I've had my most emotional moments when I've helped others reach a milestone. Quite a few things make me happy, but being of service to someone else's dream lights up my soul.
I love that, man. Spent many years making a living doing such things as well (still do, just not professionally anymore). It's an entirely unique satisfaction.
Man, without having kids I don’t have a readymade default happy button. I’ve been wrestling with that exact concept lately as I haven’t felt happy, truly happy in a long time. Same goes when people ask what my dream is. I used to chase a dream with all I had and one day after countless let downs it just evaporated and I think I consigned it with something for the youth and perhaps I’d just settle into the mundane reality of middle age. My go to typically is the woods and the dualism there is the stress / burnout and constant chores of just trying to stay alive lately has kept me away from my favorite haunts. I aim to change that and am planning a short after work jaunt to wild lands Friday so hopefully happiness still exists there for me. Fleeting moments of peace have been enveloping me lately as I steal moments on my front porch after work in the evenings listening to birds and trying to calm my brain so I can read a book. Peace sometimes masquerades as happiness and I’ll take either in this season.
man, I hear you. Especially that last part. One thing I've really discovered as I get into middle aged is the value of contentedness. It's so much more peaceful and sustainable. And while contentedness doesn't always = happiness, I find that happiness always = contentedness.
Yoga, bike rides(nowhere near 30 miles), dogs of any breed or size, and a perfectly poured pint. Happiness is something I've thought about a lot over the past couple of years. Partially because my kids are a little older and I have a little more time to myself but there is a bigger reason. I have watched too many people of my generation and the ones before me live a life seemingly void of happiness. Lives without hobbies or meaningful friendships. Lives that focused only on their kids or significant others. I am determined to not end up like that. I believe as we age we need meaningful and engaging activities.
I've had my most emotional moments when I've helped others reach a milestone. Quite a few things make me happy, but being of service to someone else's dream lights up my soul.
I love that, man. Spent many years making a living doing such things as well (still do, just not professionally anymore). It's an entirely unique satisfaction.
Man, without having kids I don’t have a readymade default happy button. I’ve been wrestling with that exact concept lately as I haven’t felt happy, truly happy in a long time. Same goes when people ask what my dream is. I used to chase a dream with all I had and one day after countless let downs it just evaporated and I think I consigned it with something for the youth and perhaps I’d just settle into the mundane reality of middle age. My go to typically is the woods and the dualism there is the stress / burnout and constant chores of just trying to stay alive lately has kept me away from my favorite haunts. I aim to change that and am planning a short after work jaunt to wild lands Friday so hopefully happiness still exists there for me. Fleeting moments of peace have been enveloping me lately as I steal moments on my front porch after work in the evenings listening to birds and trying to calm my brain so I can read a book. Peace sometimes masquerades as happiness and I’ll take either in this season.
man, I hear you. Especially that last part. One thing I've really discovered as I get into middle aged is the value of contentedness. It's so much more peaceful and sustainable. And while contentedness doesn't always = happiness, I find that happiness always = contentedness.
Yoga, bike rides(nowhere near 30 miles), dogs of any breed or size, and a perfectly poured pint. Happiness is something I've thought about a lot over the past couple of years. Partially because my kids are a little older and I have a little more time to myself but there is a bigger reason. I have watched too many people of my generation and the ones before me live a life seemingly void of happiness. Lives without hobbies or meaningful friendships. Lives that focused only on their kids or significant others. I am determined to not end up like that. I believe as we age we need meaningful and engaging activities.
100% Some of the fastest cats I ride with are in their 60s and 70s. I hope to be like them some day.