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I just get up, go to work and do whatever. I just go with things. I enjoy it that way.
Serious question here. What exactly gets you through the day? Maybe I'm going out on limb here but I'd suspect that most of us have a job that we may not hate but don't exactly love. I know we all aren't just waking up everyday looking forward to tackling the mundane aspects of our 9-5ers.
I've always said that happiness like sadness or anger are extremes. We don't live in a perpetual state of bliss and more than we do a perpetual state of hate (I'm aware of the irony) so that leaves us with trying to find a way to keep reality on a even keel. Naturally I think we look towards something. Our moment of gratification in the otherwise neutral existence so many of us float through. Breaking the monotony of the days.
So what then?
A hobby you partake in nightly?
A few drinks over diner?
The ing boob-tube?
Seeing your family?
Do you change the objective every day? Where Monday you can't wait to get home and have that steak with a few drinks and Tuesday its steel tip dart night. Does it get old searching for that limited pot of gold at the end of every work day?
How do you feel after that brief moment of satisfaction has passed? Do you immediately look to the next temporary fix as a way to cope with the existing boredom of a meaningless episode of glory that has just come and gone...again?
Or have you found the one thing that motivates you consistently on a daily basis?
I just get up, go to work and do whatever. I just go with things. I enjoy it that way.
Days I have my daughter, bottling day for homebrewing - (you get a good idea of what it will taste like once it's been conditioned), 3-4 day work weeks, Sunday nights at the Draught House in Austin with my best friends. But every work day, clocking out.
I am a soft tip dart man myself.
So you don't require gratification or better yet a constant source of entertainment? Purpose beyond a paycheck?
I try not to be a big picture guy. Coming home from work, hanging out with my brother and friends, smoking a bowl, drinking some Jamesons, things like that put a smile on my face. If I over thought it I would probably have to just end myself for being so unproductive outside of work.
LMAO I have this exact conversation with myself all the time... more frequently as each year goes by (27 now). I think about this a good portion of my day every day now. I still don't quite have the answer but the 8-5 is definitely getting mundane. Thursdays is definitely boob-tube night, though (NBC lineup followed by Jersey Shore lol).
Bigger picture, I splurged and bought a new car and that helped, but lately the thing that gets me and my wife through the grind is vacations. Frequent getaways to Dallas/Austin/Padre mixed in with at least getting out of state once per year. Went to Steamboat Springs, CO last month, plan on going to NYC in May and then a quick 3 nights in Vegas in October followed by a 10-11 day trip to Italy next year. Having those to look forward to really help. I'm making a real effort to make sure I enjoy life as much as possible this year after devoting so much time/effort to get to my current situation.
Breathing
boxing
btw IH, regardless of what comes of our little youVSme thing, i do have to thank you for the motivation you gave me to pursue boxing. i don't think i have ever found such a thing in my life that has given me more pleasure. the people i workout with there at that gym are like family to me now and i look forward to getting in there and being part of that daily. it has brought me much joy in life and i am glad i finally found something i truly do love and strive to get better at.
Sleeping
Life isn't for wimps huh..
I find joy daily. I kinda like my job and what challenges it offers me and almost find joy in beating it everyday. Then to come home and be happy doing simple things as watching a good movie...Or playing with my son...getting a good video game..banging the wife when she feels like a freak lol. Kinda agree with mardigan you think of it to much...it sucks. Life passes by way to fast anyway. PLus there is always the bigger things to aim for...vacation... a new car..new house...etc. Dam Basics...what you on man?
Oddly enough, I find myself more and more liking "private" time...Some days I go straight from work to the ranch and other days I like staying after everyone else leaves work and just having a nice slow "end" to the work day as I organize notes etc. from the day. I always have cold beer in the ice chest in my truck and just like unwinding with a few brews at the end of the day. I'm not saying I don't like family, friends, pets, etc., just that I also do just fine being alone.
yeah sure its alone time at the Ranch
I'm 39 and life just seems to get better every week. Day to day I feel fortunate to have my family and friends, and I actually gain immense satisfaction from the work I've been involved in for the last 20 years.
My two main ideas that I go with are minimization and laughter. Don't get caught up in material objects, focus on getting joy out of the relationships you have-they'll last longer and provide more in life than any material object ever will (this includes the relationship you have with yourself). And find time to laugh every day, this world is a funny place and we're only here for a short time anyway. I find myself laughing every day at something while at work, home, wherever. It just continues to amaze me how each day, week, month, year just gets better and better. I sometimes think it'll stop and regress, but that's fleeting and the thought doesn't last very long.
I have a hard time waking up in the morning
Aometines I really need a cold shower to get me going
Not really. I just go with things. I don't think too deeply about things.
You are confusing me with your personal fantasy of "long quiet walks on the beach with another short chubby mexican dude from the valley"yeah sure its alone time at the Ranch
Lets try and stay on topic ladies.
I look forward to leaving work. Nothing feels better than getting home at night knowing the night is mine. I normally don't do anything spectacular, but I like doing nothing.
good catch.
Short, weak, and chubby...
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when I feel down I let this girl sing to me and it gets me through the day. Ironically she sings a song by someone who killed himself
Nothing.
Gotta keep grinding though or else it'll be nothing forever.
Last edited by EmptyMan; 01-12-2010 at 05:22 PM.
For respiratory reasons, I've cut back lately, but in general, I live for marijuana. I make it through each day so I can get high and play video games/watch sports at night.
Cigs and other guilty pleasures don't even compare. Weed is the , when it comes to looking forward to something.
I also look forward to walking my dog each evening/morning. That's the closest thing I have to regular meditation.
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