Too Long

This blog has been neglected too long.

I blame a lack of inspiration, coupled with instant gratification through FaceBook and Instagram. Who has time to write prose when one picture would speak a thousand words?

It's month 18 of The Long Vacation, and the idling life is still going strong. In fact, I'm more prepared to let myself idle much of the time than I did before. There are hours of the day when I'm not doing anything fruitful at all, and not feeling too overwhelmed with guilt over it. :-P There were some plans to perhaps send some feelers out into the job market, see whether any opportunities knock. But a change in health situation means, I'd rather fill my life with quality memories if quantity might be affected. And being tied to a work desk, dealing with annoying people, stressed over meeting deadlines and KPIs, does not align with those life goals now.

Lunch with an old friend brought up the issue of working on that Bucket List. To be honest, I don't have one. Or at least, I can't think of anything overwhelming which I feel I would regret if I never got around to doing/seeing/feeling it. I feel pretty much happy with what I have, and apart from wanting MORE of what I have (which is basically greed), I don't really feel like I'm missing much.

So, what should I be spending my freedom on? That is an issue to give some serious pondering to. In the same vein as one would at work, one feels compelled to make a plan, have a to-do list, and work on executing that plan in order to be efficient, effective, and have some achievement at the end of this life. Even if that achievement is "happiness in life". An ephemeral goal.

How does one pin down steps to achieve an ephemeral goal?