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One Comment
everyone should watch “the pursuit of happyness”… i watched about half of it so far (fell asleep due to my long hours at work
how ironic).
i have been struggling with the whole success/happiness issue for some time now myself. i did the whole college thing, and now its gotten me into a career where i’m severely underpaid, greatly overworked, and stressed out beyond belief… i gave up the military- the u.s. coast guard, which i fought so hard to get into- to pursue my ‘dream’ of having a job working with animals, as well as prevent bruce and i from getting separated on possibly different coasts/states. i love what i do most days, but for the past few months i have come to hate going into the clinic.
so am i successful? i would say yes, strictly because i have served my country, i have graduated from college, i have a full-time job, and i can pay my bills. i have nice things- things that have brought me much joy and things that are for the most part materialistic…
so am i happy? yes and no. i have a wonderful husband, great ‘kids’, nice things, live in a great place… but i’m not happy with my daily grind at work. i have often said that i’m glad to be away from ‘home’, meaning texas, but it would still be nice to see family more often. i feel trapped in a place that i can’t escape from, meaning that i’m in the great debate about switching careers, having kids, and moving next year. overall, i feel like i’m missing something… i just don’t know what it is.
i know there are a lot of problems in the world much greater than mine, but if one is truly not happy with his/her own life, then it doesn’t matter how damn great/successful the world around you is…