How true is that. Now if you could kindly forward to my attention the formula to this simple mantra I would greatly appreciate it.
Decent salary (nothing to brag about but large enough to live off of AND pay off my traveling and 'living' debts), phenomenal benefits, a good staff (great actually - the kind you hope for), work that makes your day go by at a reasonable pace and a generous amount of vacation time to top it all off.
So what's my problem again?
Right....inspiration and imagination have once again become frivolous and unexplored. Put back on the proverbial shelf. No dust has settled but its a beautiful sunny day and I can see the tiny particles glistening in my apartment almost mocking me. Slowly floating and dancing in the air eventually coming to rest lightly - as if only momentarily - on those things that took me years to clean off and once again admire.
So do something about it, right? Maybe I'm just a lazy shit but there is something so uninspiring and draining about the day-to-day. Even my level of reading has taken an embarrassing step in the wrong direction. Ok ok - so I have no problem exploring ALL avenues when it comes to literature but my choices recently and 'next on the list' choices have started worrying me a bit. I even find myself when renting movies continually reaching for the light romantic comedies, or even just light comedies.
I need to snap out of it. Time for a change. A new outlook? A new book? A new indy movie? A new newspaper? I need a kick start and I need it fast. Not that I believe that I would ever truly 'lose myself' and become one of millions of 'successful' walking dead in this western world. A post I wrote just this summer mentioned how not having a job strips you of a level of dignity that you require to feel like a substantial citizen. I now have a job and I have replaced that wondrously fresh feeling that was my writing, my reading and my inspiration to do what I truly loved with societal dignity. Hmph.
I guess I still need to keep searching for that key. I know where the door is, now I just have to open it.
Deep. I agree with your post... the fact is that balance IS the key to happiness, especially in a world consumed with the 9-5, big salaries, and even bigger houses. Unfortunately I find that it's not a one time win; rather it is an ongoing focus to keep those "edgy" parts of you intact.
ReplyDeleteDon't worry though, just as a new job can affect your day to day, your persona will fight through to find that indie movie, cutting edge book, or even new musician that helps you find that sense of balance.
Yup.