Comments on: Go ahead. Just Run Through the Fountain.

By: alex - unleash reality

alex - unleash reality — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:14:49 +0000

hey Karen!!

so beautiful and crazy wow and warm and fuzzy and mmmmmMMMMmmm!!

haha

really love the way your writing has grown too. magic to see.

but nevermind “you can plan to be happy” – you can’t be happy in the future, only right now. and you can be happy right now

keep well karen BOoooooooooooO!!
a

By: boris

boris — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 10:51:11 +0000

Great post!
You can plan to be happy, but even better, you can be prepared to be happy when you don’t plan it. Be open to the opportunities that the Life is going to give you…

All the best!

By: Paul Norwine

Paul Norwine — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:26:29 +0000

Hi Karen – somehow I missed this post of yours but I’m glad I came back to read it. I think watching kids play can teach us adults a lot about what we’re not only missing in life, but it can help us with what we are searching for as well.

Kids are inherently happy – they don’t think about the pressures of an unknown future or the weight of real (or perceived) responsibilities. And there’s a lot to be said for that…

Paul

By: Dena

Dena — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:46:35 +0000

Such a sweet post, Karen. Beautiful, lovely, the innocence of children. Yes, absolutely happiness can (and sometimes should!) be spontaneous.

-Dena
Evolution

By: Jill MacGregor

Jill MacGregor — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:07:05 +0000

Karen,
I liked this post so much that I wanted to share it on my blog. Wanted to let you know!
Have a great weekend,
Jill

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By: John Duffield

John Duffield — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:40:53 +0000

Hi Karen. Great post and picture. Here’s an idea for you about “planning to be happy”. Imagine there’s a Right Way your life is supposed to take. This Right Way is like a huge, beautiful, ever-flowing river, born of majesty and refreshing to your soul. Stepping into this river of your life, you can plan to swim left or right. If so desired, you can plan to swim upstream a bit, or tread water. You can plan to use the current to your advantage and make headway faster. Plans for lazily floating or deep diving can be made and enjoyed. Like you say in your post, all these plans can make you happy with your progress in life. But….of course….you must first learn how to find the Great River. First and foremost is finding the Right Way. Cheers Karen. John Duffield

By: Kristin

Kristin — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:48:09 +0000

I was just talking to a friend of mine about fountain dancing at our age! (He got escorted out…so planning ahead for that sort of thing might be a good idea!) But basically, the idea was the same. Doing spontaneous type things can be just a fun and freeing when they’re planned, sometimes even more so if you like that adrenaline rush of “here it comes! we’re actually going to do this right now!”

Thanks for this reminder!

By: Jay Schryer

Jay Schryer — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:06:08 +0000

I love this. Oh, to be that free and joyful once again! I’m getting there…slowly, but maybe someday, I’ll splash in a fountain again I think we should all do silly things like that in our lives, sometimes.