tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513022067297559508.post1914102946697883405..comments2023-04-09T02:14:44.293-07:00Comments on Back On The Floor Again: HappyBusyBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08999619023510410806noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513022067297559508.post-31338030691850667642016-08-07T09:04:35.936-07:002016-08-07T09:04:35.936-07:00Thanks for that suggestion, Andrew. I'll inves...Thanks for that suggestion, Andrew. I'll investigate that.BusyBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08999619023510410806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513022067297559508.post-50669481770502393462016-08-05T12:58:34.165-07:002016-08-05T12:58:34.165-07:00Exactly right. And the less-expected the joy, the ...Exactly right. And the less-expected the joy, the sweeter it is.<br /><br />Interestingly, "Hagakure", the book that framed the Bushido code of the Samurai, can be translated as 'hidden by leaves'. The gist is that the pathway to honour and to the deepest joy is hidden behind the acceptance of mortality, and in embracing life by the moment. (If you're interested I wrote about it in my entry for last week's FMF 'Hidden', "The Hidden Song Of The Samurai", http://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2016/07/your-dying-spouse-187-hidden-song-of.html)<br /><br />This week I am at #1 in FMF<br /><br />https://blessed-are-the-pure-of-heart.blogspot.com/2016/08/your-dying-spouse-190-mustard-seed-of.htmlAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13230537202427640540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513022067297559508.post-78046951282625337532016-08-05T11:47:43.961-07:002016-08-05T11:47:43.961-07:00Sometimes it just helps to name the things that ma...Sometimes it just helps to name the things that make us happy, doesn't it? Happiness in the unexpected is as sweet as those berries!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513022067297559508.post-35605213809845769862016-08-05T10:14:35.880-07:002016-08-05T10:14:35.880-07:00So true that we can have fixed ideas about what wi...So true that we can have fixed ideas about what will make us happy, but it is there to be found even in unexpected places.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513022067297559508.post-32413008337618971962016-08-05T08:14:14.167-07:002016-08-05T08:14:14.167-07:00Ohhh great post. I too, like Amber, am thankful fo...Ohhh great post. I too, like Amber, am thankful for life's little berries! I'm in the 5 spot this week. Tara Ulrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619365758739247929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513022067297559508.post-77676595961683896292016-08-05T07:38:54.749-07:002016-08-05T07:38:54.749-07:00Thankful for life's little blackberries! Stopp...Thankful for life's little blackberries! Stopping by from FMF God bless, AmberAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13899561077068161460noreply@blogger.com