Comments on: Annoyed or Blessed, You Choose

By: Erika Robuck

Erika Robuck — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 02:20:38 +0000

Beautiful, beautiful post. Brought tears to my eyes. I’ve got three boys, and I promise that tonight I’ll step over all the little hockey sticks, wet Spiderman bathing suits, and Webkinz with a smile.

By: Joel @ Blog Of Impossible Things

Joel @ Blog Of Impossible Things — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 01:47:24 +0000

You choose your life. Your attitude changes your experiences dramatically.

Living with an attitude & gratefulness is much superior (at least in my experience)

By: Best of Awake@TheWheel 2009 | Jonathan Fields

Best of Awake@TheWheel 2009 | Jonathan Fields — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 13:20:12 +0000

[...] Annoyed or Blessed, You Choose – So, I was watching Good Will Hunting with my wife the other night… And, there was a part where Robin Williams’ character, a worn-out, sharp-witted, yet deeply intuitive and loving therapist named Sean, is counseling the brilliant, yet emotionally withdrawn Will Hunting. Sean’s wife, we learned, passed two years earlier after … [...]

By: Ana@Dating Better

Ana@Dating Better — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:25:55 +0000

This post really inspires me to be contented and to cherish what I have now.

When it comes to annoying act, my husband is on top of it. Lol. He does weirdly things that annoys me and then laugh out loud!! Ah, that really drives me crazy. Well, good thing I have drop by, now I know how to handle my irritating yet wonderful husband. And then I realize how he just wants to brighten up my day…through his nuisance. Lol

By: Bo

Bo — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:52:01 +0000

Coincidentally, I read this post right after getting off a conference call announcing a new round of layoffs at my day job. I got teary eyed, not from the layoff annoucement, but from this blog. A couple of my co-workers got really worried about me, I think…

It’s a blessing to be surrounded by people who remind you how easy it is to “get over it” and smile. We all forget though that this blessing exists all around us. Maybe it’s not a spouse, parents or children for some of us. But there are friends, colleagues, and neighbors with whom we can cultivate such connections.

My new and old friends contantly remind me how lucky I am to be here to experience their annoying ticks. I am indeed!

By: Mike Gardner, Life Coach

Mike Gardner, Life Coach — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 17:25:34 +0000

Wonderful post, Jonathan, and so true.

Just one second to stop and get some perspective and the world suddenly seems a much better place. And they say familiarity breeds contempt…

By: Dee Wilcox

Dee Wilcox — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:50:30 +0000

Great post, Jonathan! My home is filled with two female labs and one husband – I’m sure he feels outnumbered, as well! We’ll celebrate our six year anniversary this summer and hope to have our first kiddo in the next year. Even so, our pups leave us reminders all the time of their presence, and we try to choose to see them as blessings. Unfortunately, a dog’s lifespan is never as long as we’d like, so we’ve chosen to photograph and otherwise capture these memories the best that we can. We’ll miss all of the little idiosyncrasies and puppy-isms later on.

By: hdoug

hdoug — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 15:39:49 +0000

Nice. Really nice.

By: sandy guerriere

sandy guerriere — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 11:29:55 +0000

Jonathan Fields;

I’m still crying,…what a beautiful personal story. It touched me to my core!
I think this article should be shared with the whole world,…because it’s a ‘Reality Check’ for most of us…..

Thank you!

Sandy Guerriere

By: Patty Newbold

Patty Newbold — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 00:32:41 +0000

I absolutely love this post, Jonathan. We choose whether to see the blasted disruption in our lives or the delightful evidence of love, until the day we are suddenly alone. I was 34 and not yet as wise as you when it happened to me. It’s amazing how fiercely you can miss what annoyed you to tears a few days earlier.

Will you write a guest post on my Assume Love blog about this? I would be so honored.