I sat back in my chair, relieved and pleased to have completed the final task for the week, and inspired by the fact that, in under 6 hours, it will be Friday night, and the weekend would be here.
Life is good.
Then I started to think about the banes of my life. The lack of the prospect of career advancement. The non-boyfriend. My fat thighs. The list of miseries was so long that in the end I came to a different conclusion: fuck it, life sucks.
Silence in my head, and then, "Am I avoiding happiness?" Why else would I follow up a wonderful thought with a list of why I wipe that smile off my soul?
I encounter a fair share of people who live the good life. They seem to have everything: great jobs, good spouses, money in their pockets... and yet, they still manage to Eeyore it through life.
Okay, so people will never be satisfied, it's a fact of life. But I'm writing this to say, to you and me, despite the messes in your lives: don't forget to be happy.
I love this list of facts about happiness I found while I was analysing myself. A useful fact on that list: The most powerful way to increase your long-term feelings of happiness is to understand your strengths and talents, or life purpose, and to work on sharing those parts of yourself with others.
Life is good.
Then I started to think about the banes of my life. The lack of the prospect of career advancement. The non-boyfriend. My fat thighs. The list of miseries was so long that in the end I came to a different conclusion: fuck it, life sucks.
Silence in my head, and then, "Am I avoiding happiness?" Why else would I follow up a wonderful thought with a list of why I wipe that smile off my soul?
I encounter a fair share of people who live the good life. They seem to have everything: great jobs, good spouses, money in their pockets... and yet, they still manage to Eeyore it through life.
Don't be a donkey.
Okay, so people will never be satisfied, it's a fact of life. But I'm writing this to say, to you and me, despite the messes in your lives: don't forget to be happy.
I love this list of facts about happiness I found while I was analysing myself. A useful fact on that list: The most powerful way to increase your long-term feelings of happiness is to understand your strengths and talents, or life purpose, and to work on sharing those parts of yourself with others.
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