tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post701841550928609483..comments2023-08-23T08:27:08.039-04:00Comments on UU A Way Of Life: Happiness is an inside job.David G. Markhamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-86435054442435594282014-11-23T21:23:15.242-05:002014-11-23T21:23:15.242-05:00A good sense of humor also is highly valued by mos...A good sense of humor also is highly valued by most people. It is one of the most important factors to which people attribute their happiness in marriage. People who have a good sense of humor especially when they can laugh at themselves and their own foibles are a lot easier to like and love. UUs have good sense of humor. All the UU jokes could fill a large book. This self denigrating humor at our foibles and pet egotistical beliefs and practices offers a great deal of grace in this sometimes weary world which takes itself way too seriously.David G. Markhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08336565533124142690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-24691374410766632002014-11-23T16:27:40.178-05:002014-11-23T16:27:40.178-05:00People I find attractive are people who are genuin...People I find attractive are people who are genuinely humble. The are curious because they know what they don't know, and people who are reverent. They call a spade a spade and will take the bull by the horns, but they are not cynical, bitter, and negative, but rather compassionate, hopeful, patient, and yet persistent.Aaron Davidsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8647562459433740241.post-57644845888465356672014-11-23T10:20:10.279-05:002014-11-23T10:20:10.279-05:00Our self is a social construction and yet in our v...Our self is a social construction and yet in our very individualized culture we deny the influence of the group, the organization, the society and tend to blame the individual. This is not only destructive to individuals, families, and friendship groups but impoverishes us all as human beings. "I" can only be some one in relation to "you". This is the elemental fact of our consciousness we deny and ignore.<br /><br />I, too, prefer to relate to people who are happy with themselves, but often this is not possible. There are a lot of wounded, and suffering people even when they don't recognize their suffering themselves. You can tell about their suffering though by the way they seem to manage their own thoughts and feelings and the way they relate. It is our job when we are aware of this to help them if we can. Not so much for their benefit as for our own.<br /><br />Thanks for your article. I am looking forward to the continuation of this series. May this work bring blessings and grace to all.Nadia Kohlmiernoreply@blogger.com