Comments on: Can We Turn Pain into Joy? http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/ choosing positivity Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:43:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Lauren http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-822 Lauren Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:56:02 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-822 And, yes, we can turn pain into joy. I have done so in my own life and made that decision long ago. One day I recognized that is called RESILIENCE. And, yes, we can turn pain into joy. I have done so in my own life and made that decision long ago. One day I recognized that is called RESILIENCE.

]]> By: Lauren http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-821 Lauren Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:54:24 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-821 Wow, I just watched Eve's TED talk and it reduced me to girl tears. What an inspiration. I used to think I loved being a girl just so I could go to the bathroom with my friends, but I have come to realize it's so much more. Thank you for sharing this gem. Be Well, Lauren Wow, I just watched Eve’s TED talk and it reduced me to girl tears. What an inspiration. I used to think I loved being a girl just so I could go to the bathroom with my friends, but I have come to realize it’s so much more.

Thank you for sharing this gem.

Be Well,
Lauren

]]> By: Being Alive « Why Not Start Now? http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-703 Being Alive « Why Not Start Now? Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:37:07 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-703 [...] I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, thanks to two compelling posts by blogging friends. First, Tess of The Bold Life wrote about a town whose citizens measured their lives not by years lived but rather by accumulated moments of happiness and joy. Next, Belinda of The Halfway Point explored the possibility that human beings have the capacity, even in the worst of circumstances, to turn pain into joy. [...] [...] I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, thanks to two compelling posts by blogging friends. First, Tess of The Bold Life wrote about a town whose citizens measured their lives not by years lived but rather by accumulated moments of happiness and joy. Next, Belinda of The Halfway Point explored the possibility that human beings have the capacity, even in the worst of circumstances, to turn pain into joy. [...]

]]> By: Bellinda Munoz http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-681 Bellinda Munoz Mon, 22 Feb 2010 16:11:37 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-681 Hi everyone, according to the raffleking, the randomly picked winner is Dani aka Positively Present! Here's the link to raffleking in case you're curious about how the winner was picked: http://www.limmy.com/playthings/raffleking/ Hi everyone, according to the raffleking, the randomly picked winner is Dani aka Positively Present! Here’s the link to raffleking in case you’re curious about how the winner was picked: http://www.limmy.com/playthings/raffleking/

]]> By: BK http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-667 BK Sat, 20 Feb 2010 03:22:44 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-667 I certainly believe we can. From the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley, "... I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul." We cannot always control the circumstances that happen around us, but we can also control how we want to feel. It is a challenge and will take a lot of practice. However, I believe that everything happen for a reason and there is opportunity to grow from what happen. Even in pain, there is opportunity for growth too. I certainly believe we can. From the poem Invictus by William Ernest Henley, “… I am the master of my fate: I am the captain of my soul.” We cannot always control the circumstances that happen around us, but we can also control how we want to feel. It is a challenge and will take a lot of practice. However, I believe that everything happen for a reason and there is opportunity to grow from what happen. Even in pain, there is opportunity for growth too.

]]> By: ayo http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-666 ayo Fri, 19 Feb 2010 21:10:12 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-666 hi belinda, loved this. yes we can derive joy from pain and i speak based on personal experiences. I have been through several difficulties, lost friends, family(my dad), been rejected but at the end of the day i have come out joyful armed with knowledge & experience. have a lovely weekend. hi belinda,
loved this.
yes we can derive joy from pain and i speak based on personal experiences. I have been through several difficulties, lost friends, family(my dad), been rejected but at the end of the day i have come out joyful armed with knowledge & experience.
have a lovely weekend.

]]> By: Bob Bessette http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-665 Bob Bessette Fri, 19 Feb 2010 17:10:55 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-665 Hi Belinda, Good question, "Can we turn pain into joy?" I think we can. Take, for example, the pain that you endure when a loved one is suffering and passes on. From that pain can come a celebration of that person's life and joy comes with that celebration. This may not be along the lines of what you were getting at, but it is an example. I lost my brother years ago and the pain of loss I felt was profound, for a long time. Now when I think of him, I think of him in a joyful way and remember his gifts, wit, and intelligence. I like to think we can learn from painful experiences and make our life joyful, in spite of that pain. Best, Bob Hi Belinda,
Good question, “Can we turn pain into joy?” I think we can. Take, for example, the pain that you endure when a loved one is suffering and passes on. From that pain can come a celebration of that person’s life and joy comes with that celebration. This may not be along the lines of what you were getting at, but it is an example. I lost my brother years ago and the pain of loss I felt was profound, for a long time. Now when I think of him, I think of him in a joyful way and remember his gifts, wit, and intelligence.
I like to think we can learn from painful experiences and make our life joyful, in spite of that pain.

Best,
Bob

]]> By: Nadia - Happy Lotus http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-664 Nadia - Happy Lotus Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:50:43 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-664 Hi Belinda, We definitely can take pain and turn it into joy. I had a very bad childhood and teenage years. It was one traumatic event after another and I often wondered if I would ever survive it all. Two of my friends who went through similar experiences ended up having to be institutionalized for a short time. I fortunately did not go down that road. What kept me going was hope and I was determined to overcome all the crap that came my way. Plus, I had really loving parents. It took time and a lot of work but I was able to overcome that pain. Yes, pain can be turned into joy. And funny enough, I look back at those years as being blessings in disguise for it enabled me to be where I am today. The human will can do anything...it just simply has to want it badly enough and be willing to do the work that is necessary to achieve it. If I could overcome my crappy past, anyone can. Hi Belinda,

We definitely can take pain and turn it into joy. I had a very bad childhood and teenage years. It was one traumatic event after another and I often wondered if I would ever survive it all. Two of my friends who went through similar experiences ended up having to be institutionalized for a short time. I fortunately did not go down that road. What kept me going was hope and I was determined to overcome all the crap that came my way. Plus, I had really loving parents.

It took time and a lot of work but I was able to overcome that pain. Yes, pain can be turned into joy. And funny enough, I look back at those years as being blessings in disguise for it enabled me to be where I am today.

The human will can do anything…it just simply has to want it badly enough and be willing to do the work that is necessary to achieve it.

If I could overcome my crappy past, anyone can.

]]> By: Positively Present http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Positively Present Fri, 19 Feb 2010 14:45:56 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-663 What a great post! It's amazing how related joy and pain are sometimes, isn't it... What a great post! It’s amazing how related joy and pain are sometimes, isn’t it…

]]> By: Gini Martinez http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/02/can-we-turn-pain-into-joy/comment-page-1/#comment-662 Gini Martinez Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:52:35 +0000 http://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1406#comment-662 I think too often people's paradigm of life is: happy childhood, angst filled adolescence, independent co-education, find love, career (not necessarily in that order) & live happily ever after! Whenever a perceived obstacle stands in the way of the order of those things, causing us pain, it is seen as a failure not only from within but by those witnessing. I believe we are all here for our own individual journey and much like in childbirth, if pain isn't pushed away out of fear, it can always lead to even greater joy. I think too often people’s paradigm of life is: happy childhood, angst filled adolescence, independent co-education, find love, career (not necessarily in that order) & live happily ever after! Whenever a perceived obstacle stands in the way of the order of those things, causing us pain, it is seen as a failure not only from within but by those witnessing. I believe we are all here for our own individual journey and much like in childbirth, if pain isn’t pushed away out of fear, it can always lead to even greater joy.

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