I'm not an unhappy person, but occasionally I get unhappy. this is not me whining about being unhappy, this is just some insight into why I get that way. If you don't want my insight, then don't read my blog!
I get unhappy because I don't do anything I enjoy. Therefore, I 'don't enjoy' everyting around me.
Why?
Because I only have a limited amount of time and energy. If I spend almost all of my effort and energy on things I don't enjoy (mainly work 40hrs a week), then when I do have the TIME to do things I enjoy (writing, comedy) I no longer want to do anything that requires effort or energy... because even these things which I enjoy doing require effort and energy from that same limited pool of it.
I do have the time to do those things. But sometimes I would rather do 'nothings,' which are things that require little or no effort or energy (movies, video games, internet). They're easy, they pass time, but they do not satisfy and are ultimately unfulfilling.
So, the solution is either to stop spending time/effort/energy on things I don't want to do (which, if that includes working that would be pretty stupid), or to force myself to use the time I do have and squeeze out more energy. Neither sounds like the best way. Ths must mean that REAL solution is another choice that I do not know how to make yet.
If you truly enjoy something, you deal with the hardships and the days that you don't feel like doing it. It's important enough to you. You have no false hopes that tell you you will enjoy every second of every day that you do these things. You know that times will suck and times will be hard and you won't always actually enjoy the things you enjoy. But they are imprtant yo you, so you fight through; you make a choice. You understand that anything important and relevant does not creatively pour forth freely at all times.
Everyting requires work, even the things we enjoy most. The sufferings and hardships are worth it. If they're not, maybe you are wasting your energy.
None of this is really a solution, just a very open-ended question.
Friday, April 21, 2006
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