Ramana's Musings - Latest Comments in Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Diane — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:45:36 -0000

That was such alovely and uplifting story. It is been said by so many famous people that it only takes a few dedicated people to change a place.. Little by little the more people choose this in small ways adn in a life devoted. Thihgs just get a little better. What dedicating couple and it always is gooood to recieve this kind of life engaging life style who are bettering all of us. Keeps the Hope building, that one day..Peace will be for all. Kindness and charity will prevail. One couples leadership and determination... Thanks for sharing and honoring them.

Recently I read of this lady( backpackinggrannie) named Marla who building a kindergarten in South Africa. She goes to schools, brownie troops and tells her story and the kids raise funds to help with the schools needs. Right now she is working on a roof. She's on healing circle affiliated with Global Harmony... I love her saying little by little like a bird building a nest.

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 17:09:36 -0000

Thank you. Your opinion means a lot to me. :)

I agree with you about being open to new ideas. I test my theories about life by reading and coming in contact with people who look at things differently. It helps me clarify what I really believe as well as expanding my view to understand where other people are coming from. I also try to keep up with the changing world. Our mental maps of the world are constantly becoming out of date.

Again, thanks!

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Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Ramana Rajgopaul — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:28:06 -0000

That is an unusual insight that our cultural pressures get reinforced by our disparaging comfort zones. Reverse snobbery? Certainly some food for thought that. I have read and commented on your new post. It is absolutely stunning. My compliments to you.

I do not have to strive for something more in life. I could however be more open to new ideas and develop a willingness to change dearly held values which may be outdated for the times that we live in. If we cannot bring about these two things into our lives, surely, we are stagnating?

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Ramana Rajgopaul — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 06:02:47 -0000

They are not very rich. They are just ordinary middle class people with a reasonable amount of savings and a steady pension. It is indeed people like this that do things like this. There are also very rich people who use their wealth for philanthropy like Bill Gates, who do not actually live the way my friends do, but their contribution is not diminished in any way for this.

You are more optimistic than I am that the world will become a peaceful place soon.

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

love-ely — Sun, 05 Oct 2008 01:08:49 -0000

Please forgive me. Before this, I do some comments on several Indonesian blog, so I forget typing with English language here.

Below, my comment that translated in English:
Great post! This is about humanity. I salute to your friend BN and his wife. Very few people want to do that although very rich. Is it true? I imagine that our world will become peaceful soon with people like them.

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 15:52:31 -0000

Tomorrow's post at Transforming Stress is Honoring Our Comfort Zones. (It's accessible now but won't appear on the home page until tomorrow.) It points out that being comfortable doesn't mean we're stagnating. When I start stagnating I'm anything but comfortable, but that doesn't mean I have to be constantly striving for something more in life. I believe in a healthy balance, and I think disparaging "comfort zones" is subtly endorsing our out-of-balance cultural pressures.

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Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

love-ely — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 13:34:16 -0000

I apologized to you. Before this, I commented in several Indonesian blog. So I forget to use English here.

Here my comment (translated):
Great story! This is about humanity. I salute to your friend BN and his wife. Very few people want to do that, although very rich. Is it true?
I imagine that our world will become peaceful soon with people like them.

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Ramana Rajgopaul — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:54:54 -0000

@love-ely: I am sure that this must be something nice, but I would appreciate it being translated to English. Thank you.

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

love-ely — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 11:05:59 -0000

Hebat cerita! Ini di sekitar umat manusia. Saya memberi hormat ke anda teman BN dan istrinya. Sangat sedikit orang yang mau melakukan itu, walaupun kaya raya. Saya membayangkan bahwa dunia kami akan menjadi damai segera dengan orang seperti mereka.

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Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Ramana Rajgopaul — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 02:00:26 -0000

Yes Sara, the problem usually is in leaving one's comfort zone and take chances with whatever life has to offer. There must also be the willingness not to worry about what anyone else will think.

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Sara at On Simplicity — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:18:26 -0000

I'm so happy I came across this. Too often it seems that one person (or two people) can't make a difference. Perhaps that's all in our minds, though. In large part, we're capable of doing what we imagine we're capable of doing.

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Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

rose — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:05:43 -0000

Hello Rummy, you are truly blessed with good people around you. I agree with Jean Bowman, you don't have to do a giant leap to live a fulfilling life, as long as you love what you are doing, you feel fulfilled.. I also salute social workers like your friend because they are living the life of what the Creator wants us to do..

Am sad that i am not in your top commentators anymore.. i need some catching up to do hehehe.. Been busy lately with kids, work and my student.. So please pardon if I seldom visit and I thank you for not failing to visit and of course for the comments...

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Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Shamelle-TheEnhanceLife — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 01:38:02 -0000

Its very motivating and inspiring to read. It's great that you are surrounded with such amazing people.

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Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Jean Browman--Cheerful Monk — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 23:44:42 -0000

I think it's also important to realize we don't have to do anything that big to lead a fulfilling life and make a contribution to other people. B. Wilde's post http://thebwildecolumn.blog... is about his quiet, unassuming grandfather. He's a great role model in this fast-paced, achievement-oriented world. As B. Wilde describes him

"Grandpa didn’t believe that his self-worth was tied to being an overachiever. When driving his truck he looked at his surroundings and enjoyed the ride. When he passed the waterfalls in the Uintah Mountains he always stopped to take a look. And when he set out to accomplish a task, he liked to plan for trouble. But he never went about frantically trying to accomplish a list of self-imposed urgent tasks that, when completed, measured his value as a person. Fortunately, I learned this lesson from him before he passed away two years ago."

What do you think? Does his story resonate with you at all? From what you've said, it seems to me you're making a big contribution every day.

<abbr>Jean Browman--Cheerful Monks last blog post..Creating a Sacred Space</abbr>

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Jean Browman--Cheeerful Monk — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:48:56 -0000

Thanks for the uplifting story. I especially appreciate the fact they avoided red tape by doing it without asking help from big agencies.

<abbr>Jean Browman--Cheeerful Monks last blog post..Creating a Sacred Space</abbr>

Re: Living A Life Of Fulfillment.

Mike Goad — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:29:15 -0000

Imagine that. And without the help of some Non-Governmental Organization.

Thank you very much for sharing this story!

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