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What do you look forward to?

  • 13-01-2010 7:38pm
    #1
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭


    Hi
    Ive found recently that Im tired of creating things for myself to look forward to. Its the new year and already I hear people saying they are looking forward to their summer holidays. Even the words "living for the holiday" have been used. It was the same before christmas, "looking forward to christmas so much" or "looking forward to going out on saturday night" or "looking forward to buying a new car" and on and on. Im the same, or at least I was until recently. For me anyway, it all just kind of seems like a pointless treadmill where you try to fill your life with things or stuff to look forward. But the things to look forward to, like holidays or cars or christmas or going out at the weekend etc aren't really hitting the spot.
    And no im not depressed. Im just tired of the constant search for something to look forward to. I imagine that this experience or that experience will do the job. And it does. For a while at least and then Im back to square one. I read this book once by Richard Carlson and he claims that we dont need to constantly have things to look forward to in order to be happy. All you need for happiness is the present moment. Thats it. No holidays, no cars, no fancy new clothes, no weddings, no nights out, no special occasions, theyre all just distractions, one after the other. The only thing that matters is right now.
    I guess my question is: Has anybody tried this out and stopped constantly trying to manufacture things to look forward to, just lived in the present moment and been happy with that alone?

    P.s. I realise that a few people may take offence at some of what Ive said. No offence was intended. Im not trying to be arrogant or elitist, If you find genuine happiness and fulfillment from the things you look forward to in life, thats great. Im only speaking for myself so Im not judging or condemning any bodys elses way of life.


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  • #2
    LegacyUser
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 166,026 ✭✭✭✭LegacyUser


    On second thoughts I think these are questions I can only answer myself. So would you be able to lock this thread Mods? Sorry for the inconveniance.


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