Comments on: How to Live a Fulfilled, Joyful, Creative life

By: Vlad

Vlad — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:40:46 +0000

Mary,
Just wanted to thank you for a wonderful post. Living in the moment is truly a form of art. I remember being overwhelmed by the numerous pressures from my life. Sometimes, it felt like a big joke – just keep at and things will get better, but they were just the same over and over again. It’s easy to lose hope. When I began practicing being in the moment, even in such mundane things as walking to the corner store or standing in line at a bank, it was as if a giant weight got lifted off my shoulders. It no longer mattered how long this task would take or if I had to do it all over again the next day. Being in that moment made me feel alive and connected to everyone else who was standing in that line with me. We are all here together, trying to do our best, trying to find happiness, trying to follow our dreams. Well, sometimes it’s OK to just be. It reminds us that we’re human!

By: Carol

Carol — Mon, 30 May 2011 03:27:42 +0000

Really enjoyed this piece. Is there a way the video can be made to work again–it says there’s a copyright issue when you try to play it.

By: 888yoga888

888yoga888 — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 10:13:08 +0000

I am thinking of the folks who come here for the first time. I think people who come to this website are in pain and looking for help out of that. I think people who are already ‘happy’ and ‘fullfilled’ are not looking for something else. When we are filled with joy in the present moment (those who have mastered that enigma) we do not stop and think: Wow! all this joy is fantastic! I think I’ll serf the web looking for more!
We don’t go searching for what we already have.
I have much pain, fear and frustration in my life. Joy is fleeting. Bliss is hiding. The reality of being a human being terrifies me.
I am not always in a state of terror. I am good at putting terror in the closet with the door closed for ahile so I can pretend I am bountiful, beautiful and blissful. Reality always interferes with my efforts.
I am whining today because the pain is always around in the morning. Time to get that door open and cram it in for an emotional break from fear.
Peace to all. Peace is my urgent wish, but so elusive! Others seem to get it (all the proof is here with all the good wishes in print all over the place). I only pretend to get it.
Thanks for reading today! This (and by ‘this’ I mean this moment of despair that is menacing me) too shall pass and I will go on as I always do.

By: justlife

justlife — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 04:55:02 +0000

I’ve heard the story of Sisyphus before, but it’s describing about the depression patients where they need to suffer the darkness over and over again through a period. Yes indeed we can’t change the cycle and the only thing we can do is to change our attitude and perspective, that is enjoying the thing we do with full heart(1 thing at a time). Thanks Mary for a great post~

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By: Tony

Tony — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 04:19:13 +0000

This post was very helpful to me, thanks Mary! I've battled with depression my whole life and blogs like yours always brighten my day. thanks again. .-= Tony´s last blog ..Thoughts on making money =-.

By: Fabian

Fabian — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 01:27:35 +0000

Hello,

interesting point, for everyday chores or repetitve work, or even the big worries of life.

But what when you are a doctor having to care for an individual patient? How can you dance through this?

By: Sami - Life, Laughs & Lemmings

Sami - Life, Laughs & Lemmings — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 21:21:16 +0000

I love the idea of blurring the lines between work and play. It makes complete sense. A big chunk of our life is spent working, running errands and doing chores. If these are all viewed as must dos, have tos and should dos, it makes for a pretty mundane life.
.-= Sami – Life, Laughs & Lemmings´s last blog ..Random Acts of Kick Arse – Wacky =-.

By: Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice

Amit Sodha - The Power Of Choice — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:57:09 +0000

Very well put mary, life is repetition so find that things that you love to repeat the most!
.-= Amit Sodha – The Power Of Choice´s last blog ..Why It’s Pointless Going To University To Get A Degree =-.

By: Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com

Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 11:28:40 +0000

Love the story of Sisyphus. I love how Metaphors can help you think of something without it being direct. Kind of like how a Zen Koan leads to silencing of the mind without that being the goal. .-= Richard | RichardShelmerdine.com´s last blog ..Awareness Meditation =-.