Wednesday, February 2, 2011

Living Life to the Fullest?

I've recently rediscovered this notion of "living life to the fullest". I'm not saying that I do that, if anything far from it, but I find it interesting that it is something that a lot of people strive for. I think it's a great goal to have and is meant to push people to their limits. I am just wondering lately, how plausible is that goal? Is it even remotely attainable?

I just filled out my time sheet at work, it's the 85th time sheet since starting my current job. That means I've been here a total of 43 months. It's not easy to live life to the fullest, when most of your life is spent attached to a desk. When I think of what it would take to make my life the "fullest", it would take a combination of things.

1) I'd have to be enjoying what I am doing, all the time.

2) I'd have to feel as if I am contributing to the betterment of society somehow.

3) I'd have to be able to live comfortably.

4) I'd be constantly growing and learning.

5) I'd be experiencing new things, places and challenges.

That's a very tall order.

That being said, is this possible?

2 comments:

  1. To live life to the fullest it's almost as if you have to make the conscious effort to do so and remind yourself every so often. Is it attainable to be living your life to the fullest 24/7 probably not... but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.

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  2. Well, if you push yourself you may not end up with everything you want... but if you don't, you'll definitely end up with nothing. At least that's what I try to tell myself when I feel like I'm getting stuck in a rut. :P

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