Have you ever mentally woken up one day and had a realization that you miss who you once were when things were much simpler. Not necessarily regretting the decisions that have changed you ,but hating the outlook this wold has given you. Nothing ever seems like enough, we always want more time, money, friends, or affections. After every goal there seems to be something more to attain. We are never content creatures. Life just never lets us be blissfully content. Sure, there are moments of joy and contentment but how long do they actually last becauseI promise you they never last forever. And the older I become the more I realize these moments seem to be diminishing between the hustle and bustle of life. We all have different excuses for it all but it changes nothing we are forever a species who needs more and slowly the void seems to grow.
I do like this Mug I’ve seen. It says: “That’s it! I have enough – I will go to the swing now!” Sorry, the translation into English isn’t that good.
Yes. I do know what you mean. Sometimes I wish to hit the “Reset” Button on my life. Because everything seems to get more complicated each day. And life -getting older- seems to accelerate rapidly. The day to day tasks seem to consume everything.
I try to take a time out every now and then. Read a good book or choose to do absolutely nothing for a day. (Which is much harder than it sounds.)
I can feel this void inside me that you are talking about, too. I try to compensate it by taking time for myself. Even though it is sometimes hard not to feel gulty about it.
I try to difine my own way of being content with my life and not to let the scale of expectations others have influence me to much. I do have to admit that it doesn’t always work.
I do ask myself then- What would make you happier? What do you really want? A better job? More Money? More Responsibility? A simpler life? Less to do? No one who depends on you? Sometimes the things we really do want contradict themselves.
But in the end. It’s not important what others think is the most worthy way of life. It is important what I WANT FOR MYSELF!
Do you know “Simple Gifts”? It is a Shaker song written and composed in 1848 by Elder Joseph Brackett.
“Simple Gifts”
‘Tis the gift to be simple, ’tis the gift to be free
‘Tis the gift to come down where we ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
‘Twill be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan’t be ashamed,
To turn, turn will be our delight,
Till by turning, turning we come ’round right.
I’ve learned about it in a fantasy book I’ve read.
Having a “Simple” life is nice, but it is kind of hard to keep it.
As children we start with a relatively simple life. And with the years it gets harder. You could say that we “level up” in the game of life. It becomes more complicated and complex with every year. But still the jorney is worth it. Every experience you make adds to what makes you YOU!
The hard thing is to keep everything in mind and not to be overwelmed by it. It’s so hard because we are not made to do so.
Yeah, life was simpler years ago, but it still had challenges on its own. But without challenges it it would be boring!