http://cheerfulmonk.com Happiness As a Spiritual Practice Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en cheerfulmonk/uEHwhttp://feedburner.google.com Last week we talked about the joys of having pets. comics.com/Duncan   But if you're a loving and responsible caregiver they are a major commitment: comics.com/Duncan   My daughter gets up at 5:30 on workdays to walk Sammy and Banshee. Her husband walks them again in the evening and they pay ... http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/11/09/sometimes-you-dont-want-them-to-snuggle/ Last week I used this Duncan cartoon: Photocredit uknown.   Photocredit uknown.   http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/11/02/born-to-snuggle/ http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/10/24/what-were-you-born-to-do/ Photo credit unknown. bikehikebabe recently sent me this photo of a contented polar bear on a not-long-for-this-world ice floe. I've added him to my collection of role models. The bear reminds me of the fellow who jumped off the Empire State Building. As he whizzed past the 10th ... http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/10/19/what-me-worry/ Not only have Grannymar and bikehikebabe had some parts replaced...a new hip for Grannymar and a hip and shoulders for bikehikebabe... but Grannymar can share her recovery with us via YouTube. Modern technology can be wonderful, but as Grannymar's blog and video show, it can't replace gumption and a ... http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/10/12/the-joys-of-modern-technology/ http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/10/05/at-that-age/ comics.com   How did it get to be fall already? Do you ever feel like the dog in the cartoon? It reminds me of one of my favorite jokes: Inside every old person is a young one asking, "What in the heck happened?" What about the following cartoons, do they ... http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/09/28/time/ Last Friday Kaitlin sent this picture of Banshee (on the left) and Sammy (on the right) riding in their new car, a Honda Element. The car was bought for them and they clearly appreciate it. Kaitlin took and sent the picture using her iPhone while riding to ... http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/09/21/their-new-car/ comics.com   As usual this post is presented as food for thought. In a comment to last week's post Rummuser said he thought the U.S. and Indian governments have been destroyed by capitalism. Here is my view: I don't agree with Rummuser. In the nominally communistic ("from each according ... http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/09/14/good-government-an-age-old-problem/ expresso marco. Creative Commons license. arbejde--work (Danish) glæde--happiness (Danish) arbejdsglæde--happiness at work (Danish) In a comment to last week's post Looney commented, "...it seems that we as a nation are selling the unborn into tax slavery so that we can indulge ourselves and avoid facing reality today." I'm as horrified by ... http://cheerfulmonk.com/2009/09/07/would-it-be-all-bad/