Of all the quick-fix products out there in our wonderfully realistic society, I find it interesting that there isn't a "Instant Positive Attitude" OTC drug, or tape, or face powder, or clothing line, DIY 5-day guaranteed program hosted by Celebrity B, ...you get the idea...
Granted, there are tons of products directed at all of the symptoms of not having a positive outlook down to your socks (you're overweight, depressed, don't drive the right car, make X amount of figures instead of XX, have/don't have faith, drink the right kind of purified water, get enough fiber...) - or better yet, products you are apparently required to have in order to be qualified to deserve a positive attitude.
I say all of that to say: As much as every single one of us wants to be happy, there is no quick-fix to actually being happy. Such is the evidence staring at you in the checkout line at the grocery. It hit me today, this realization. It's a pretty simple realization, actually, but I started thinking that our collective attitude of "I can Buy something to make me feel better" or the popular anthem of our generation "I Deserve Happiness" cripples our ability to successfully be happy. Unless we come to know, through and through, that it takes sincere effort and time to achieve whatever goals we deem worthy of pursuing.
I've felt that (since it took me ages to recognize the talents that I have) that upon discovery - I deserved to have a great, well-paying job that was also rewarding creatively (why not...) while fulfilling basic work/life balances....again, you get the picture here.... I'm admittedly a bit embarrassed at how I complained at having a new job....
I've got work to do.
Granted, there are tons of products directed at all of the symptoms of not having a positive outlook down to your socks (you're overweight, depressed, don't drive the right car, make X amount of figures instead of XX, have/don't have faith, drink the right kind of purified water, get enough fiber...) - or better yet, products you are apparently required to have in order to be qualified to deserve a positive attitude.
I say all of that to say: As much as every single one of us wants to be happy, there is no quick-fix to actually being happy. Such is the evidence staring at you in the checkout line at the grocery. It hit me today, this realization. It's a pretty simple realization, actually, but I started thinking that our collective attitude of "I can Buy something to make me feel better" or the popular anthem of our generation "I Deserve Happiness" cripples our ability to successfully be happy. Unless we come to know, through and through, that it takes sincere effort and time to achieve whatever goals we deem worthy of pursuing.
I've felt that (since it took me ages to recognize the talents that I have) that upon discovery - I deserved to have a great, well-paying job that was also rewarding creatively (why not...) while fulfilling basic work/life balances....again, you get the picture here.... I'm admittedly a bit embarrassed at how I complained at having a new job....
I've got work to do.
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Staple!