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well i've been posting alot lately, hadn't i? heh.
i think in a nutshell, i am leading a pretty good life now. again, my definition of good: stable job, stable income, healthy and debt-free. also i've realized that the key to leading a "good" life, is to manage my expectations. i am never a patient person to begin with, but when i looked back at my past, it all became clear that things that upset or angered me, could have all been avoided if i had managed my expectations better. well of course there's the age=maturity factor, but i think i used to let really small and insignificant stuff eat into me badly. now, i try to let alot of things slide over my head. especially at work. sometimes i really think people need to stop letting their work/career define their worth as a human. life isn't just all about the accomplishments in a corporate environment; there is much more to cheer for in life. friendship. fillial piety. personal well-being. relaxation. hobbies. experiences that make you genuinely happy. sometimes i find myself among friends who continuously let insignificant matters consume their happiness. that damned boss. that bitch colleague. that lazy IT guy. that incompetent manager. all self-imposed misery, and yes misery absolutely loves company.
though i am no saint either; there are still times where i get so pissed off that i could bite heads off. but now i try to leave everything work, at work. i remembered there was once i was really angry at work, and the anger overflowed into my evening yoga class and i nearly lost balance in a very simple posture, simply because i wasn't concentrating during practice. my company doesn't pay me after working hours, so why am i doing free emotional OT?! it was a good wake-up call, and now on the angry days i hit the threadmill instead haha.
i think in a nutshell, i am leading a pretty good life now. again, my definition of good: stable job, stable income, healthy and debt-free. also i've realized that the key to leading a "good" life, is to manage my expectations. i am never a patient person to begin with, but when i looked back at my past, it all became clear that things that upset or angered me, could have all been avoided if i had managed my expectations better. well of course there's the age=maturity factor, but i think i used to let really small and insignificant stuff eat into me badly. now, i try to let alot of things slide over my head. especially at work. sometimes i really think people need to stop letting their work/career define their worth as a human. life isn't just all about the accomplishments in a corporate environment; there is much more to cheer for in life. friendship. fillial piety. personal well-being. relaxation. hobbies. experiences that make you genuinely happy. sometimes i find myself among friends who continuously let insignificant matters consume their happiness. that damned boss. that bitch colleague. that lazy IT guy. that incompetent manager. all self-imposed misery, and yes misery absolutely loves company.
though i am no saint either; there are still times where i get so pissed off that i could bite heads off. but now i try to leave everything work, at work. i remembered there was once i was really angry at work, and the anger overflowed into my evening yoga class and i nearly lost balance in a very simple posture, simply because i wasn't concentrating during practice. my company doesn't pay me after working hours, so why am i doing free emotional OT?! it was a good wake-up call, and now on the angry days i hit the threadmill instead haha.