Comments on: Locating Hope in “Hopeless” Circumstances http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/20080229647 Positive Psychology News Daily - Daily boost of research-based happiness. Authored by University of Pennsylvania graduates of the Master of Applied Positive Psychology program (MAPP). Fri, 25 Jul 2008 19:38:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: The Happy Blog » Blog Archive » Happiness and hope http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/20080229647#comment-14643 The Happy Blog » Blog Archive » Happiness and hope Wed, 05 Mar 2008 22:24:19 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/20080229647#comment-14643 [...] To read “Locating hope in hopeless circumstances” - click here [...] […] To read “Locating hope in hopeless circumstances” - click here […]

]]> By: Jeff Dustin http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/20080229647#comment-14431 Jeff Dustin Fri, 29 Feb 2008 23:28:33 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/20080229647#comment-14431 Sean, Did you ever see the movie Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick? There is a scene that I vaguely remember between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman where the two discuss the nature of control. What is control, anyway? It is an illusory state where you think you can control life's variables? I would imagine as a poet you have thought about these deep ideas occasionally. Sean,

Did you ever see the movie Eyes Wide Shut by Stanley Kubrick? There is a scene that I vaguely remember between Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman where the two discuss the nature of control. What is control, anyway? It is an illusory state where you think you can control life’s variables?

I would imagine as a poet you have thought about these deep ideas occasionally.

]]> By: Doug Turner http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/20080229647#comment-14427 Doug Turner Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:45:05 +0000 http://pos-psych.com/news/sean-doyle/20080229647#comment-14427 Sean: I enjoyed reading your piece today. It is very easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of darkness in the world today. Your advice to focus on what we can control is how I try to live. While I can't save every tortured, starving child, I can take care of those around me. I can control that. At the same time, while I can't control everything, I can at least have an influence on a broader range of things. I think our combined focus on the things we can control and the things we can influence can yield some amazing positive changes. Thanks for your thoughts. Doug Sean: I enjoyed reading your piece today. It is very easy to be overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of darkness in the world today. Your advice to focus on what we can control is how I try to live. While I can’t save every tortured, starving child, I can take care of those around me. I can control that. At the same time, while I can’t control everything, I can at least have an influence on a broader range of things. I think our combined focus on the things we can control and the things we can influence can yield some amazing positive changes. Thanks for your thoughts. Doug

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