Life is a journey. If I reflect upon my own journey so far, I've come to realise that I used to be very focused on a destination (or rather, lack thereof). So much so that I have not always appreciated the scenery along the way, nor some of the more profound experiences I've had. I have not always been able to see the lessons from whatever trial I may have faced, even worse, I have not always dealt with my trials in an effective way.
I would like to think though, that as I've gotten older and had a little more life experience under my belt, that I have been trying to change the way I approach and deal with difficulty. As I've said before, I am human, and therefore do not always succeed in this endeavour. But after a set-back, I pick myself up and carry on,
One thing in particular, which I've discovered works very well for me, is trying to focus on what makes me happy. Seems simple enough, right?
Wrong.
As it turns out, it took me quite a while to figure out that a lot of the things I thought made me happy were simply distractions. It took quite a bit of introspection, asking some hard questions of myself, before I could give even part of an answer to the question, "What makes me happy?"
I think as we go on, as we experience more, as people enter into and exit from our lives, as the world changes, as we change, so too will this answer.
This has been my thought for the last few weeks - an essential step in navigating the storms of one's life is being able to figure out and know what makes one truly happy, And for us to be able to take this step, we should always be aware of and accepting of the truth, that as we evolve, so too will our sources of true happiness.
I would like to think though, that as I've gotten older and had a little more life experience under my belt, that I have been trying to change the way I approach and deal with difficulty. As I've said before, I am human, and therefore do not always succeed in this endeavour. But after a set-back, I pick myself up and carry on,
One thing in particular, which I've discovered works very well for me, is trying to focus on what makes me happy. Seems simple enough, right?
Wrong.
As it turns out, it took me quite a while to figure out that a lot of the things I thought made me happy were simply distractions. It took quite a bit of introspection, asking some hard questions of myself, before I could give even part of an answer to the question, "What makes me happy?"
I think as we go on, as we experience more, as people enter into and exit from our lives, as the world changes, as we change, so too will this answer.
This has been my thought for the last few weeks - an essential step in navigating the storms of one's life is being able to figure out and know what makes one truly happy, And for us to be able to take this step, we should always be aware of and accepting of the truth, that as we evolve, so too will our sources of true happiness.
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