Archive for November 13th, 2008

Gaining ground

Posted in career, challenges, contemplate contradictions and complexities, culture, learning, opportunities, pursuit of happiness, secrets, skills, these thoughts on November 13th, 2008 by LC – Be the first to comment

I’ve remembered that I enjoy these pastimes:

  • Watching musicals and talented musicians perform
  • Playing the piano
  • Volunteering
  • Yoga
  • Hanging out with old friends

Today I said to myself, “I think I’m going to be good at what I do.“  I’ve come so far in the past two months.  In another four I will have much more.  My self-confidence is rising — this is a good thing.

I work for a firm that allows me to work pretty much anywhere. I have my finances managed (no surprise). All that I want, I have. Everything that I could ever want is at my disposal.

The world is my playground.

But at this time, where all is going well and I feel like I’ve got everything — I do recall happier days.

Perhaps I still yearn for more.

Yes, that must be it.

We humans are never satisfied.

And that’s what it is to be human — to never fully be satisfied?

…to always compare what we used to have or what we don’t have.

Contemplation kills.

Better to stay in the here and now and just be.