The other night at dinner with friends the topic of the government wanting to study happiness came up. I said that I’ve been reading a great deal of history books lately and while we have it so much easier and better than people in the past who very often lived short and brutal lives; I think there’s basically a human happiness set-point. Obviously some people are happier than others, but from an overall standpoint I’m not sure that humans will ever be much happier. I said that I’m happy but not content. My husband and I talked later and decided that perhaps that is as it should be. Too much contentment can stifle creativity and progress.
But even with my overall happiness, I know that I sometimes allow myself to wallow in negativity. So I’ve decided to start a series where I talk about the things for which I’m grateful that lead to my overall happiness.
So here's the first in my series:
I'm grateful for my husband. I wasn't always sure that I wanted to get married. I knew that I could never marry someone like my father because I'm too much like my father. If that was my only option I thought it would be better to be single. Then I met my wonderful husband. He's loving, supportive, and able to deal with me and all of my quirks. I have a partner who's always on my side. I have a co-parent and that is definitely helpful so Mommy can have a time-out sometimes. Our marriage isn't always sunshine and roses, but even when it's not we're on the same team. It's been almost 14 years now and I still think marrying my husband was one of the best decisions of my life.
Yes, that is an Opeth t-shirt and a Dream Theater hat. I did marry a music geek!
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