tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post6720147607531063801..comments2023-08-10T14:16:15.338-04:00Comments on The Archives of The Diogenes Club: On Happiness And WritingSteve Polinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06095291939072131815noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post-58309729640358175872013-03-05T01:18:47.647-05:002013-03-05T01:18:47.647-05:00I haven't suffered from clinical depression, s...I haven't suffered from clinical depression, so I can't imagine what you've gone through. I can say that I've spent time in a chemotherapy room, and looking at people on the short end of the exit ramp did a LOT to make me feel sympathy for those worse off than me.Steve Polinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06095291939072131815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7426830455075676436.post-45273271403223544102013-03-04T20:20:23.069-05:002013-03-04T20:20:23.069-05:00I actually saw that same documentary a few months ...I actually saw that same documentary a few months ago, and it really got me to think about flow and how it could be used in a productive fashion. <br /><br />I agree completely with your notion that we don't always need to attribute happiness or internal satisfaction to a higher power…there are plenty of completely satisfied individuals who are considered successful in having achieved personal happiness by just improving themselves. I think it's more important to highlight the fact that just merely finding worth in the things you can accomplish is a huge part of positive self fulfillment. <br /><br />I'm glad to see that someone else watched this documentary, actually…I tend to stray away from topics like this, as I've suffered from clinical depression for nearly a decade and "being happy" is actually a subject I haven't been familiar with up until the past few weeks, actually.<br /><br />Thank you for commenting on this.Lunanoreply@blogger.com