Comments on: Why is Ma Ingalls Happier than You? (Part 1 of a series.)

By: Finding my flow, Ma Ingalls style « The Overflowing Cup

Finding my flow, Ma Ingalls style « The Overflowing Cup — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 15:36:05 +0000

[...] I find this: Why is Ma Ingalls Happier Than You? The author, Liz, also drawing on the book Finding Flowby [...]

By: Why is Ma Inglls Happier than You? (Part 2 of a series)

Why is Ma Inglls Happier than You? (Part 2 of a series) — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:06:08 +0000

[...] the previous post, I wrote about how Ma Ingall’s life had more productive activity and less maintenance than [...]

By: Emily-Sarah

Emily-Sarah — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:51:33 +0000

It resonates LOUDLY (and then echoes, just to mock me a little). I can’t even begin to tell you how right this is — from the productive vs. maintaining to the hows and whys and different methods we employ (as opposed to Ma) and of course the whole reality of how, to a large degree, how our stuff owns us instead of the other way around. …

By: Liz

Liz — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:06:56 +0000

@Monica- Great to see you here! We do have a hard time noticing what we’ve done don’t we! And I’m so glad I don’t HAVE to make my own hats. If I WANT to knit a hat- well that’s a whole other thing!

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:34:42 +0000

I like this very much. I think about Ma a lot after having reread this books a couple of years ago. Making your own straw hat of the hay you had grown yourself. Thank goodness I can go buy my own or better yet order it online and have it magically show up for me.

I think your post is very timely and true. I look around at all the things I did not get crossed off my list but rarely reflect on the things that did get crossed off.

Way to go on this post. I think you have hit the nail on the head.