Comments on: Happiness is just around the corner http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/ Make Yourself and Your Business Happy At Work Sun, 20 May 2012 05:56:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: highvibeit.com http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-108828 highvibeit.com Wed, 06 Jun 2007 14:14:14 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-108828 <strong>Happiness is just around the corner</strong> "The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat." -- Lily Tomlin Happiness is just around the corner

“The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you’re still a rat.” — Lily Tomlin

]]> By: Groovy, Man... Getting My Vibes Up - from Creating a Better Life http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-108811 Groovy, Man... Getting My Vibes Up - from Creating a Better Life Wed, 06 Jun 2007 13:48:52 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-108811 [...] Happiness is Just Around the Corner from The Chief Happiness Officer [...] [...] Happiness is Just Around the Corner from The Chief Happiness Officer [...]

]]> By: Arttu http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-102684 Arttu Wed, 30 May 2007 11:37:28 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-102684 The bad thing is just that <i>this whole system is built on</i> the rat race - the race has to continue in order to keep the economy etc. alive. The phenomenon has been analyzed for decades, even Marx had an idea of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commodity_fetishism" rel="nofollow">"commodity fetishism"</a>. Jean Baudrillard wrote that it's a sort of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyperreality" rel="nofollow">hyperreality</a> in which we (the western world) are living. Guy Debord wrote in 1967 that we're living in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_of_the_Spectacle" rel="nofollow">"The Society of the Spectacle"</a>. It's not too far-fetched to think something fundamental has to happen in our beliefs in order to keep this planet alive. It's not just about a few people jumping off the rat race, it's about millions (and hundreds of millions) of people doing it. The bad thing is just that this whole system is built on the rat race – the race has to continue in order to keep the economy etc. alive.

The phenomenon has been analyzed for decades, even Marx had an idea of “commodity fetishism”. Jean Baudrillard wrote that it’s a sort of hyperreality in which we (the western world) are living. Guy Debord wrote in 1967 that we’re living in “The Society of the Spectacle”.

It’s not too far-fetched to think something fundamental has to happen in our beliefs in order to keep this planet alive. It’s not just about a few people jumping off the rat race, it’s about millions (and hundreds of millions) of people doing it.

]]> By: Matthew http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-102123 Matthew Tue, 29 May 2007 11:25:21 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-102123 Great post. It's sad though that the majority of people really don't understand this. They believe that the rat race is the safest, therefore easiest, therefore best way to live their life. I'm always reminding of the quote: "Find a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life." Unfortunately not enough people are willing to go out of their comfort zone and chase their dream jobs. Matthew www.InspirationToAchieve.com Great post. It’s sad though that the majority of people really don’t understand this. They believe that the rat race is the safest, therefore easiest, therefore best way to live their life.

I’m always reminding of the quote:

“Find a job you love, and you will never work a day in your life.”

Unfortunately not enough people are willing to go out of their comfort zone and chase their dream jobs.

Matthew
http://www.InspirationToAchieve.com

]]> By: Alexander http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-98131 Alexander Mon, 21 May 2007 10:33:00 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-98131 Peter: I agree - beliefs are crucial. It's not what happens to you, but what you think about it. Steve: You mean I don't have to spend 20 years hauling in fertilizer, building bigger and bigger greenhouses - I could just bloom right now? Who knew! Marco: An "Until Script Process" - that's it exactly. I've never heard of that before, but it makes total sense. I'll have to read up on transactional analysis. Know a good place to start? Charles: I'm afraid I have no idea - I got it in an email from a friend... John: I love that - "why do we have to sacrifice for happiness if we can be happy without the sacrifice?" Right on! Jaizki: That's one of the best ways to be stuck in a situation: When you feel to busy to do something about it. Nancy: Yes. And realistically, a job that makes you happy is going to wear you down before you know it. Tantowi: Exactly! Peter: I agree – beliefs are crucial. It’s not what happens to you, but what you think about it.

Steve: You mean I don’t have to spend 20 years hauling in fertilizer, building bigger and bigger greenhouses – I could just bloom right now? Who knew!

Marco: An “Until Script Process” – that’s it exactly. I’ve never heard of that before, but it makes total sense. I’ll have to read up on transactional analysis. Know a good place to start?

Charles: I’m afraid I have no idea – I got it in an email from a friend…

John: I love that – “why do we have to sacrifice for happiness if we can be happy without the sacrifice?” Right on!

Jaizki: That’s one of the best ways to be stuck in a situation: When you feel to busy to do something about it.

Nancy: Yes. And realistically, a job that makes you happy is going to wear you down before you know it.

Tantowi: Exactly!

]]> By: Tantowi http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-96507 Tantowi Thu, 17 May 2007 16:44:27 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-96507 Do what you love to do and make money with it. Most people change jobs several times in a career until they find the right one. Doing what you love is a great way to spend your working hours. Your experience in business (success or failure) is worth for your future business. Do what you love to do and make money with it. Most people change jobs several times in a career until they find the right one. Doing what you love is a great way to spend your working hours. Your experience in business (success or failure) is worth for your future business.

]]> By: Nancy http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-96169 Nancy Thu, 17 May 2007 01:25:43 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-96169 Thanks for sharing. This should be a good reminder for us that we need to be realistic in making decisions. Our job is one particular answer to our need which is money. Thanks for sharing. This should be a good reminder for us that we need to be realistic in making decisions. Our job is one particular answer to our need which is money.

]]> By: Jaizki http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-96098 Jaizki Wed, 16 May 2007 22:48:55 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-96098 Most people are so busy running that they don't realize they're in a rat race. Most people are so busy running that they don’t realize they’re in a rat race.

]]> By: links for 2007-05-16 - from Creating a Better Life http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-95783 links for 2007-05-16 - from Creating a Better Life Wed, 16 May 2007 08:26:01 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-95783 [...] Happiness is just around the corner (tags: happiness cartoons lifehacks) [...] [...] Happiness is just around the corner (tags: happiness cartoons lifehacks) [...]

]]> By: John http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-95753 John Wed, 16 May 2007 06:26:51 +0000 http://positivesharing.com/2007/05/happiness-is-just-around-the-corner/#comment-95753 I agree. Our disbeliefs is the main reason why we do things that don't make us happy. We know that money can buy happiness. But why do we have to sacrifice for happiness if we can be happy without the sacrifice? I agree. Our disbeliefs is the main reason why we do things that don’t make us happy. We know that money can buy happiness. But why do we have to sacrifice for happiness if we can be happy without the sacrifice?

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