I remember being in church the other day and the pastor was talking about diversions; those things we spend our lives doing that keep us from really living. Among those things he called diversions were television, video games, and randomly surfing the Internet. I pretty much dismissed that entire part of the sermon because those things in particular were things I liked doing. I considered doing those things living, at least to a small degree, and made time for them because they were fun and brought me joy. Honestly they still do but they don’t tend to provide enough fodder to blog about, at least not lately.
Not to eliminate the above from my life but I have come to accept that I also need more fulfilling fun in my world. I need the fun that comes from working to obtain a goal, exercising my commitment, being of service, and learning new things that contribute to my being. In the absence of this, there comes a time when even TV, video, games, and the Internet just don’t do it. I guess too much of anything brings diminishing returns.
On top of this I have also come to realize that I have a soulless job, totally devoid of anything fulfilling or fun, but I need money and the job market is tough. As I am working to promote to the next level, it appears that those positions and the ones above them are possibly worse in terms of personal fulfillment but at least they pay more. More pay is important because it will be years, actually decades, before I’m likely to be able to retire at this rate and I need to build things and set others in motion that will enable me to thrive in the absence of an actual job.




