SEPTEMBER 11, 2019
It has been years since I posted anything on my Writer's Web Site. And I have missed it!
I have decided to post again on a regular basis, and I am not sure what that means,
other than the intention to write again about "this & that" and everyday life.
. I would like to suggest that this is for all of you who read this, but it really is about satisfying the writer in me. I absolutely love to write!
Today is a beautiful sunny day in Normal, Illinois and a very hot one!
I have just returned from a vacation in northern Michigan where it was cooler, but without much sunshine. I remember something I always told my two daughters: you will never get everything you want, and you will surely never get it all at once. The ups and downs of life will always be with us! What I try to remind myself to do is to focus on what is going right and be appreciative of that! I do not always find this easy to do!
As many of my readers know, I love to read almost as much as I love to write! I am always
reading a book, sometimes several books at once. For this reason, I hope to suggest books I have read, or are reading, and tell something about them in case you might have an interest. A book I am presently reading is called, "The Power of Meaning," by Emily Esfahani Smith. Like everyone else, I struggle with the challenge of "what makes me happy?" I love a great book, fresh flowers on my table, reading a thought-filled poem, classical music and a Fall walk in the woods to name a few. At the same time, I want to know the underline factor that makes people more content than others. I found the answer to this in this well-researched book about finding meaning in my life. According to this author, having a meaningful purpose in life, pursuing something that contributes to the enhancement and betterment of others, and mankind, creates the most sustaining contentment in life. Happiness is fleeting, comes and goes, but contentment is lasting over time. I have found this to be true in my own life. I am most happy when I am pursuing ways to help others. I do not think of myself as altruistic. I have just found the secret to a fuller, more contented life. The philosopher, John Stuart Mill says, "those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness. "
It has been years since I posted anything on my Writer's Web Site. And I have missed it!
I have decided to post again on a regular basis, and I am not sure what that means,
other than the intention to write again about "this & that" and everyday life.
. I would like to suggest that this is for all of you who read this, but it really is about satisfying the writer in me. I absolutely love to write!
Today is a beautiful sunny day in Normal, Illinois and a very hot one!
I have just returned from a vacation in northern Michigan where it was cooler, but without much sunshine. I remember something I always told my two daughters: you will never get everything you want, and you will surely never get it all at once. The ups and downs of life will always be with us! What I try to remind myself to do is to focus on what is going right and be appreciative of that! I do not always find this easy to do!
As many of my readers know, I love to read almost as much as I love to write! I am always
reading a book, sometimes several books at once. For this reason, I hope to suggest books I have read, or are reading, and tell something about them in case you might have an interest. A book I am presently reading is called, "The Power of Meaning," by Emily Esfahani Smith. Like everyone else, I struggle with the challenge of "what makes me happy?" I love a great book, fresh flowers on my table, reading a thought-filled poem, classical music and a Fall walk in the woods to name a few. At the same time, I want to know the underline factor that makes people more content than others. I found the answer to this in this well-researched book about finding meaning in my life. According to this author, having a meaningful purpose in life, pursuing something that contributes to the enhancement and betterment of others, and mankind, creates the most sustaining contentment in life. Happiness is fleeting, comes and goes, but contentment is lasting over time. I have found this to be true in my own life. I am most happy when I am pursuing ways to help others. I do not think of myself as altruistic. I have just found the secret to a fuller, more contented life. The philosopher, John Stuart Mill says, "those only are happy who have their minds fixed on some object other than their own happiness. "
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Your book review comments are refreshing. Thank you for sharing. Your positive comments are inspiring!
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