tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post5360302069651674670..comments2024-02-17T09:53:06.168+00:00Comments on Notes from the Slushpile: The Pursuit of HappinessCandy Gourlayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-26137587718681702502013-09-13T14:04:37.434+01:002013-09-13T14:04:37.434+01:00Such a beautiful, wise post, Candy, thank you for ...Such a beautiful, wise post, Candy, thank you for writing it. And I can't wait to read Shine -- so delighted for you. Kate Kate Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-83068003301140520502013-09-11T21:28:23.311+01:002013-09-11T21:28:23.311+01:00It's the leap that sometimes is most difficult...It's the leap that sometimes is most difficult. Thanks, Lisa!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-55668278337541646902013-09-11T21:27:40.381+01:002013-09-11T21:27:40.381+01:00Thanks, Jenna - hopefulness makes us all nicer peo...Thanks, Jenna - hopefulness makes us all nicer people! And being a journalist is the coolest thing.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-85198055633968972942013-09-11T18:41:25.162+01:002013-09-11T18:41:25.162+01:00After the hope and the happiness, comes faith!After the hope and the happiness, comes faith!Lisa M. Bakoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12679317519618910934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-4149688046749420012013-09-10T18:18:13.509+01:002013-09-10T18:18:13.509+01:00This was what I needed today as I worried that jou...This was what I needed today as I worried that journalism was taking up my fiction writing time, that I really should get that book out there etc. I will choose to be a happy journalist with a dream. I think I'll be linking to the post on my blog on Saturday. Merci!JennaQuentinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06794730025120308897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-52787907831950112692013-09-10T14:48:21.650+01:002013-09-10T14:48:21.650+01:00Thanks, Luisa!Thanks, Luisa!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-30662487559192167402013-09-10T14:48:08.503+01:002013-09-10T14:48:08.503+01:00Shiny eyes! Shiny eyes! Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-43507895096626074422013-09-10T12:52:14.199+01:002013-09-10T12:52:14.199+01:00Thank you so much for this wonderful post, and hug...Thank you so much for this wonderful post, and huge congratulations!Luisa Plajahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14543215719907066195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-28900791535210852562013-09-10T11:00:29.546+01:002013-09-10T11:00:29.546+01:00You've just distracted me massively from every...You've just distracted me massively from everything else. I agree completely with the first TED talk about choosing to be happy. I know I'm happier for having been in a situation where I nearly died and afterwards decided that certain things really weren't worrying about any more. As for the second talk, I balled my eyes out through it, and I loved his conclusion -about you as a parent, too. Thank you. And happy happy book birthday. Juliet Clare Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06020801246132751659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-57179386540473323522013-09-09T22:22:03.762+01:002013-09-09T22:22:03.762+01:00Thank you er crazy moustache!Thank you er crazy moustache!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-55367353714900905082013-09-09T22:21:41.773+01:002013-09-09T22:21:41.773+01:00Thanks, Addy. You are very nice to me.Thanks, Addy. You are very nice to me.Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-46023297179927133282013-09-09T21:11:26.639+01:002013-09-09T21:11:26.639+01:00Congrats Candy. Looking forward to getting a signe...Congrats Candy. Looking forward to getting a signed copy in a couple of weeks. I expect to see you beaming from ear to ear …<br /><br />Shine on you crazy diamond!<br />DaveDave Cousinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07910281490764974261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-18909055613402985412013-09-09T18:11:11.410+01:002013-09-09T18:11:11.410+01:00Happy days! Shine on, Candy!Happy days! Shine on, Candy!Addy Farmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00450583537731030466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-83031596911462519672013-09-09T13:34:19.993+01:002013-09-09T13:34:19.993+01:00I am one of the majority who usually find classica...I am one of the majority who usually find classical music tedious. But Benjamin Zander made me change my mind! Thanks, Odette!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-83477284112261409472013-09-09T13:33:27.551+01:002013-09-09T13:33:27.551+01:00Thanks, Nicky!Thanks, Nicky!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-90582076052623890022013-09-09T13:33:08.611+01:002013-09-09T13:33:08.611+01:00I haven't actually mentioned it Maureen - keep...I haven't actually mentioned it Maureen - keep meaning to and then something gets in the way! So busy!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-32211504059281632452013-09-09T13:32:37.091+01:002013-09-09T13:32:37.091+01:00Otters of the world rise up! Thanks, Jane!Otters of the world rise up! Thanks, Jane!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-2596878343394304252013-09-09T12:57:26.666+01:002013-09-09T12:57:26.666+01:00Wise words indeed, Candy! There is always somethin...Wise words indeed, Candy! There is always something to be happy about, and so many of the things we worry about (in the world of writing at least) are out of our hands, so we might as well let them go. By the way, I've heard that otters may not be as cute as they seem Cue evil otters in disguise submissions--I got there first! Jane McLoughlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11560284790806029134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-10872778012355255172013-09-09T12:41:01.452+01:002013-09-09T12:41:01.452+01:00I want an otter. I may need a river too. And wader...I want an otter. I may need a river too. And waders. Or a wet suit. Lovely. <br /><br />Have you actually mentioned the launch on SCBWI BI facebook? You have been much quieter about Sine than Tall Story haven't you. Shall I shout for you?<br /><br />Maureen Lynashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16855138050232488108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-22446035028798994922013-09-09T12:34:20.698+01:002013-09-09T12:34:20.698+01:00Did you ever read the Dalai Lama's Art of Happ...Did you ever read the Dalai Lama's Art of Happiness? I'm guessing perhaps not. We really do choose to be happy, or not. And, we inevitably forget to live in the moment - i.e. smell the roses.<br />Then to add - there's a whole lot of really interesting research that's come out in the last few years about the two key things that fire up a human - wanting is one, liking is the other. Wanting motivates us. Liking makes us happy. Each releases a different brain chemical. The trick, I guess, is to get, as is always the case, the balance right!<br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04871239587214383387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-47608327718511096202013-09-09T12:18:44.447+01:002013-09-09T12:18:44.447+01:00Loved the link, Benjamin Zander and Chopin and tho...Loved the link, Benjamin Zander and Chopin and those otters!! Thanks Candy. You are a great inspiration. Looking forward to reading Shine!<br />Odettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03813842558807589339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-87239293435303029752013-09-09T11:18:07.567+01:002013-09-09T11:18:07.567+01:00Darnit!Darnit!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-89600542902633596752013-09-09T11:10:06.658+01:002013-09-09T11:10:06.658+01:00Sorry to disappoint, but I copy edited a picture b...Sorry to disappoint, but I copy edited a picture book about otters holding hands last year, so it will be out soon.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-39736301876898782632013-09-09T10:31:21.926+01:002013-09-09T10:31:21.926+01:00Me too!Me too!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-701894736280253278.post-84418909492373266192013-09-09T10:27:39.884+01:002013-09-09T10:27:39.884+01:00Elli, I think the fear must come from an expectati...Elli, I think the fear must come from an expectation of disappointment. We've got to give ourselves permission to just enjoy things in isolation without all the attached possibilities. Many congratulations on what sounds like amazing news!Candy Gourlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07802791643303335762noreply@blogger.com