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Life Satisfaction

Endless journey of life and as a traveller one often seeks to know the value of life experiences one has had. In moments of reflection, some decisions appear wiser than the rest. Some mere lessons, and rest just passing phases. What then is a life truly lived? What are the experiences that help one reach a point where satisfied life becomes a phrase one can use? 

Take a deep breath and ask yourself, what satisfaction to you is? The kind of experiences or a state of being that is satisfying for one individual may not be so for the other. There are people out there who have to struggle each day to survive, yet they seem satisfied after the day’s meal. On the other hand, we see people who cannot spare a smile in spite of having being blessed with comfort. Surprising, isn’t it? But if we try to understand the aspects that make people who they are then we can make sense of what adds meaning to their life. Life satisfaction cannot be measured using one scale. It requires looking at life from perspective of the living being. 

The ‘gold standards’ exist and what gold to one is, may not be so to the other. Perhaps not everyone chases gold, some prefer platinum. At the surface level, it is surely one of my PJs but I mean a thing here. I wish to imply how life satisfaction as a concept exists, but what satisfaction means to different individuals, differs. What makes them satisfied, differs. The answers to most questions are found on how you perceive elements. The meaning you add to a stimulus makes it meaningful and significant. Likewise, how you attribute life events and life in its totality gives an impression to life lived as satisfied or unsatisfied. But I believe it isn’t only about aspirations fulfilled. Life is more than owning your own apartment, driving your dream car, travelling the world and relishing the best of wines. This surely gives goosebumps and makes a priority to most of us if we are on same page. However, life is also found in the walk you take with your dog, the walk down the aisle on a special day, finding a soulmate, hot chocolate on a winter evening, black coffee and great book, biryani for lunch, the first breath after having climbed the hill, having people to count on and the sound sleep after a day’s work. 

It is a thread of thoughts, emotions and actions that forms experiences and memories and add color to the picture of life. If you were to form an image of your life, what colors from the palette will you add? What forms will you allow your life to take? How bigger the view be? What details will you focus on? A series of questions you can ask yourself and reveal yourself to you. 

As you are leading your life, make choices that add meaning to your existence. Seek experiences that will make you feel fulfilled as you proceed on life’s path. Happiness, success, kindness, love, adventure, travel, reading, passionate work…each of what matters to you contributes to your life satisfaction. 

By choosing to live today, you can take the honor of having lived a life you loved and the one you truly cherished.

With love, J. 

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  1. UnknownJuly 14, 2020 at 2:11 AM

    Yet another masterpiece of yours that is truly a bliss to mind 🥰🥰✨💞

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  2. UnknownJuly 14, 2020 at 2:12 AM

    Well written 😀

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