions), what brings the joy to you life, causing you to "rejoice"? Seems to me it's the 1 - 5 grace points you note (almost) each day. Maybe more.<BR/><BR/>If you can be at peace in a world as crazy as ours, either your crazy, or you are "attached" to something smarter than the average bear. Or average person, for that matter.<BR/><BR/>Waitin' for parts 2 and 3.Rob-bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00171692478879522588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21979818.post-40567471695431601452009-03-02T01:42:00.000-06:002009-03-02T01:42:00.000-06:00if it helps, I was actually attracted to this post...if it helps, I was actually attracted to this post because of its title! I was excited for more self-introspection!! and part of the way through the post, I got worried that I wouldn't get to do that... so thanks for the ideas! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066478943192581266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21979818.post-65771241227727512782009-03-02T00:58:00.000-06:002009-03-02T00:58:00.000-06:00Oh, peace is totally not my strong point either. I...Oh, peace is totally not my strong point either. I cannot sit still-- I'm always fidgeting and wiggling or just pushing my toes against the floor-- anything. I worry about everything. I could go on and on, but I won't. :) All that to say, I relate.brookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11496060745790400774noreply@blogger.com