Last week I had a momentary lapse of sanity. Actually, forty-eight hours, but who is counting? It was a perfect storm...lack of sleep, increasing work hours, illness (tonsilitis, sinus infection, broncitis and no doubt swine flu) complicated by an outing with three well-dressed, well-accessorized, energized, women leading undoubtedly perfect lives. How dare they? My sanity was whirling somewhere near the bottom of the toilet bowl. I felt tired, over-run, one-dimensional, moody and grey. Thankfully, I've come to realize that these moments evaporate just as quickly as they present. All I need to do is just ride it out (why fight it?), get some sleep and call a life-line. And then I ran across this quote...
"The happiest people seem to be very focused on whatever they are doing. Unhappy people seem to be very focused on what other people are doing."
It's not about the number of hours you spend with your child or on the job. It's not about how you spend your free time. It's not about measuring yourself against others. It's about defining and redefining your own happiness as life unfolds. Happy is what I strive to be for my daughter because happy is what I want her to be.
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