Have a [ ]day.
Whew. It has been a day.
At least, here. In the western hemisphere. I suppose the same time period I'm referring to was, elsewhere, a night. But I don't live there, I live here. Mind you, I didn't say whether the day was good or bad, merely that it's been a day.
Isn't it funny that each of us rules our own little fiefdom of time, and we judge it "good" or "bad" using measurements of such subjectivity as our own momentary feelings. For instance, while I was in an interminable line at an office supply store, it felt like a 'bad day'. But when I opened a bottle of wine and sat down to dinner with a family stumbling over itself with eagerness to tell about its experiences from today, it suddenly seemed a 'good day.' And, in actuality, no aspect of my day today was anything even remotely 'bad' when compared to the day Bristol Palin is having, or the one being experienced by that disfigured orphan on the Save The Children ad.
I don't know. I'm mostly just downloading here, AND moving those horrid "photos" down the page a bit. But I wonder, do we rather subjectively habituate ourselves to evaluating the worth of our days, and in doing so, diminish the overall value of our time? I think I have. How about you?
posted by eclectic @ 9:36 PM
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11 Comments:
Um, this is just a bit too deep for me tonight dear Twinnie. I'm glad you had "a" day instead of no day at all however!
As I've written, I have a different perspective on such things the last couple of years: A "wiping" day is a good day. Someone has said that any day above ground is a good day. They're all gifts; some are wrapped fancier than others, but all gifts.
Hope you have a day. And lots more :)
I think I'm having a shallow day because my mind is drawing a blank.
Twinnie: Your comment makes me think of an old Edie Brickell lyric: "Plunge me in the shallow water before I get too deep." Probably when I get all thinky like this I should just go wading or something. :)
Susie: You're right of course, each day IS a gift. That's exactly what I was trying to say, but I'm a bit rambly so I said it less efficiently. That being said however, some gifts, well... some of 'em don't you just kinda look at, shaking your head, wondering where on earth the giver found THAT?!
Zuhn: Again with the Edie Brickell and the shallow water -- you & Traci are going to make me pull that disc out of storage so I can listen to it!
I think we all have things that happen to us over the course of the day, and, if at the end of the day, the good outweighs the bad, it's a good day and something we should be grateful for. If we characterize it as a bad day, we can try to see things differently/do better tomorrow. :)
(( Hugs ))
I've found that you're only as happy as you allow yourself to be.
That, and Zoloft helps. :)
CK: Nah, that takes waaaaaaay too much energy and planning. Me? I think good or bad, it calls for ice cream with chocolate. ;)
Mo/Dis: You've been researching that one as long as I've known you. I'm glad you're finding your own answers. Those are always the best kind. :)
Yep. Me too. Reading (and re-reading, and re-reading, and re-reading, and...) The River Why helps. Maybe?
Ice cream with chocolate?!
NOW you're talkin...
Good and bad are just two examples of our dualistic take on the world. Life isn't a toggle on/off switch. It's a huge range with no beginning and no end. We really limit ourselves when trying use that toggle switch.
And I can just picture your family getting together at dinner. I love your family, everyone's so cool, especially you sis!
And I'm so bummed that you have an RSS feed on your comments, but not on your blog. I'm totally hooked on Google Reader to keep me up-to-date with everyone. But I can't follow you and Kranki there.
goes off to pout in the corner
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