Comments on: What Matters? https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/ choosing positivity Fri, 20 May 2011 19:53:09 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Suzicate https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1336 Suzicate Fri, 16 Apr 2010 22:17:19 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1336 this is absolutely beautiful. We get so caught up in life that we forget to live. It is so important to live internally as well as externally. So much that we put stock in doesn't really matter in the big scheme of things. this is absolutely beautiful. We get so caught up in life that we forget to live. It is so important to live internally as well as externally. So much that we put stock in doesn’t really matter in the big scheme of things.

]]> By: Rudri https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1080 Rudri Wed, 31 Mar 2010 17:59:20 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1080 I know when I am particularly upset or angry I try the exercise of asking what matters. Usually, when I find a place of calm, I realize my emotional response wasn't warranted. I think it is essential to ask this question in our personal lives as well. It eliminates the personal clutter, whether it be things or people, in hopes of paving a way to clarity. I know when I am particularly upset or angry I try the exercise of asking what matters. Usually, when I find a place of calm, I realize my emotional response wasn’t warranted. I think it is essential to ask this question in our personal lives as well. It eliminates the personal clutter, whether it be things or people, in hopes of paving a way to clarity.

]]> By: Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1057 Jarrod@ Optimistic Journey Wed, 31 Mar 2010 02:50:23 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1057 Great poem Belinda! I think we need to ask ourselves more often, "what really does matter in life." Seems we take the unnecessary things too seriously and we don't put enough weight on the things that matter the most! Thanks you so much!! Great poem Belinda!

I think we need to ask ourselves more often, “what really does matter in life.” Seems we take the unnecessary things too seriously and we don’t put enough weight on the things that matter the most! Thanks you so much!!

]]> By: Nadia - Happy Lotus https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1034 Nadia - Happy Lotus Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:54:36 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1034 Hi Belinda, What a beautiful poem! Life is so fast and sometimes the demands appear to be so much that people lose sight of what matters. Actually, I think a root of this problem is money. We live in a world where everything is rooted (or so it seems) in money. I think if people knew and trusted and believed that they could make a living and yet be happy, the world would change. If people knew that they could have a life that they love and yet be financially okay, a whole lot of misery would be gone. I have traveled to parts of the world where people have one tenth of what we have here and I swear that they happier. Sometimes we allow our possessions to own us as opposed to us owning them. So here's to knowing what matters and going for it! Hi Belinda,

What a beautiful poem!

Life is so fast and sometimes the demands appear to be so much that people lose sight of what matters. Actually, I think a root of this problem is money. We live in a world where everything is rooted (or so it seems) in money. I think if people knew and trusted and believed that they could make a living and yet be happy, the world would change. If people knew that they could have a life that they love and yet be financially okay, a whole lot of misery would be gone.

I have traveled to parts of the world where people have one tenth of what we have here and I swear that they happier. Sometimes we allow our possessions to own us as opposed to us owning them.

So here’s to knowing what matters and going for it!

]]> By: Tony Single https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1030 Tony Single Tue, 30 Mar 2010 12:01:51 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1030 "What matters?" is the one question that dogs me day in day out. Belinda, it's like you looked into my brain or something! Eerie... I don't know what matters. What matters tends to find me wherever I'm at, and only then do I actually face it and deal with it. If I see someone in distress, what matters? Their distress or my awkwardness that says to avoid them? I find that I must answer that question then. :) “What matters?” is the one question that dogs me day in day out. Belinda, it’s like you looked into my brain or something! Eerie…

I don’t know what matters. What matters tends to find me wherever I’m at, and only then do I actually face it and deal with it. If I see someone in distress, what matters? Their distress or my awkwardness that says to avoid them? I find that I must answer that question then. :)

]]> By: Tracy Todd https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1029 Tracy Todd Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:25:41 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1029 What matters? I find the answer to this question differs from day-to-day depending on my state of mind, life experiences and the people who surround me at that time. However, there are a few common threads that never seem to change. And for that, I am grateful! Thanks for another thought-provoking post! What matters? I find the answer to this question differs from day-to-day depending on my state of mind, life experiences and the people who surround me at that time. However, there are a few common threads that never seem to change. And for that, I am grateful!

Thanks for another thought-provoking post!

]]> By: Lauren https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1026 Lauren Tue, 30 Mar 2010 06:20:27 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1026 Hi Belinda, I mostly determine what matters with my heart. People are what matter most to me. A passion for making a contribution matters. An appreciation for life and the wonderment of it all matters. Love matters. I feel I do pursue what matters in that my life is pretty aligned with these above things that matter most to me. I love that we all get to choose what matters most. Another fantastic post! I always like visiting! Warm regards, Lauren Hi Belinda,

I mostly determine what matters with my heart. People are what matter most to me. A passion for making a contribution matters. An appreciation for life and the wonderment of it all matters. Love matters.

I feel I do pursue what matters in that my life is pretty aligned with these above things that matter most to me.

I love that we all get to choose what matters most.

Another fantastic post! I always like visiting!

Warm regards,
Lauren

]]> By: Phil - Less Ordinary Living https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1025 Phil - Less Ordinary Living Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:50:39 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1025 Belinda - This is a big question. What does matter? In a universal scale, everything today, this year, in our lifetime, on this planet is merely a blink of an eye. Yet we have to live in our own scale. Doing what increases the cosmic karma, grows the energy and increases the joy is what matters. However small, doing the right thing, making the tough but authentic choices is what really matters. And that is why being asked the question is so powerful. Phil Belinda -

This is a big question. What does matter? In a universal scale, everything today, this year, in our lifetime, on this planet is merely a blink of an eye. Yet we have to live in our own scale. Doing what increases the cosmic karma, grows the energy and increases the joy is what matters. However small, doing the right thing, making the tough but authentic choices is what really matters. And that is why being asked the question is so powerful.

Phil

]]> By: Charlotte Rains Dixon https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1023 Charlotte Rains Dixon Tue, 30 Mar 2010 03:54:19 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1023 What matters is following that spark within that guides me to connect with friends, family, and people I meet along the way. What matters is following my passion to put words on paper and share them with others. What matters is being grateful for this life I get to lead every day. What matters most is love. Thank you for making me think about what matters. What matters is following that spark within that guides me to connect with friends, family, and people I meet along the way. What matters is following my passion to put words on paper and share them with others. What matters is being grateful for this life I get to lead every day. What matters most is love.

Thank you for making me think about what matters.

]]> By: Nancy Alexander https://thehalfwaypoint.net/2010/03/what-matters/comment-page-1/#comment-1021 Nancy Alexander Tue, 30 Mar 2010 02:15:46 +0000 https://thehalfwaypoint.net/?p=1719#comment-1021 Your gut. The way you trust it. The food and The breath you feed it. Your gut.
The way you trust it.
The food and
The breath you feed it.

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