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Musings on Success. Discomfort. Pleasure. Growth.
You can “feel” successful and happy for any reason you invent.
Some of us can get happy just with our mouths.
a warm chocolate chip cookie. a smooth cabernet. a sizzling filet mignon.
Or maybe our happiness comes on the weekend with a good movie? (or in the bathroom with funny IG videos?)
Still some of us get high and happy endorphins after a hard workout or long run.
My issue is, can these familiar / controllable pleasures create a false success?
Stay with me …
What I mean is, could we procrastinate tougher challenges and more meaningful growth because we settle for familiar wins?
You see, success is a feeling.
And YOU define the rules.
For some, their rules are having “safety” and “security.”
For others it’s “freedom” … or having “no responsibility” and nobody calling or needing them.
Still for some they want to generate lots of money to enjoy or contribute to various causes.
And yes of course… some simply want to “look” better than the Joneses.
The big picture here is having self-awareness.
