I’m just really jaded about spending all my time working, and barely having time to spend with my family every year, except a few days around Christmas time. Our bullshit expectation of always working just doesn’t work for me anymore.
I once heard someone say that when they started a meditation practice, after a while “every moment is my moment”.
They said it made them feel like their entire life was theirs, no matter what they were doing.
Why am I not content with my life? The content of my life.
Depression
For me definitely money / not wanting to work. I’d just want to do my own stuff all day everyday. And I mean actually do it rather than just sit on youtube all day
I really love my family and don’t ever want to hurt them.
I just wish they could be happy without me around every day.
I miss having time for myself.
I also love other people and want to be with them as well.
I just feel chained.
Money. I hate how I have to choose between being home with my family or working so we have a home. I don’t mind working to pay for my life choices but working 4 full time jobs between two people just to make ends meet is insane. We even make more than the average at each job. I don’t waste money either I have no more fat to trim I work and sleep there’s a few times I can wave at my kid or wife. If I’m ever left alone long enough I’ll probably end up collapsing at this point
A session in a float tank is the most effective use of time I’ve ever found in terms of decompressing.
I’m pretty content but I’d be more content with more money. But the process of making more money can make me discontented.
I’m the same way. I’m happy with my life, overall, but of course there are improvements I could make. There is pleasure in achieving something long striven for, and there is displeasure in the striving. More money would achieve some of the things I want more quickly, but none are critical so the balance is better with a longer wait and lower stress.
I’m not good with people. I’m perpetually a loner on the internet. My coworkers have a tendency to keep me going but sometimes they don’t get along and I’m at a loss for what to do with myself. Even though it’s not my problem, I make it my own because I’m an evil narcissist. There is no place on this planet for an asshole weirdo like me.
Health scare currently got me down. Good odds it’s fine, but the possibilities range from “nothing to worry about” to “easily treatable” to “unpleasantly treatable” all the way down to “terminal”.
Just last week I was contentedly playing darts at the bar with a date!
Appreciate your health while you have it.
Eh, it’s probably nothing major dude. We’re constantly worrying about stuff that almost never ends up happening.
Doctor said it’s nothing to worry about, but follow up in six months. So that’s a relief. 😅
Glad to hear, thanks for the update!
Money and a partner
My unwillingness to knowingly hurt people. I think I would be happier doing my own thing, but would hurt or disappoint do many people by leaving them (my boyfriend, family, colleagues, friends…). So I’m just wasting my own life instead…
More money and a job that allows me to have a flexible working schedule. I hate having an 8-5 and I want more money to travel around
I want more money and a job with consisten weekends off. My schedule’s all over the place right now and it’s wearing on me.
Cost of housing.
The minecraft server is down :(
Government corruption and corporatism that lead to ANYTHING that is in my best interest being locked behind exceedingly impossible profit motives. Citizens United, first past the post, a two party system, capitalism, the CIA, the World Bank: they are all to blame for the life getting less and less enjoyable and more filled with work.
