Someone left this in a comment: I’ve found that feeling nothing is *usually* worse than being happy and sometimes having it taken away. You know, that’s something that doesn’t get talked about a whole lot, but I would like to discuss further. Yes having emotional pain is terrible, and can be quite unpleasant, to say…
One of the common struggles for me is the feeling I have that no matter how happy I am right now, I’m inevitably going to do something eventually to screw it up and lose that happiness. That no matter how much someone loves me, I’m always “this” far away from not having it any longer….
I’m thinking today about what really excites me. What really makes me feel alive. Two things leap to mind, one the love of my wife, and the other learning something new. I get totally jazzed and excited when I start to talk to people and share ideas and learn from our conversations. I really feel…
Things I needed to learn before I could be “healthy” Part 2: 90-95% of the things that go on in the world are completely beyond my control. Spending a lot of emotional energy worrying about them is a waste because none of that energy is going to change the outcomes of those things, but it…
The first in a series, I think: Things I needed to learn before I could be “healthy”. My happiness is my responsibilty. If I’m not pursuing the things that make my life fulfilling, they aren’t going to happen. Allowing other people to make decisions for me was never going to bring me happiness. Remember, the…
I’m happy with my life. For really the first time in my 33 years of life, I’m really, truly happy, and have been for some time now. Not that everything’s perfect, there are still challenges and changes ahead, as in any life. But I’m really content with the way things are now, and where they…
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