Resuming The Quest For Happiness

After many months of hiatus, I return to the blog with a new desire to write. Apologies for the long delay!

It has been pointed out to me that I have been getting depressed again lately. But this time, I have no job dragging me down. However, it seems that my job search has me a bit bothered (fear of getting another stressful job, perhaps?), and I have been getting bored at home. I have been doing some thinking as to what may have been gnawing at me lately, and have been unable to figure out what. Today, something hit me: Why search for the negative when I can spend my time and energy creating more positive?

Hmm, I seem to recall coming to this conclusion several months back when my doctor stopped me from working. Nevertheless, my reoccurring epiphany has prompted me to start looking for the little things in life that bring happiness. Hopefully I will stumble upon some big things along the way! Life has a tendency to make you forget about being happy. Thus I begin my quest to introduce happiness into every fiber of my being! I hope you'll tag along for the ride!

Tina

From The Ground Up...

Well, it turns out my being "tired" was actually heading straight into a burnout. Circumstances surrounding this has led me to be jobless at the moment. So I am taking this opportunity to relax, re-energize and get my drive back. I was trying too hard to be productive when I first stopped, thinking this time off was the perfect time to get started on some projects I had, but that was my mistake. I was trying to create something out of nothing, and that nothing was my lack of energy.

So I stopped and did nothing. Yep, you heard me, nothing. For days I slept every afternoon, only to find out that after a week of taking naps, I didn't need them as much anymore. I stayed home and watched movies. And then, the best part: I went to pick up my boyfriend from work and he handed me a video game that was marked down that I had been eyeing for some time. I stared at it, and asked him: "Should I buy this? I know it is only 20$, but I don't have a job and am trying to save what money I have..." His reply: "You're supposed to be relaxing. You can't relax if you're bored all day at home."

This video game is Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility. A simple game on the Wii in which you are a young farmer who moves to an island in order to start a new life. You plant and grow crops to generate an income, which you can use to build a chicken coop and a barn, buy and take care of various animals, make friends with the townspeople and even seduce and marry the girl of your choice (or guy, but I find the girls more likeable).

In about 3 days of playing this game practically non-stop (I love the Harvest Moon games), I found myself to be more relaxed than I had been in ages. And today I found an inkling of that drive I was wishing for come back to me, hence me writing this post. I hope I have plenty more to post soon!

Take care, and remember to relax!

Tina