What Kind of Life...

[dariqueen]

"What kind of life do you want, and how close are you to living it?"


I'm currently reading Bob Greene's Best Life book, and Oprah asks this question in the intro. It's got me thinking, which is a rare and wonderful thing. LOL!

So, can you answer this question? Honestly, bravely, openly.... And please, while things are important, include some things about your self as well.

 

[dariqueen]

The kind of life I want...

Well, the easiest answer would be that I want a happy life. Pretty basic. And what would make me happy? I want to have a life where I am confident enough to not have to count on others' good opinions of me to feel good about myself. I want a financially stable life for myself and my kids. I want to be thin for the first time since junior high. I want to know who I am, and where I'm supposed to be headed.

That's it for now. As to how close I am to this life...I'm working on the weight loss..and this in turn is leading me to having more confidence. I'm nowhere near figuring out where I'm headed though, and I'm not sure how to go about discovering this.

So, I guess I'm halfway to my happy life. Way farther than I was at this time last year. Last year I was depressed, recently single, afraid about my money situation, really overweight, feeling lousy about myself. So, I've come a long way in a year, but still have quite a ways to go.



Wow, that was pretty therapeutic to put it in writing.

 

[maleficent]

"What kind of life do you want, and how close are you to living it?"

I want a life where I'm not affecte by other people's opinions, where the only real opinion that matters is mine... and how other people treat me isn't necessarily a reflection of me but their perception of me - and I can't change that... I'm not as close to either as I'd like to be.

there are a few tohers that i can't quite finish writing right now... maybe later...