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Why Happiness In The Moment Is Not The Same As True Fulfillment
The hardest part about feeling “stuck” is the feeling itself.
This is a poem from my book, Slow Down, Wake Up. Logically, a lot of us can imagine what we wish our lives looked like. We “THINK” to ourselves, “If only I had a nicer apartment, then I’d be happy. If only I had a job I didn’t hate, then I’d feel fulfilled. If only I had more supportive people around me, then I’d be successful.”
Unfortunately, thinking is easy.
It’s moving forward, while carrying the feeling, that’s difficult.
Over the past ten years, I’ve watched myself change into becoming a very different version of who I am.
When I was younger, I was more pessimistic. More negative. I liked to look at life through a lens of frustration, hyper-focused on everything that was wrong with it and me. I used to be really lazy. I used to have a hard time getting myself to do anything that wasn’t immediately gratifying in the moment. You could say I was only interested in what gave me relief from the feeling of feeling stuck.
As I got older though, I started to learn the disadvantages of always taking The Easy Road.
