There’s a loaded question. I’m almost finished reading The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin, so happiness has been at the forefront of my mind. It’s not that I’m unhappy, it’s just that I feel like I could be happier. It seems that petty, minor inconveniences and the stress of the day pull me away from what’s really important in my life: my family and friends, my health, and my work. There are so many wonderful things in my life, but I don’t feel like I enjoy them as much as I should. I would like to change that this year.
In 2010, I want to challenge myself to boost my happiness. I have spent much of January trying to figure out what barriers have been in my way. One of the big ones I keep coming back to is energy. I never feel like I have enough energy to accomplish what I want to. I find it hard to get myself out of bed in the morning. I feel like doing absolutely nothing when I get home from work. At the end of the weekend, I realize that I wasted two whole days. Not that relaxing isn’t important, but it’s not very satisfying when I realize that I had things to do (read, scrapbook, blog, etc.), things I enjoy, but completely wasted my time.
I’m going to try using my blog here in my challenge in conjunction with Gretchen Rubin’s Happiness Project Toolbox. February’s focus is Energy and this first week I’m going to work on getting enough sleep, not too little and not too much. For me, this is ideally 7.5 hours. We’ll see how I do!
If you’re anything like me – you have a good life but feel like you don’t appreciate or enjoy it as much as you’d like – I’d definitely recommend reading The Happiness Project. It’s an easy, interesting, and helpful read.
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i’ve been feeling the same way lately…doesn’t help that i’m not getting much sleep. too bad i don’t have the nook…you could pass the book on to me!