Generational difference
I had an interesting conversation with my mom this morning about the differences in how women of varied generations have approached life, its events and its challenges. My grandmothers followed their husbands and did what they expected them to do. My mother's generation found ways to be indepedent and bucked up to do what they needed to do in order to get through life. It doesn't mean it was what they wanted, needed or expected all the time. My generation wants to go a step farther and be happy while we're living life. Sometimes that doesn't align with what we need to do.
This was an interesting perspective and I have to say that I agreed with most of what my mother was saying. I want to be happy with my life and, in that, I don't want to have to hunt for the nuggets of happiness. I want it to encompass me and flow through me.
Really, don't we all want to be happy?
This was an interesting perspective and I have to say that I agreed with most of what my mother was saying. I want to be happy with my life and, in that, I don't want to have to hunt for the nuggets of happiness. I want it to encompass me and flow through me.
Really, don't we all want to be happy?
posted by MJ at
4:07 PM
4 Comments:
I think we all want happiness, but what is it? I think maturity and wisdom give us the option of choosing to truly be happy no matter what cards we are dealt in life. By working through challenges and being truly grateful for each of the blessings -- and challenges -- God puts in our path, that is happiness, to me. Having been suicidal and broken, I have learned this the hard way.
Good luck on your journey to find true happiness. You just might find that you don't have to look very far. :)
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badger girl, At
5:11 PM
Why can't we just have it all? I mean seriously, is it too much to ask to have the perfect family, perfect house, perfect job, and be perfectly happy?
I agree with the differences in each generation but there are so many times I look back on the things my parents and grandparents did and wish I could go back to their lives!
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Unknown, At
5:57 PM
Okay, I can't resist ... when I read your blog it totally reminded me of Carrie Bradshaw from Sex in the City? She always asked those questions about happiness and such. : )
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Stefanie, At
11:45 AM
Ha! That's a good point about SATC. Aside from that though, this very question is something I've found myself thinking about from time to time--how the sphere of decisions and options for women and what we choose to do with our lives has widened dramatically over time. We seem to have adapted to this change but at the same time it can be isolating and a challenge to our confidence. I have a sort of covenant with one of my very old friends, that we will never give up on ourselves. Everyone says that when they're young, but we remember those words. I'm not willing to give up on having it all, and I don't think anyone else has to either. Having everything means pretty different things to different people, and that's ok too. The hard part seems to come in reminding ourselves that can do amazing things, just not all at one time, and then moving forward from that to pick a pace, pick some goals and time frames, and live it out. I've never written this all out before, so forgive me if I'm rambling. It's just a huge, important topic, especially for women. Thanks for sharing your conversation, mj. :)
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Joanna, At
12:00 PM
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