March 13, 2015
My soul is consumed with overwhelming stress the moment it acknowledges the brutal realities of the world. Reality says that every second there are hundreds of options to choose from; every conscious minute there are dozens of choices better than the one I just chose; and every hour that passes without full awareness is an hour wasted.
There are a million "shoulds," but a surprisingly minute number of them are realistically possible. I should study Japanese, I should study for a Bachelors (and then perhaps a Masters), I should more earnestly build my career, I should invest in gold, I should make assets and compound, I should save up for my old age, and nine-hundred-ninety-nine thousand more shoulds.
Instead of compiling my list of shoulds, I will acknowledge that only some of them are what are absolutely essential for me to do.
Mark Manson says, "Who you are is defined by the values you are willing to struggle for. Our struggles determine our successes. So choose your struggles wisely, my friend." I'm going to ask myself the important question, "What one value am I willing to struggle for?"
A happy family.
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