2012-01-07, 01:09 AM
I like this. I agree with the explanation of the trifecta of happiness, but only with the caveat that "friendship", "love", and "work" are only loosely used. For instance, work might mean a paying job, or more simply something that you can really throw yourself into like volunteering at a charity or working on some hobby project. Something to keep you occupied in the lull I guess. To add another caveat though, I'd like to argue that one can compensate for the other, which leads me to saying that I think I'm pretty close to that trifecta right now myself. 
Friendship, I got that down. Love? Well, pass. But my loosely work-defined center of happiness? Well. I just found out two days ago that I got into my dream law school and will finally be moving out of the house @ 21, to go live by myself in Los Angeles coming this August. Am I bummed out about the love part of this happiness triangle? Sure. I was really close to getting that too, but I think I have a sort of self-destructive interest in guys so that bombed pretty quickly. But please, if I had to choose between a boyfriend, and validating the last five or so years of my life by getting into law school? I'd choose law school.
As for how long this'll last... I guess I don't know. I'd imagine probably until May at least. That's when I'll graduate with my bachelor's degree and start looking for apartments to rent. I'm sure, eventually, sometime between then and August when I move, I'll probably be hit with a few sobering realities, but until then, I plan to bask in every moment of my trifecta. ^_^
Friendship, I got that down. Love? Well, pass. But my loosely work-defined center of happiness? Well. I just found out two days ago that I got into my dream law school and will finally be moving out of the house @ 21, to go live by myself in Los Angeles coming this August. Am I bummed out about the love part of this happiness triangle? Sure. I was really close to getting that too, but I think I have a sort of self-destructive interest in guys so that bombed pretty quickly. But please, if I had to choose between a boyfriend, and validating the last five or so years of my life by getting into law school? I'd choose law school.
As for how long this'll last... I guess I don't know. I'd imagine probably until May at least. That's when I'll graduate with my bachelor's degree and start looking for apartments to rent. I'm sure, eventually, sometime between then and August when I move, I'll probably be hit with a few sobering realities, but until then, I plan to bask in every moment of my trifecta. ^_^