3/7/17
I’m a pretty positive, upbeat person. I appreciate how blessed I am and I generally look at things with a “cup half full” attitude. But lately it seems like everywhere you turn there is an article or podcast asking “Are you happy enough?” According to these “news features” if you are not spontaneously cart wheeling on a daily basis something is wrong with you.
Like I said, I’m a happy person. Am I happy every minute of every day? Of course not. No one is and if they say they are, they are lying. And newsflash….we’re not suppose to be happy all the time.
You know the articles I’m talking about….Your job should fill you with joy and contentment each day. Your children should be curing cancer while digging wells to bring clean water to third world countries. You should do yoga daily and eat only organic food. You should have sex 17 times a week and look like a super model……If all of this isn’t your life…..Are you really happy?
The answer. Yes. Everyone is doing the best they can, to be the best they can. We do what we can to make ourselves happy and content and we deal with our shit the best we can.
And for most of us it works out just fine. Embrace the hell out of the times when you are happy and things are going well. And when you’re feeling unhappy, know that it passes.
Thinking Out Loud 