Comments on: Why It’s Sometimes Hard to Be Good http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/ Happiness, Positive Psychology, Coaching, Entrepreneurship, Stories, and the Brain Sun, 26 Sep 2010 19:50:00 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Senia.com Positive Psychology Coaching » skillfully combining the simplicities http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/comment-page-1/#comment-32004 Senia.com Positive Psychology Coaching » skillfully combining the simplicities Fri, 28 Sep 2007 03:30:13 +0000 http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/why-its-sometimes-hard-to-be-good/#comment-32004 [...] One of my favorite people in the world emailed me this today. I absolutely love it. So often, I say, “life is easy. it really is. I can choose the easy way to do something or the hard way. what if it were easy?” And the easy way needs to also be the right way. [...] [...] One of my favorite people in the world emailed me this today. I absolutely love it. So often, I say, “life is easy. it really is. I can choose the easy way to do something or the hard way. what if it were easy?” And the easy way needs to also be the right way. [...]

]]> By: Senia.com — Positive Psychology Blog » White Lies are Bad for the Soul http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/comment-page-1/#comment-3548 Senia.com — Positive Psychology Blog » White Lies are Bad for the Soul Tue, 13 Feb 2007 18:53:08 +0000 http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/why-its-sometimes-hard-to-be-good/#comment-3548 [...] We talked earlier about how being good can be hard. And yet. And yet. At the same time as potentially being hard, being good can feel so right. As Will Smith says here, “Think of yourself as two people, and one of them is inside of you, and he’s a scorekeeper. And he keeps score of your idea of the world. … And when you have a conflict with your scorekeeper, that’s unhappiness. Happiness is being completely in sync with your own perception of goodness.” [...] [...] We talked earlier about how being good can be hard. And yet. And yet. At the same time as potentially being hard, being good can feel so right. As Will Smith says here, “Think of yourself as two people, and one of them is inside of you, and he’s a scorekeeper. And he keeps score of your idea of the world. … And when you have a conflict with your scorekeeper, that’s unhappiness. Happiness is being completely in sync with your own perception of goodness.” [...]

]]> By: senia http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2253 senia Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:26:19 +0000 http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/why-its-sometimes-hard-to-be-good/#comment-2253 Hi Elona, can you give me an example of when choosing good ends up being not good? Thanks, S. Hi Elona, can you give me an example of when choosing good ends up being not good? Thanks, S.

]]> By: Elona Hartjes http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/comment-page-1/#comment-2244 Elona Hartjes Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:51:34 +0000 http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/why-its-sometimes-hard-to-be-good/#comment-2244 Senia, I really enjoyed reading this post. I like it when I'm challenged to think. Thanks. I just want to comment on choosing what is good or what is easy. Life is busy and complicated. I've found that sometimes choosing easy turns out not to be easy and choosing good sometimes turns out not to be good. It's not an either or thing. Black and white would be so much easier than all these shades of grey. Senia, I really enjoyed reading this post. I like it when I’m challenged to think. Thanks. I just want to comment on choosing what is good or what is easy. Life is busy and complicated. I’ve found that sometimes choosing easy turns out not to be easy and choosing good sometimes turns out not to be good. It’s not an either or thing. Black and white would be so much easier than all these shades of grey.

]]> By: senia.com » Living Beautifully http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1820 senia.com » Living Beautifully Fri, 27 Oct 2006 22:00:53 +0000 http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/why-its-sometimes-hard-to-be-good/#comment-1820 [...] Note: Thursday is quote day. I posted this on Fri, and backdated to Thurs (I like to detail out these notes when I fiddle with dates in the blog). I totally want this quote in for this week for Thursday-quoteday because it so fits with what I’ve been thinking about re: being good. « Pumpkins!   [...] [...] Note: Thursday is quote day. I posted this on Fri, and backdated to Thurs (I like to detail out these notes when I fiddle with dates in the blog). I totally want this quote in for this week for Thursday-quoteday because it so fits with what I’ve been thinking about re: being good. « Pumpkins!   [...]

]]> By: senia http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1777 senia Thu, 26 Oct 2006 15:06:53 +0000 http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/why-its-sometimes-hard-to-be-good/#comment-1777 Alvin, GREAT QUOTE! Thank you! Yes, definitely often yes. Alvin, GREAT QUOTE! Thank you! Yes, definitely often yes.

]]> By: Alvin http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/hard-to-be-good/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Alvin Wed, 25 Oct 2006 09:56:44 +0000 http://www.senia.com/2006/10/23/why-its-sometimes-hard-to-be-good/#comment-1759 That's why I love the Harry Potter quote by Professor Dumbledore; '...we will have to choose between what is good and what is easy.' For me it seems to be that way too, the choice often isn't between good or evil, but between good and easy. That’s why I love the Harry Potter quote by Professor Dumbledore; ‘…we will have to choose between what is good and what is easy.’

For me it seems to be that way too, the choice often isn’t between good or evil, but between good and easy.

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