I'm not sure if this a lens as such but I would say the place in which you want to be; whether it be that you want that to be nomadic or constantly changing, or one place that you feel is the right place that you'd never want to leave.
I like this idea. It certainly changes our perspective on things and our daily life which affects things. I love thinking about what a place so good I never want to leave might be, but maybe that’s hard because I don’t mind change 🙃
I've found lately that it's the process of striving toward something that brings me "happiness" or "contentment" or a certain sense of purpose or meaning. It's not the achievement of the thing. There's a phenomenon that is widely known among Olympic athletes; that of a let-down, almost a depression or malaise after attending the games. They worked so hard, sometimes all their lives, to get there, and then afterwards, they have a sense of "now what?" The striving before hand was what gave them their purpose and direction. It's the same thing with things like weddings, vacations, getting a job, graduating. I don't know yet, but it might even be that way with publishing a book. I read recently that the happiest you are on a two week vacation is Day 4. After that, it's down hill. The dread of returning to work and regular life pulls more powerfully each day. I relate to all of these lenses you list, and have found meaning in my life through all of them at different times, but the learning, experimenting, striving, and practicing is more instrumental in day-to-day meaning than in finally "arriving."
Oh yes! I love this. I embrace the 'journey' of life and believe it is in that journey we find the meaning of life, as humans like to term it. More so, living a meaningful life is in the journey of living.
Thanks for this interesting relfection TK :) lovely to have you here.
I'm not sure if this a lens as such but I would say the place in which you want to be; whether it be that you want that to be nomadic or constantly changing, or one place that you feel is the right place that you'd never want to leave.
I like this idea. It certainly changes our perspective on things and our daily life which affects things. I love thinking about what a place so good I never want to leave might be, but maybe that’s hard because I don’t mind change 🙃
I've found lately that it's the process of striving toward something that brings me "happiness" or "contentment" or a certain sense of purpose or meaning. It's not the achievement of the thing. There's a phenomenon that is widely known among Olympic athletes; that of a let-down, almost a depression or malaise after attending the games. They worked so hard, sometimes all their lives, to get there, and then afterwards, they have a sense of "now what?" The striving before hand was what gave them their purpose and direction. It's the same thing with things like weddings, vacations, getting a job, graduating. I don't know yet, but it might even be that way with publishing a book. I read recently that the happiest you are on a two week vacation is Day 4. After that, it's down hill. The dread of returning to work and regular life pulls more powerfully each day. I relate to all of these lenses you list, and have found meaning in my life through all of them at different times, but the learning, experimenting, striving, and practicing is more instrumental in day-to-day meaning than in finally "arriving."
Oh yes! I love this. I embrace the 'journey' of life and believe it is in that journey we find the meaning of life, as humans like to term it. More so, living a meaningful life is in the journey of living.
Thanks for this interesting relfection TK :) lovely to have you here.