Life Pleasure
One of the keys to being happy is enjoying the journey, no matter what is happening in our lives. It’s not wrong to achieve, but it's a mistake to miss out on life as we achieve. The path of achievement-driven gratification leads to a very empty, very sad life. Take pleasure in life, get out, be with friends, and enjoy nature. It is immensely important to enjoy the journey and to enjoy life as we achieve.
People have a tendency to make achievements and goals supersede living and loving life right here, right now. Too often we say,
"Someday I'll slow down. Someday I'll enjoy life, but right now I need to achieve. When I do reach my goals, then I'll slow down and take pleasure in life."
But why not achieve while slowing down a bit to enjoy the journey? We can do both! We may reach our goals a little bit later, but we will be in much better shape if we enjoy life along the way. And, if life doesn't turn out the way we expected, it won't bother us as much because we've taken pleasure in living. If our goals don't work out, we will simply move on to the next journey. It's a win/win situation, we get to work toward our goals and enjoy the journey.
It’s important to remember that we must love our goals simply because we like working towards them, enjoying the journey along the way. The key is that we must slow down a bit. Remember the old fable of the tortoise and hare, the tortoise still got to the end of the race, but he did so slowly, enjoying his path.
Robert Puff, Ph.D.
Psychology Today
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