tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post1752301661434825352..comments2024-02-25T07:34:17.888-08:00Comments on 430 Breezy Lane: mantra of joyAnitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17653628698315580785noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-4133846853476713982015-04-12T20:51:36.609-07:002015-04-12T20:51:36.609-07:00Thanks for your comment. I agree completely that a...Thanks for your comment. I agree completely that all of us are touched by this at some time in our lives. I think that we can be affected by completely different things at different times as well ... depending on what is going on with ourselves. I like the box idea. There is ALWAYS something outside that box ... sometimes it just takes a little looking to find it. Camping was great!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653628698315580785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-6540050507077358142015-04-12T20:48:34.182-07:002015-04-12T20:48:34.182-07:00Thanks for your nice comment. Maybe I'll get b...Thanks for your nice comment. Maybe I'll get brave and hit publish on some others that I have lurking around but have been timid to share. Thanks again!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653628698315580785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-32522225948872430242015-04-12T20:47:10.989-07:002015-04-12T20:47:10.989-07:00Thanks Susie! Nice to hear from your corner of the...Thanks Susie! Nice to hear from your corner of the world!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653628698315580785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-21109180444537156532015-04-12T20:46:10.024-07:002015-04-12T20:46:10.024-07:00Maaret - Just imagine. I am a 50 year old (can you...Maaret - Just imagine. I am a 50 year old (can you believe it?!) woman who at times struggles with these themes. I wonder how the young ones manage to keep it straight with the increasing presence of materialism and social media in their world. You have such an important job!<br />Thanks for the push to keep writing. I write and then often wonder if what I've written is something that should be shared. Mayhaps it is.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653628698315580785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-61672818165039485292015-04-12T20:41:02.927-07:002015-04-12T20:41:02.927-07:00Thanks for your comment. Envy certainly has a way ...Thanks for your comment. Envy certainly has a way of creeping in ... no matter where we are. Focusing on joy sounds like a much healthier and happier place to be!Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17653628698315580785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-3466624104332346722015-04-12T13:54:44.501-07:002015-04-12T13:54:44.501-07:00I also must comment as an anonymous reader and enj...I also must comment as an anonymous reader and enjoyer of your posts. You have wonderful crafting, photography, writing and so on gifts. I greatly appreciate your blog. This post I think touches all at times in their lives. I have greatly struggled with envy vs joy in the past couple years due to life's circumstances. It is good to know it is a common struggle and we can all strive to focus on the joys and blessings instead. Or an analogy I have come up with is...instead of standing outside the box looking in with great yearning and oft anguish, look around outside the box to see what there is to see! Happy camping and life to you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-86978103240551930802015-04-10T19:57:39.546-07:002015-04-10T19:57:39.546-07:00I enjoy reading your posts, and this one is pretty...I enjoy reading your posts, and this one is pretty fine! I have read several that i have wanted to comment on, but words failed me. Your posts, such as this give me food for thought. I look forward to more of your posts (and so do several others in my family)! Thank you, Anita.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-38932268204039220592015-04-10T11:50:03.844-07:002015-04-10T11:50:03.844-07:00Great post! I like all your post, but I usually do...Great post! I like all your post, but I usually don't comment- but my sister carolyn told me to come visit your blog today, so I had to comment on how much I agree!susienlarsEdwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00520233866377561889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-31706522675406650122015-04-10T08:39:40.877-07:002015-04-10T08:39:40.877-07:00Thanks, Anita! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this ...Thanks, Anita! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this and seeing how you made a connection between the difficult themes of materialism, social media, envy, and joy. Can't you tell I'm at school and in the "theme" mode? Keep on writing in your eloquent way!maaretphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868858819124081937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3656167660430170658.post-42717823686803571002015-04-10T07:22:53.289-07:002015-04-10T07:22:53.289-07:00Beautiful. You are not alone and lovely reminder. ...Beautiful. You are not alone and lovely reminder. I don't have FB and avoid shopping malls but still envy comes and goes then I focus on the joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com