I have been happier than ever this past month. I am doing things to better my life. I will not in ten years be looking back and ask, “Why didn’t I just quit my job and find something that made me happy?” or “Why didn’t I ever try and go back to school for Nursing?” or “Why didn’t I just take that trip to Germany?”
I know with most things in life, the things you look back and regret are the things you did NOT do rather than the things you did. I do not want to be at that place in ten years. I feel lucky that I am learning this as young as I am. Many do not learn this until years after misery and unhappiness have really set in.
I think it is important to strive to do what make you the happiest. I know this does not always mean you can just up and quit your job. But take a stand. Ask for that raise, what can hurt? Explore other options to see if you may be a better match somewhere else that uses your expertise. Network. Be positive. Go back to school. Learn something new. If you are unable to do anything but stay in a job you are unhappy in, make friends with your coworkers to help stimulate you during the day. Involve yourself in outside activities that you can put all of your extra energy and passions into.
Just the simple act of typing out my thoughts about life in this blog, in the little time it has been, has already helped add to my increasing happiness. I know it sounds a little exaggerated or bizarre, but it is the truth.
Piece by piece, I am climbing the golden ladder that will ultimately help me achieve everything I want for the rest of my life: Peace. Serenity. Love. Happiness. This does not mean something cannot come along and knock me back down the ladder a few steps, but I am building up the skills and mindset of living a blissful life which I hope can reflect on those around me
I know with most things in life, the things you look back and regret are the things you did NOT do rather than the things you did. I do not want to be at that place in ten years. I feel lucky that I am learning this as young as I am. Many do not learn this until years after misery and unhappiness have really set in.
I think it is important to strive to do what make you the happiest. I know this does not always mean you can just up and quit your job. But take a stand. Ask for that raise, what can hurt? Explore other options to see if you may be a better match somewhere else that uses your expertise. Network. Be positive. Go back to school. Learn something new. If you are unable to do anything but stay in a job you are unhappy in, make friends with your coworkers to help stimulate you during the day. Involve yourself in outside activities that you can put all of your extra energy and passions into.
Just the simple act of typing out my thoughts about life in this blog, in the little time it has been, has already helped add to my increasing happiness. I know it sounds a little exaggerated or bizarre, but it is the truth.
Piece by piece, I am climbing the golden ladder that will ultimately help me achieve everything I want for the rest of my life: Peace. Serenity. Love. Happiness. This does not mean something cannot come along and knock me back down the ladder a few steps, but I am building up the skills and mindset of living a blissful life which I hope can reflect on those around me
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