Tuesday, October 5, 2010
good vs great
Is it a bad thing to want something amazing? At what point do you accept what you've got and stop looking for something better? How can you look around and say, "this must be as good as it gets"? Maybe this is why I'm so unhappy. It's not because I'm miserable, but because things aren't as good as I feel they should be. "I like where I am, but I love where I'm going" is the way I've been trying to live. I don't see myself as pessimistic because I recognize all the ways in which I'm blessed. I am overwhelmingly thankful to have so many friends and the perfect family. Things are good. I'm just not content. I know life has more and I want it. Does that make me so terrible?
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i think about this a lot because i feel like people often view me as a pessimist when, really, i feel like i'm an optimist who wants more. i've decided that it's wanting more that makes me strive to be a better person and it's wanting more that gives me passion and drive. so, i've been trying to work on sounding more optimistic to those who don't get that and just totally censoring what i say to a few others (certain people who wouldn't admit anything was wrong in their lives even if there was a gun to their heads...). i think you're better for wanting great even though you have good :)
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