So thing have been a little crazy lately. I guess that is just the way life goes. I have had a difficult year, the economy has effected me more that I would like. I lost 25% of my income this year. The good thing is that I was able to still get everything paid, but there was very little left over for the luxuries I have become accustom to enjoying. I was a bit down about the whole thing, not knowing if or when it would be over. I knew I could hang in there for a short time, because I always think I can do anything for a short time. It was the long term that was making me nervous.
I was very unhappy about the event, but I just think that the only thing you can do is to try to find that “silver lining”. Which interesting has come and gone. I was offered a employee share option by my boss. One of your clients needed some help and my boss didn’t have enough work to keep me busy all week. So basically my boss was pimping me out for 2 days a week. The best part is that I was back in the city 2 days a week. The funny thing about my boss is his ability to jump on a good thing and then kill it. I am a little up in the air as to what will actually happen, but after my boss got too involved suddenly they don’t really need me much. I have a really great relationship with the guy, he just doesn’t like dealing with my boss.
So I am choosing to take what extra Charlie has to offer and if it ends then it ends. I will enjoy my time there and enjoy having a regular income as well. I hope things turn around for our industry, but I don’t have a crystal ball. So you make the best choices you can each day and just keep moving forward.
All of these things aside I was recently talking about being happy and why so many people just aren’t happy. Now bad stuff happens to everyone that is just a fact. I have always said it is not about what happens to us, but about how you deal with what happens. I decided that too many people only take in “happy” when it is some sort of event. Life is not your birthday every day. There are so many wonderful things that are just ignored on a daily basis. Someone close to me asked why I was in a good mood the other day. My reply was simple, “it was a sunny day” and that was really the answer. It had been rainy and shitty for several days and the fact that it was sunny actually made me feel good. My answer was met with a reaction similar to ‘it must be nice to live in your world where the only things that matter are inconsequential.” I just don’t know when people became programed to only respond positively to something big and amazing. What happens to the kid in us that can find joy in the little things? Yes, I am aware that we don’t get to “play” all day as an adult, but the is no reason to loose that mind set. Take the fun where you can get it….that is the way to go. As I said everyday is not your birthday or even a ball of fun. However, there is usually somethings that can bring us joy even when you are just walking to the train or seeing a animal playing. Find those little things and let them in, give them value and see how much better you life can be by just changing your focus.
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