D: How I sometimes feel about pursuing happiness.
Me: I kind of felt like that while at lunch today. I was sitting in a booth across from two co-workers. I listened as the woman talked about her computer related career. I felt like that should be me in that situation, but for a variety of reasons, it is not. Of course, there are some things I could have done differently after I graduated college. I could have been more determined, possessed a little more stick-to-it-tiveness. But I also lay some of the blame at God's feet. Of all the computer programming interviews I went on, God could have moved someone to see the diamond in the rough, to view me favorably, to give me a chance. A chance was all I really needed. I know I could have done that job and done it well. But instead, happiness landed in the lap of someone else. And they were sitting across from me in a restaurant today.
Me: I kind of felt like that while at lunch today. I was sitting in a booth across from two co-workers. I listened as the woman talked about her computer related career. I felt like that should be me in that situation, but for a variety of reasons, it is not. Of course, there are some things I could have done differently after I graduated college. I could have been more determined, possessed a little more stick-to-it-tiveness. But I also lay some of the blame at God's feet. Of all the computer programming interviews I went on, God could have moved someone to see the diamond in the rough, to view me favorably, to give me a chance. A chance was all I really needed. I know I could have done that job and done it well. But instead, happiness landed in the lap of someone else. And they were sitting across from me in a restaurant today.
I let myself stay in that place for a minute or two, but I had to move on. I don't know what the answer is other than to keep pursuing what we think will make us most happy, and finding a way to enjoy the journey. If we can catch up to that elusive little sucker called Happiness (or Success), then great. If not, maybe we'll have some fun along the way.
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