Comments on: Would You Rather Be Right or Happy?

By: Vee

Vee — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:23:12 +0000

You’re right – that’s true – you do need to work within the mores of your community and you don’t want to be a narcissist who thinks it’s my way or the highway – I’m thinking more about worrying day to day about pleasing other people, worrying about what they’re thinking of you to a degree that isn’t healthy. I know I used to be overly concerned with whether people liked me then I realized, not everyone will and not everyone has to – but that doesn’t mean I have to go out of my way to prove I don’t care. I remember once I was teaching a class that was going really well – very successful, only one out of 25 dropped it. One of the students who stayed told me, “Oh he dropped it because he really didn’t like you.” I started to wonder why, obsess a bit – then thought – OMG 24 of 25 stayed and I’m worrying worried about the 1 guy who didn’t? Yikes!

Actually the design is a freebie I grabbed off a website – notepad chaos – it just really caught my eye.

Nice to have you here!

By: Damon

Damon — Sat, 30 May 2009 14:38:45 +0000

Let me ask: If you don’t care what other people think, wouldn’t that make you like a homicidal maniac? Complete disregard for what others think seems a dangerous road.

Nice blog theme. Did you have it custom designed? If really looks nice.

By: cwee

cwee — Sat, 30 May 2009 13:25:26 +0000

I think a good way to make happy outweigh the need to be right its to keep track of your happiness.
Take a few minutes for yourself at the end of each day to write
down 5 positives/accomplishments. That way when youre frustrated on
worried you can look back on all you have to enjoy and look
forward to.