Posted by 79 at 3:47pm Aug 8 '09would you ever start getting offended at people politely and earnestly inquiring about why you're happy with your own [belief system/worldview/morality/etc]?
am i happy with my life? yeah, pretty much. i've got a loving family, a wonderful girlfriend, amazingly fun friends who've got my back no matter what, a great apartment [filled with teh furballs, BONUS!], a wonderful hobby that started with picking up a guitar when i was 11 and asking my dad for some chords - now i've got what amounts to a full studio, which fills two hobbies/loves - music and electronics. i live in a town i grow to love more as time goes on, i've had some great schooling in my time, and i've travelled to some pretty stupendous places - lemme tell ya, memories of snorkeling in a bunch of carribean reefs is something one can never forget....wandering the streets of paris at 3am....going to a 9-day music festival in northern serbia.....getting a tour of amsterdam from a friend of my father's....camping out in mountains from the west coast to maine and eastern canada....getting fed herring by natives in finland, not to mention the overnight ferry to sweden....a week in panama finding out i had forgotten far less spanish than i thought, spent dancing late into the night at impromptu parties in a tiny town, talking with a rasta who'd lost count of the people he'd killed while in a gang but was one of the sweetest guys i've ever met.....
i've driven across the country no less than 8 times, taking a different route each time. i've got memories to reminisce [sp?] about with almost everyone i've ever known - and thanks to cellphones and the internet [and some of those cross-country trips, plus air travel, family reunions, etc et] i get to stay in contact with friends and loved ones around the world, even if we haven't seen each other in person for years.
is my life perfect? nah. i'd love to have more of my friends closer, rather than hundreds and even thousands of miles away. i'm nearly broke and haven't been able to even come close to getting hired for months, no matter how i try. sure, there are things i'd change in my life. but it's wonderful the way it is.
as for myself? i don't think i'll ever be completely happy with myself. it'd be nice to not need medications for a good night's rest and avoiding depression. i don't work out nearly as much as i'd like to. i'd like to be more outgoing, more comfortable around huge crowds of people, and other things.
some of that i've got control over. some i don't. *shrug* i've always viewed myself as a work in progress. i'll never be perfect, but i'm not unhappy with who i am, and i'll never stop thinking about ways to improve.
does that sort of answer the questions?
am i happy with my life? yeah, pretty much. i've got a loving family, a wonderful girlfriend, amazingly fun friends who've got my back no matter what, a great apartment [filled with teh furballs, BONUS!], a wonderful hobby that started with picking up a guitar when i was 11 and asking my dad for some chords - now i've got what amounts to a full studio, which fills two hobbies/loves - music and electronics. i live in a town i grow to love more as time goes on, i've had some great schooling in my time, and i've travelled to some pretty stupendous places - lemme tell ya, memories of snorkeling in a bunch of carribean reefs is something one can never forget....wandering the streets of paris at 3am....going to a 9-day music festival in northern serbia.....getting a tour of amsterdam from a friend of my father's....camping out in mountains from the west coast to maine and eastern canada....getting fed herring by natives in finland, not to mention the overnight ferry to sweden....a week in panama finding out i had forgotten far less spanish than i thought, spent dancing late into the night at impromptu parties in a tiny town, talking with a rasta who'd lost count of the people he'd killed while in a gang but was one of the sweetest guys i've ever met.....
i've driven across the country no less than 8 times, taking a different route each time. i've got memories to reminisce [sp?] about with almost everyone i've ever known - and thanks to cellphones and the internet [and some of those cross-country trips, plus air travel, family reunions, etc et] i get to stay in contact with friends and loved ones around the world, even if we haven't seen each other in person for years.
is my life perfect? nah. i'd love to have more of my friends closer, rather than hundreds and even thousands of miles away. i'm nearly broke and haven't been able to even come close to getting hired for months, no matter how i try. sure, there are things i'd change in my life. but it's wonderful the way it is.
as for myself? i don't think i'll ever be completely happy with myself. it'd be nice to not need medications for a good night's rest and avoiding depression. i don't work out nearly as much as i'd like to. i'd like to be more outgoing, more comfortable around huge crowds of people, and other things.
some of that i've got control over. some i don't. *shrug* i've always viewed myself as a work in progress. i'll never be perfect, but i'm not unhappy with who i am, and i'll never stop thinking about ways to improve.
does that sort of answer the questions?
don't mind in the least! - 79