As I said in the title, I've been in a big rut lately. I just haven't been happy. I have a great wife and awesome kids; my side business is going well and I'm healthy (albeit not "in shape" or as active as I'd like to be), but I haven't been happy.
I've been reflecting on this and I've realized something. Lately my life is centered around longing and wanting. Looking back, my happiest moments were moments in which I let go of everything else and just stayed in the moment. I remember a few years back, before I was in this rut, I was at the park with my kids and we were the only ones there. They were running around and having the best time and I was just watching them and I loved it; it's one of my happiest memories. Now adays, I would be pulling out my phone and checking reddit, seeing what's trending, or I'd be planning my next MMO adventure and staring off into space. Or I'd open up youtube to watch a gaming video.
It's just different now and I don't know when the change took place. I've becoming overburdened with digital problems and concerns and I've really lost sight of what's important in my life. My life was simple in the past and I was happy - these days I'm constantly wanting to be somewhere else or do something else - I can never just be. If I'm at work and bored, I want to escape to Reddit; if I'm at home and feel bored, I want to escape to a fantasy world in WoW. When I'm laying in bed, I want to escape my problems by watching TV.. and it goes on an on. This really effects my mood,
Anyways I'm rambling now. I just want to get back to the basics. I'm going to abstain from video games and reddit for 90 days then introduce them slowly again. I want to get back to living life, instead of living a virtual life full of distractions. I want to be more active and spend more time with my kids. Thanks for reading.
Submitted January 29, 2017 at 08:43AM by simpleliving0028 http://ift.tt/2jj8uF3
