Tuesday, January 5, 2010

What I Have Learned - Take Four

I have learned that a person's path to, and idea of, happiness is redefined every day.

I had a plan for my life. As I have mentioned before, I like plans. I was pretty sure what it was in life that made me happy. I was fairly certain the path I wanted to follow to find my 'happily ever after' in life. But every day, something little happens to change that, even just a bit.

I don't necessarily mean my complete definition of happiness is overhauled every day, but people, places, and things along the road tweak it just a little.

I decided a few months ago I like to enjoy a glass of wine in the evenings once the kids are in bed and my house is quiet. I realized I really liked the idea of running a marathon this year. I have heard breakfast is the most important meal of the day, and wonder if that will be something I come to endear. I enjoy interacting with my Twitter friends, and I find myself actual caring about them as individuals, not just cyber-friends. I like to go dancing, and until Halloween last year, I hadn't realized how much I missed going, and how much I enjoyed it. I decided to blog, which lifts my spirit sometimes when I can put my words on paper instead of hiding them deep inside of me. I have found that I like having friends and companions, something I never allowed myself to enjoy before. And I have taken a good hard look at what makes me happy, and what makes me unhappy, and have made a conscious choice to follow the path of those things that will lead to my happiness.

Our path doesn't have to be the same path we originally set out on. We can take a detour, we can take a side trip, we can sit on the side of the road and take some time to think about which path suites us best.

I'm in no hurry to find the end of my path, I am just taking it each day as it comes. I am embracing the things I enjoy and find happiness in, and turning away from the things that I don't. I don't need a 'happily ever after' today, a footstep of happiness is all I need right now.

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