That Is It

I've been feeling increasingly anxious these last few days, with the realization that this is all that there is to life. Things won't get any better, I'm not getting any younger, any healthier, any wealthier... The bucket list will remain unfulfilled. I'll never get a chance to visit those wonderful places, travel the world. I'll never have money or time for the hobbies I longed for all my life, like sailing or skiing. No, it will be work, work, work with no holidays, living with my lonely self (because I have social anxiety and will never go out of my way to socialize... been there done that...), all so I can pay my bills and taxes, until I drop dead.

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Mindful · 56-60, F

That’s true for most people? If you don’t owe money, you are ahead of most. If you have the chance to write a letter to your mayor or congressman, please do.

Our society is so advanced we live a very simple life— too simple? We don’t have to cut our own wood, dig water wells, pull bath water from Wells to our tubs. Don’t have to heat water over stove or fire. Can use the restroom instead of an out house. Our ancestors wanted our lives to be easier. They accomplished all that for our pleasure. It’s ironic that it’s easier but doesn’t bring joy somehow.