I am completely satisfied with the dinner I just ate: leftover potato salad, haloumi cheese, beer.
I am completely satisfied with the meeting I just attended: turns out there are many more people opposed to the new marina development that will destroy a gorgeous section of mangroves than for it: that is satisfying to me and the process of community consultation is satisfying.
I am completely satisfied with the card we got in the mail from a dear friend today. Love snail mail (this card actually had a picture of a banana slug on it, but close enough.)
I am completely satisfied with a busy day coming to a quiet close. One more meeting tonight at 8:00 p.m. and then off to..
I am completely satisfied with the new mattress I bought yesterday.
May your list of complete satisfactions be long...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
no satisfaction
In actual fact, I don't know what was satisfying today. I'm supposed to be posting about one satisfying thing in my day to go along with our "satisfaction" topic at daily headspa this week. Today's post over there was "no satisfaction" and that rather fits my day.
It was a day of doing things that needed to be done - US taxes, sorting out some other money things, buying new mattresses because every day on the old ones we wake up more tired than the last. We had a chance to talk through a project at work with a colleague. That was good.
Of course I am grateful to have the money to buy those mattresses; to have money to sort out; to have earned money on which to pay taxes. I'm grateful to have been able to do things - health, safety, abilities intact.
But what was doing all of that stuff satisfying?
What would have been satisfying?
1. completing a project - oh, wait, I did mail off an article that was due today so right on time
2. creating something beautiful
3. laughing with a friend
4. reaping some reward from a previous effort
5. solving a puzzle
6. discovering somewhere
7. making something myself so I can unhook a bit more from the money trap
the satisfying thing today? being satisfied with no satisfaction.
It was a day of doing things that needed to be done - US taxes, sorting out some other money things, buying new mattresses because every day on the old ones we wake up more tired than the last. We had a chance to talk through a project at work with a colleague. That was good.
Of course I am grateful to have the money to buy those mattresses; to have money to sort out; to have earned money on which to pay taxes. I'm grateful to have been able to do things - health, safety, abilities intact.
But what was doing all of that stuff satisfying?
What would have been satisfying?
1. completing a project - oh, wait, I did mail off an article that was due today so right on time
2. creating something beautiful
3. laughing with a friend
4. reaping some reward from a previous effort
5. solving a puzzle
6. discovering somewhere
7. making something myself so I can unhook a bit more from the money trap
the satisfying thing today? being satisfied with no satisfaction.
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