i LOVE the scribbles!!!!!
Try writing for fun. (!)
So, "why is it so hard to live a disciplined life when it feels so good?" Is the simple question I throw into the living room Monday evening at 9P. To be fair, I am making the time all too late in the day to address my homework which includes "Think of a time you were living as the best version of yourself and note the values I was living at that time". The prompt naturally turned me off because if only it were that simple - I mean, you can see where this is going. Think of a time when were you most happy. Consider what were the values were you honoring at that time. Write those down and consider how you can live those more in your current life, aka - now just do that! However, despite the annoyance of the exercise, it became overshadowed by an emerging sense of gratification and fulfillment. Why? Spending time to answer those (annoying and somewhat predictable) questions was actually quite fulfilling. Not in the sense of the question itself or the intended outco...
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anyway, here is the response:
aww - you are so sweet! thanks so much for the message. you are the first person to write to me.
i am 29 years old and was very fortunate to land a well-paying job after graduating college that allows me to travel & maintain a modest lifestyle. i’ve always been a very curious person. the most interesting, successful, & happy people i met were people who read a lot, had traveled, seen things, done things, etc. - they were active and engaged in the world. i was resolved to do the same when i had the money & opportunity, so i did. i guess i could have more money in the bank, but i value experiences more than i value “stuff.”
where do I want to retire? i don’t know. i want to be near my kids and grandkids. (bear in mind, i don’t have any children, nor am i married or dating anyone - lol!)
i’ll be wearing my england jersey for the game on saturday. my football/soccer loyalties lie with england and not america ;)
i haven’t had a chance to go through you blog in detail, but i saw “singin DOO AH DIDDY DIDDY-DUM DIDDY-DO“ and it is hilarious. what inspires you to blog? how old are you and where do you live?