Are you too busy to be a friend? "If I have not time for friendship, I am not a friend." We are too busy these days, aren't we? It seems like there’s no shortage of things that need to be done. And my list always grows. And the one consistent regret that I have if … Continue reading Too Busy for Friendship
Tag: happiness
How are you doing? Me? Tough to say sometimes. I think I am doing well. I am not a “happy-go-lucky” type of person. Actually, if I was going to give a color to my disposition, it would be a dark color. Maybe the same gray as a Seattle sky in the winter. This year has started off as an incredibly crazy one. There were many things that needed to be taken care of that weren’t in my plans.
Wondering how I am doing in comparison with others has never helped me. It's only led me to discouragement and despair. I don't know if I will ever match my hero's abilities, and there always seems to be someone better than me. Why even bother?
It's not how much you have around you, it's how thankful you feel inside. To be thankful, is to be wealthy, to have regret, is to be poor, and you get to choose.
I have learned that it's worth the disappointment. It's worth the discouragement. It's even with the battles with depression. It's perspective. It's how I choose to look at it, and accept things. I decided at some point to no longer care about how I measure up to others. Let them chase their success, while I define my own.
Danny Kolke 