sherrillee

Perhaps living your life with integrity is the key to happiness. Or one of them anyway. I think that was partly implicit in Cassy' statement, regarding relationships with loved ones. I also think anyone with integrity is always self-critical, although it's only a valid exercise if you think you can improve on your current state.

To be honest, although the statement is probably taken out of context, I do find it mildly annoying. I think my response to Miller would be 'Yeah? So what?'. Because the realization alone achieves nothing at all, apart from making you feel miserable! Besides, being 'capable' is the key to the statement. We can all imagine some heroic alternative to our own lives, but whether we were ever capable of forging that alternative is highly unlikely.

If my limit is being moderately engaging, being part of a happy family, having an enquiring mind, strong political views, and attending the odd anti-war demo, I can live with that. In fact, I'm NOT capable of anything better!

I am just happy to now be able to LIVE life! I am getting back to me.. and that feels amazing.
I miss ya tho.. not being on here as much an all....