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 I was talking to a friend the other day and, we were catching up, talking about this and that. She was telling me about all these things and when she asked what's been happening with me, I shrugged (she couldn't see that because we were on the phone-- do you ever do that? Make motions when you know the person can't see them?) and said, "You know, same old, same old." She said, "Yeah?" I said, "Yeah, I mean, I lead a pretty quiet life so..." She immediately responded with, "Aww, Amy, that sounds so sad." In my head I was thinking, "I... what? What's wrong with that?" But really, all I said was, "Nah, I quite like it actually." Which is true. She said, "Well... okay." And we moved on from there. Needless to say, I spent the rest of the week wondering, "Is there something wrong with leading a quiet life?" Does that equate to depressing? How is that interpreted? Which led me to think about how we all kind of want to lead a glamorous or "big" life. I mean, who hasn't thought about that? We all yearn for something higher but, I guess, at this moment in my life, I like how things are. I lead an ordinary life with moments of joy, sadness, frustration and randomness; I have my times in the spotlight but mostly as the backlight; I have good friends, a pretty sane family, and an okay day-to-day life. It's ordinary, and like Harvey Pekar says, it's pretty complex stuff. No TrackBacksTrackBack URL: http://www.toastier.org/cgi-bin/mt/mt-tb.cgi/303 |
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i like to lead a quiet existence too. i don't feel the need to constantly socialize, texting away on my cellphone or going out all the time. does that make me boring?
i've come to a point where to be happy, is to be satisfied. if you're satisfied, it's all right to have a quiet life. i like things the way they are too.
I went through a couple months recently where I had nothing to say when I talked to my family on the phone and they asked what was new. I mean, things were going on, but they weren't really newsworthy. I didn't feel anything lacking in my life, but I still felt like an idiot saying that nothing was new.
Liking things the way they are right now is the best foundation for dreams.
yes, i often wondered if something was lacking in my life too. i too live a quiet life. i go to work, i come home, i sleep. sometimes i wish i had more things to say when people ask me, "so what's new?" but i think i actually like having the conversation end at my "nothing really." plus, when people inquire about new things in your life, they are usually asking about drama or adventures, and i experience very little of the latter and don't necessarily care for the former.
I like a quiet life, I get to appreciate things more this way. There's nothing really wrong with it, it's just the way things are at the moment. :D
probably you lead a quiet busy life but whatever you would have mentioned to that friend wouldn't have interested them (boring versus indifference).