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		<title>By: Ask</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-102349</link>
		<dc:creator>Ask</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 07:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>A friend is a kind of help. Rain the life on the road, friends can block wind chill for you, for you share sorrow, remove the pain and difficulties, friends will always friendship.
He is you climb up the escalator when you were injured, is a medicine, is you when a bowl of water of hunger, is when you across the river is the boat; He is money can’t buy orders not to come of, only the truly can track, and the most valuable for the real thing.
A friend is a kind of acacia, a friend is each other, each other about miss, mutual concerns, each other on. Missing is like a flow of endless river, like a gentle frivolous, like a cloud of a fragrant flowers, like a piece of lingering sound made by the wind.
Sometimes he also is a kind of light memories, light tea, light resonance……
Have the friendship, little a lot of worry, gloomy leaves, won’t fall on the earth, and float on the surface, to distant drift, friendship is the river is, is a kind of pure and fresh air, behind out in front……</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A friend is a kind of help. Rain the life on the road, friends can block wind chill for you, for you share sorrow, remove the pain and difficulties, friends will always friendship.<br />
He is you climb up the escalator when you were injured, is a medicine, is you when a bowl of water of hunger, is when you across the river is the boat; He is money can’t buy orders not to come of, only the truly can track, and the most valuable for the real thing.<br />
A friend is a kind of acacia, a friend is each other, each other about miss, mutual concerns, each other on. Missing is like a flow of endless river, like a gentle frivolous, like a cloud of a fragrant flowers, like a piece of lingering sound made by the wind.<br />
Sometimes he also is a kind of light memories, light tea, light resonance……<br />
Have the friendship, little a lot of worry, gloomy leaves, won’t fall on the earth, and float on the surface, to distant drift, friendship is the river is, is a kind of pure and fresh air, behind out in front……</p>
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		<title>By: sara lee</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-62473</link>
		<dc:creator>sara lee</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:53:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Exchanging ideas and thoughts enlightens one to know more information. its like getting help without visiting psychiatrist.
.................................
sara lee

Drug Alcohol Rehab
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Exchanging ideas and thoughts enlightens one to know more information. its like getting help without visiting psychiatrist.<br />
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sara lee</p>
<p>Drug Alcohol Rehab<br />
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		<title>By: Brian Shiers</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-61704</link>
		<dc:creator>Brian Shiers</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 04:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What a delightful and HOPEFUL exchange.  Maybe the world IS evolving like Eckhart Tolle suggests!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a delightful and HOPEFUL exchange.  Maybe the world IS evolving like Eckhart Tolle suggests!</p>
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		<title>By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-20298</link>
		<dc:creator>Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I don&#039;t try to control my thoughts when things go wrong.  Yes, I am seething with emotions.  So I go into the compassionate listener mode.  The feelings and thoughts need to be welcomed and embraced.  That doesn&#039;t mean I believe everything I think and feel, it just means they need some gentle attention and respect.  Then they change by themselves.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t try to control my thoughts when things go wrong.  Yes, I am seething with emotions.  So I go into the compassionate listener mode.  The feelings and thoughts need to be welcomed and embraced.  That doesn&#8217;t mean I believe everything I think and feel, it just means they need some gentle attention and respect.  Then they change by themselves.</p>
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		<title>By: John Wesley</title>
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		<dc:creator>John Wesley</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 12:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>That&#039;s an interesting point, Kibrika. It&#039;s much easier to control one&#039;s thoughts when we&#039;re not seething with emotion. Those situations take much more practice and discipline.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s an interesting point, Kibrika. It&#8217;s much easier to control one&#8217;s thoughts when we&#8217;re not seething with emotion. Those situations take much more practice and discipline.</p>
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		<title>By: Kibrika</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-20272</link>
		<dc:creator>Kibrika</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:46:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I believe that we can influence our wellfeeling by changing our point of view on the world, however I think that it is much harder to do when overwhelmed with some kind of emotion. I know it is easy to convince myself that I have done well if I&#039;m slightly annoyed with how my day went. However it is not so easilly done if I feel that the World is going to end, how disappointed I am with something. Still I think that trainig the brain can change that.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I believe that we can influence our wellfeeling by changing our point of view on the world, however I think that it is much harder to do when overwhelmed with some kind of emotion. I know it is easy to convince myself that I have done well if I&#8217;m slightly annoyed with how my day went. However it is not so easilly done if I feel that the World is going to end, how disappointed I am with something. Still I think that trainig the brain can change that.</p>
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		<title>By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-20252</link>
		<dc:creator>Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 19:09:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kaye,
   How is our being unhappy going to help?  Happiness doesn&#039;t come by ignoring things, it comes from focusing on the things we can change. It comes from figuring out what we love and sharing it with other people.  It comes from making a contribution. Why be happy when so many things are wrong in the world?  Because &lt;a href=&quot;http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/08/13/its-a-magical-world/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;happiness is empowering&lt;/a&gt;.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kaye,<br />
   How is our being unhappy going to help?  Happiness doesn&#8217;t come by ignoring things, it comes from focusing on the things we can change. It comes from figuring out what we love and sharing it with other people.  It comes from making a contribution. Why be happy when so many things are wrong in the world?  Because <a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/08/13/its-a-magical-world/" rel="nofollow">happiness is empowering</a>.</p>
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		<title>By: Kaye</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-20210</link>
		<dc:creator>Kaye</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:27:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Easier said than done, but probably worth a try. But I think that there are only certain times when we can think ourselves happy, such as by detaching ourselves about the outside world, not thinking about the things that make us feel bad, or seeking distractions to keep the blues away. However, when reality starts to rear its ugly head, that&#039;s when we realize that the world isn&#039;t always as we have always imagined. People have prejudices, injustice is everywhere and there are things that simply out of our control but they do dramatically affect our lives.

How do you deal with it then? Can you just tell yourself that it&#039;s not happening? That you can tell yourself that things will be alright? Somethings don&#039;t get better...you just kind of get used to what&#039;s in front of you.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Easier said than done, but probably worth a try. But I think that there are only certain times when we can think ourselves happy, such as by detaching ourselves about the outside world, not thinking about the things that make us feel bad, or seeking distractions to keep the blues away. However, when reality starts to rear its ugly head, that&#8217;s when we realize that the world isn&#8217;t always as we have always imagined. People have prejudices, injustice is everywhere and there are things that simply out of our control but they do dramatically affect our lives.</p>
<p>How do you deal with it then? Can you just tell yourself that it&#8217;s not happening? That you can tell yourself that things will be alright? Somethings don&#8217;t get better&#8230;you just kind of get used to what&#8217;s in front of you.</p>
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		<title>By: Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-20040</link>
		<dc:creator>Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Oct 2007 02:50:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Well, since Cheerful Monk is devoted to happiness as a spiritual practice, I do have a few thoughts on the subject.  Check out 

&lt;a href=&quot;http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/08/06/happiness-the-purpose-of-life/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Happiness, the Purpose of Life?&lt;/a&gt;, 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/08/13/its-a-magical-world/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;It&#039;s a Magical World&lt;/a&gt;, and 
&lt;a href=&quot;http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/06/05/the-secret-of-happiness/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;The Secret of Happiness. &lt;/a&gt; 

The story of &lt;a href=&quot;http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/10/01/celebrating-life/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Dr. Randy Pausch&lt;/a&gt; is also relevant.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Well, since Cheerful Monk is devoted to happiness as a spiritual practice, I do have a few thoughts on the subject.  Check out </p>
<p><a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/08/06/happiness-the-purpose-of-life/" rel="nofollow">Happiness, the Purpose of Life?</a>,<br />
<a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/08/13/its-a-magical-world/" rel="nofollow">It&#8217;s a Magical World</a>, and<br />
<a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/06/05/the-secret-of-happiness/" rel="nofollow">The Secret of Happiness. </a> </p>
<p>The story of <a href="http://cheerfulmonk.com/2007/10/01/celebrating-life/" rel="nofollow">Dr. Randy Pausch</a> is also relevant.</p>
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		<title>By: SimoneM</title>
		<link>http://www.pickthebrain.com/blog/the-psychology-of-happiness/comment-page-1/#comment-19966</link>
		<dc:creator>SimoneM</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:09:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I tend to pursue contentment over happiness. It sounds like I am splitting hairs, but I link happiness with the presence of a person or experience and contentment with being satisfied with your life. 

NB. The quote from The Dhammapada, (a collection of teachings by Buddha), that “contentment is the greatest treasure,” is a more poetic way of expressing my point of view!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I tend to pursue contentment over happiness. It sounds like I am splitting hairs, but I link happiness with the presence of a person or experience and contentment with being satisfied with your life. </p>
<p>NB. The quote from The Dhammapada, (a collection of teachings by Buddha), that “contentment is the greatest treasure,” is a more poetic way of expressing my point of view!</p>
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