So today I thought I'd write about something completely different from my usual fare; which is typically food, midwifery school or environmentally related. Today I thought I'd write about the importance of happiness.
I've been thinking about happiness, and it's importance, because I overheard my housemate Coral saying to her mom on the phone "yeah, I know, happiness is the most important thing to achieve in life....and I don't seem to be pursueing it..."
I think this statement applies to a lot of us. How many of us honestly pursue happiness as our number 1 goal. I know I'm getting better at pursuing happiness, but in a lot of ways, I'm still pursuing meaningless things, (compaired to happiness, that is,) like a college education, a CD player, beehives and a new phone! Maybe the college education will help me with my happiness meter in the future, but will those other things truely make me happy? Are the hours worked to get them worth it? Is the trade off big enough?
I've been asking myself these things more and more lately, especially when I go to make a purchase. I look at the price of whatever it is I'm thinking of purchasing, then I say to myself; "how many hours did I work to get the money to purchase this item, and will it give me enough happiness to make up for the hours worked?" I mean, my jobs now bring a lot of happiness too, but they are still work, so I really do have to ask myself "is _______ worth it?"
This helps...it makes some purchases seem utterly rediclous and not worth it in the long run.
So something I want to aquire that I think would be much more happiness-inducing then, say the CD player would be a buckskin-clad boyfriend. Where is that rewilding beauty I dream about?
To Be Continued...(My time at the library is limited..)
Love ya,
Carrot
