I don’t go onto social media very often. I loathe the ads that appear in my Facebook feed. And I never really learned how to effectively use my Instagram account. For whatever reason, I did look at Facebook this morning and I’m glad I did. The first post they came up wasn’t the typical ad that I loathe.A friend’s post popped up that read, “There are reasons to enjoy life… we just need to find them.” Next were posts filled with pictures of a friend’s wedding and a stolen moment of love between a friend and her husband. Each reminded me that we need to enjoy life… wherever we may find it.
As a displaced professional, sometimes it’s hard to enjoy life. For too long we associated our worth and happiness with our job. Without the job, feelings of lack of purpose – and happiness – crept in. Happiness eluded us because we didn’t – and maybe still don’t – know where to find it. But, happiness is what we make of it. And there really is a lot to enjoy in life.
What one person enjoys – what makes one person happy – doesn’t have to be the same for everyone. We are each our own unique person with our own unique likes and dislikes. And it is within those likes that we will find what we enjoy in life. Where we are happiest; what makes us smile. Whatever it is, it is unique to you. That doesn’t mean we don’t share what we enjoy with others. Often times, enjoying life means that we do share it with someone else.
It doesn’t have to. What it really means to we need to allow ourselves to do what makes us happy. And we need to allow ourselves to enjoy the special moments – enjoy life. As my friend said, we just need to find them. Don’t be afraid to find them.
