Just kidding.
To make the world a better place for as long as I’m in it, and to love well and be loved. What else is there in life that you can take with you?
-Natasha.
Author: toseealife
Not sure if this is a hot take on it, or not, but…
Daily writing prompt
What are your thoughts on the concept of living a very long life?
You know, I’ve seen a lot of media depict living a long time as a bad thing. Outliving everyone.
I think it depends.
As long as you’re in good health, living a long life seems best to me. I have more time to do good in the world, to meet new people, to spend time with old friends.
Also a lot of people only become successful later in life. So, you know, it’s a statistical thing.
Still at the end of the day, it’s all about what you do with whatever time you got. Kind of like the “7 Years” song by Luke Graham says.
A life is not wasted if it’s spent making other people’s lives better, whether you lived 50 years, 15 years, 5 years, or 5 months.
Though I hope everyone reading this has a long and full life.
–Natasha.
What couldn’t I do differently?
Hard to think of an answer off the top of my head, but I feel like I’m always learning a new and better way to do things.
You have to be willing to change up your routine.
I have had slight OCD tenancies my whole life, and maybe being locked into a routine should sound good to me, but I actually hate scheduling every thing in my life. I do find a schedule reassuring when it’s work or serious commitments, but for other stuff, it can feel constrictive.
So because of that, I make adjustments to my life all the time, I experiment to see what I could do better, or if I get different results.
Such as, if I cut all my online time down to one day, or one hour, will I focus better? Or is doing a little several times a day more effective?
Things like that help me learn what works for me.
–Natasha
Not to be sappy but…
Love.
I know it sounds cheesy, but I’m not that particular about what someone gives me in material possessions. The point is that they thought of me.
Or if they do anything else that I know is their way of showing love. It just depends on the person.
In the end caring too much about “stuff” is just a waste of time. It’s the thought that counts.
I just recently got given fuzzy reading socks as a birthday present. I love them. I never would have asked for that, but, this person picked something she knew I’d probably use and that’s the sweet part. Also I ended up thinking they were really comfortable, so it’s a win-win.
-Natasha.
Define “play”
I don’t usually use the word “play” now, but I think coming up with new story ideas and character concepts with my family is the closest thing to “playtime” I have.
Also maybe having a dance off, or playing actual board games.
We keep it to indoor activities usually, but sometimes we get outside in nature for a change of pace.
I don’t think of all of the things we do as super fun stuff, but we enjoy doing them together, or at least it makes it less boring and monotonous. I’m not one of those people who has to work alone at every chore to focus, I prefer to share a lot of them, unless I need my space.
I guess my motto is the one from Mary Poppins “In every job that must be done there is an element of fun.”
A good music playlist usually turns most chores into something more fun for me, and makes the time go faster.
–Natasha.
My challenge?
One of my personal biggest ones is being patient.
I like to get ahead, and I have trouble listening to other people sometimes, because I’m always anxious to get my next thought in.
Knowing when to wait on saying something is a challenge for me, and knowing when not to try to do something.
I’m working on it, though.
–Natasha.
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