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HappyMe

(20,277 posts)
118. I just go on about my life.
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 08:34 AM
Apr 2013


I don't have the tv tuned into news shows all day. I tend to be a 'count your blessings' kind of person. You can't live in a constant state of alarm or sadness, because then I don't think you are living at all.
KoKo.... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #1
A Compassion Revolution Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #5
And I like your name... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #35
Thank you. Yours is awesome as well. :) nt Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #81
love your revolution noiretextatique Apr 2013 #15
I definitely will... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #36
will do noiretextatique Apr 2013 #37
Brilliant. Count me in. Doing something is wonderful coping. nolabear Apr 2013 #62
I will, nolabear! OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #116
Watching "Goodbye Mr. Chips" with Martin Clunes on the You tubes (2002) morningglory Apr 2013 #42
I had no idea he did a version of that movie... dixiegrrrrl Apr 2013 #46
It was just put up on the tubes, and of course, morningglory Apr 2013 #171
yes...immersing oneself in what you are trying to do to "do good" is KoKo Apr 2013 #91
Oh, that is such a wonderful issue to devote oneself to.... OneGrassRoot Apr 2013 #115
OGR! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #172
I find sitting to be satisfying. BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #2
Definitely thinking of "drawing circle closer"...in whatever way it works... KoKo Apr 2013 #25
Yes, when the wider world becomes unmanagable BlueToTheBone Apr 2013 #53
Koko, sorry you feel so besieged. It's normal, I think. Here's some of the things I do: Nay Apr 2013 #3
YEP...Doing this at Bedtime.. 3. Read mysteries where the bad guys get their comeuppance. KoKo Apr 2013 #47
If you can watch TV and drink wine, you might consider that you have it pretty good. randome Apr 2013 #4
that's what I do when I start feeling like it is all piling up Skittles Apr 2013 #20
Me, too! Sissyk Apr 2013 #21
there's always someone needing help Skittles Apr 2013 #26
I have alternative media...and buy the cheap white zin....and this post is KoKo Apr 2013 #27
Not to disparage anyone's current situation Lordquinton Apr 2013 #59
a lot of it is perspective galileoreloaded Apr 2013 #6
i like the way you think noiretextatique Apr 2013 #16
WTF Skittles Apr 2013 #28
Definitely..."Chickens coming Home to Roost" and Globilization..."leveling" KoKo Apr 2013 #31
A chickadee Mom is sitting on 2 eggs in one of my birdhouses & a tuffted titmouse is building FSogol Apr 2013 #7
We bought a "Bird House" for Bluebirds... Three Generations have already Hatched... KoKo Apr 2013 #50
I gave my Dad 2 new bluebird houses for Christmas. He has them spread out over his FSogol Apr 2013 #117
They put them on Golf Courses too. Hope your Dad has luck we've had with KoKo Apr 2013 #157
I'm sorry you are feeling discouraged Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #8
I love what you are doing...! Thanks for posting this.. Sewing/Crafting and doing stuff KoKo Apr 2013 #57
I would add gardening to the list. Doremus Apr 2013 #82
I agree 100% Tree-Hugger Apr 2013 #83
Doing things with your hands is always good!! Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #97
Smoking. nt raccoon Apr 2013 #120
Doing a few things. silverweb Apr 2013 #9
I just bought myself a pair of Texasgal Apr 2013 #10
That sounds lovely. Sissyk Apr 2013 #23
If you haven't already ..Check out Cornell U..Bird Watch Tallies...and KoKo Apr 2013 #64
I love All Creatures...!! LanternWaste Apr 2013 #11
Thanks ...what you say ...some perspective. KoKo Apr 2013 #68
Pretty good I say. Knightraven Apr 2013 #12
I run in a park that is 2.5 miles long. LeftofObama Apr 2013 #13
Coping by turning off the TV first of all. Then - gardening, NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #14
Yes...it's good. We hauled bags of mulch this past weekend...replenishing KoKo Apr 2013 #93
My Pennsylvania gardens (shorter season) far exceeded my Raleigh ones - NRaleighLiberal Apr 2013 #95
I did a H2O Man Apr 2013 #17
I like that. silverweb Apr 2013 #54
Thanks...introspection and deep meditation...and that's what I'm thinking.... KoKo Apr 2013 #73
dark beer, smoked brisket that i just finished in the smoker and old 007 movies on dvd MikeW Apr 2013 #18
Meditation. Mindfulness meditation. PDJane Apr 2013 #19
Dead fox across the road this morn RobertEarl Apr 2013 #22
Well said. silverweb Apr 2013 #55
I grew up RURAL...My early "catching the Bus Days" had "Dead Possums" KoKo Apr 2013 #75
It is spring, sorta MadHound Apr 2013 #24
10 missed paychecks away from the street. Iggo Apr 2013 #29
Similar, elleng Apr 2013 #30
And..there's PBS...about our "401-K's on FRONTLINE..tonight"....but still KoKo Apr 2013 #38
Right, but wish I had what it takes to exercise etc. elleng Apr 2013 #45
Nature Jamastiene Apr 2013 #32
I'm fine. Living my life. And loving it. bigwillq Apr 2013 #33
Game of Thrones has been a great diversion for me... WCGreen Apr 2013 #34
So many DU'ers have liked "Game of Thrones"...that I want to check it out... KoKo Apr 2013 #76
I would suggest you read the books. MuseRider Apr 2013 #134
OK...thanks. The "books are often better than Hollywoods Interpretation." KoKo Apr 2013 #154
For myself.. haikugal Apr 2013 #161
Same here. MuseRider Apr 2013 #163
I like to relax by doing jigsaw puzzles and watching cooking shows,play scrabble,play some Motown SummerSnow Apr 2013 #39
Ahh...definitely MoTown... KoKo Apr 2013 #78
Brahms violin concerto in D BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #40
funny. I just posted the adagio from it last night (I hadn't seen your post) and CTyankee Apr 2013 #119
Beautiful, thank you...I love it when Bernstein gets that blissed out look BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #121
Ohhh, the clarinet is so lovely... CTyankee Apr 2013 #136
Oh yeah!! Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #140
No, he replied with envy BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #141
Speaking of Bruckner... Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #142
I hope you screamed, "Release the horns," first BeyondGeography Apr 2013 #143
Ha ha!!! Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #145
klonopin dionysus Apr 2013 #41
Got rid of the 57 channels and nothing on CountAllVotes Apr 2013 #43
I relax by reading. Louisiana1976 Apr 2013 #44
Coping? LWolf Apr 2013 #48
Major home remodel going on even as we speak. :) Blue_In_AK Apr 2013 #49
Here too plus springtime gardening. roody Apr 2013 #94
I feel like it's detox time. SleeplessinSoCal Apr 2013 #51
It probably sounds arrogant, but some days I pretend I'm looking over a vast garbage dump at a RKP5637 Apr 2013 #52
dig in my garden magical thyme Apr 2013 #56
The best thing for the inside of zeeland Apr 2013 #85
well, luck can run both ways... magical thyme Apr 2013 #131
Minimize exposure to drama driven news - watching, listening and reading... yawnmaster Apr 2013 #58
Rock band management. calimary Apr 2013 #60
You're very brave, Good luck. Zorra Apr 2013 #100
Thanks. I'll take every micron! calimary Apr 2013 #113
He's good lucking! LeftInTX Apr 2013 #112
Thanks! calimary Apr 2013 #114
This house is 101 years old so there's always something that needs done tularetom Apr 2013 #61
Paying attention to life get the red out Apr 2013 #63
Listen to WCPE Sacred Music Sunday mornings... WorseBeforeBetter Apr 2013 #65
Volunteering at two local food banks and like you ChazII Apr 2013 #66
5 minutes at a time, KoKo Demeter Apr 2013 #67
Oh yes...the Global Concerns...true.. But, deep breaths..ease out slow... KoKo Apr 2013 #103
I turned off the TV during Reagan; then bagged it out of the mainland... KauaiK Apr 2013 #69
tigerram Tigerram Apr 2013 #70
Trying to mow the grass LiberalEsto Apr 2013 #71
Listening to Bridge Over Troubled Water... awoke_in_2003 Apr 2013 #72
The most defalting thing to me is feeling betrayed by those in positions of trust. AAO Apr 2013 #74
yes...that's what had me down...so much of it the past decade and more... KoKo Apr 2013 #96
I'm 58 and getting older by the day AAO Apr 2013 #110
I have a lot of old BBC series from ages ago Warpy Apr 2013 #77
yep...I hear ya... KoKo Apr 2013 #98
Climb the mountains.... ErikJ Apr 2013 #79
This is for you KoKo SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #80
That is so funny! Thanks ...it's just what I needed... KoKo Apr 2013 #124
Glad you liked it KoKo SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #149
It's "Monty Pythonesque" ....and really kind of relevant to Boston Situation KoKo Apr 2013 #153
I'm sure we're on the list by default now after W SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #164
Thank you! snappyturtle Apr 2013 #158
The younger guy, Charlie, kind of went off the deep end SirRevolutionary Apr 2013 #165
I'm working out more. The endless fuckery of the right wing gives me a lot of emotional "fuel". Flipper999 Apr 2013 #84
I don't watch TV news at all, and I don't even like radio news Lydia Leftcoast Apr 2013 #86
Putting in a lawn in Vegas.... Spitfire of ATJ Apr 2013 #87
I'm walking away from the 24/7 "news" cycle more. TV off. Hekate Apr 2013 #88
Take heart KoKo. First of all, things could be worse... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #89
Indeed...things could be worse...it's been pretty bad lately though.... KoKo Apr 2013 #99
It's hard not to smile while watching that one... FailureToCommunicate Apr 2013 #105
Right there with you. MuseRider Apr 2013 #90
Yes...that's where I've been down quite a bit about... KoKo Apr 2013 #101
Besides walking shelter dogs, I'm roody Apr 2013 #92
I'm doing awesome, but I'm sure things will get better soon. Zorra Apr 2013 #102
Limiting TV news, meditating, red wine... KaryninMiami Apr 2013 #104
The vibe out there is very agitated/mixed. Manifestor_of_Light Apr 2013 #106
You are not alone! We are all trying to cope, that is for sure. Lifelong Protester Apr 2013 #107
Be happy. Time is fleeting. Skip Intro Apr 2013 #108
Well, I'm up to my ass in local stuff... MrMickeysMom Apr 2013 #109
Same thing here, locally, politically. KoKo Apr 2013 #126
Watching our cat whose only worry is getting fed on time. Tierra_y_Libertad Apr 2013 #111
I just go on about my life. HappyMe Apr 2013 #118
my small garden helps me maintain a degree of sanity panader0 Apr 2013 #122
Thank you for this thread. woo me with science Apr 2013 #123
All who replied here and shared their experiences...made me feel a whole lot better.... KoKo Apr 2013 #130
depleted, G_j Apr 2013 #125
Yes...NC... KoKo Apr 2013 #127
how can we ever progress when we have to continually G_j Apr 2013 #132
It is...especially when we were promised "So Much" and we worked so hard all these KoKo Apr 2013 #155
NC is/was making a comeback G_j Apr 2013 #166
This must be why art is so often banned. Art has magic in it and can drive some people CTyankee Apr 2013 #146
absolutely G_j Apr 2013 #147
this is tragic to the max. Children are artists first and foremost and we all know this if we CTyankee Apr 2013 #148
the arts G_j Apr 2013 #167
Some ART reveals Truth in depictions that PTB really don't want to deal with... KoKo Apr 2013 #156
Where the Gathering will be in 2013 Zorra Apr 2013 #128
+1000 G_j Apr 2013 #133
Zorra...something about "those days" was so HOPEFUL...compared to now... KoKo Apr 2013 #160
Unfortunately, I don't know how to sincerely respond to that Zorra Apr 2013 #170
Hmm JustAnotherGen Apr 2013 #129
"Better Angels of Our Nature" raised my spirits duhneece Apr 2013 #135
what is so hard about "these days"? hfojvt Apr 2013 #137
Purging things from your home is so mentally calming. Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #138
I want to drop off stuff but it is so daunting to me! I feel defeated before I even start! CTyankee Apr 2013 #152
Hmm ... Arugula Latte Apr 2013 #168
This message was self-deleted by its author bahrbearian Apr 2013 #139
With age comes wisdom (sometimes)..... llmart Apr 2013 #144
Go to work come home take the kids to practice and games. ileus Apr 2013 #150
Drinking. A LOT. liberalmuse Apr 2013 #151
Things are OK here FreeJoe Apr 2013 #159
I understand! Whatisgoingon Apr 2013 #162
I watch a lot less of politics on cable Samantha Apr 2013 #169
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