Tag: Unhappiness

Six things I stopped doing that made me unhappy

Ultimately, there is no manual for preparing… you must write it yourself… you know this.

defeating yourself

Six things I stopped doing that made me unhappy:

  1. Comparing
  2. Overspending
  3. Hurrying
  4. Waiting
  5. Settling
  6. Fearing

Insight: Define life’s big things anyway you want, it’s all close enough to mean the same. By the way, Happy Thanksgiving.

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Unhappiness Is Our Fault

“Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.” — Edward de Bono

There are many ways to start talking about this.  And initially, I was simply going to let the quote “speak for itself”, without any additional dialogue.

However, me being me, well, that obviously didn’t happen.

But compromise is in order and I will end this Mid Life Celebration blog post with a top-of-mind thought.

Once I started writing, consistently, back in March, a transformation began. As if something inside me was awakened and began to grow. And then suddenly realized, I hadn’t even begun to discover what was possible.

Talk about a joyful experience.  Undiscovered joy, newly found, was remarkably  humbling.  And humility brings incredible joy.

Oh, and by the way….

“Unhappiness is best defined as the difference between our talents and our expectations.”