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Friday - Marks Of The Good Life

Ever since I moved to Tennessee and gotten a really good job, I’ve struggled to find purpose and meaning in my life. It worsened a couple years later when I accomplished my career goals. Previously, I was working towards putting my family into a better situation. That accomplished I didn’t know what was next. I still feel like I don’t. Today’s stoic has flipped that struggle on it’s head. I should not be the one asking it. I am the one answering it. There’s direction in me getting to choose what I want purpose and meaning to be.

Yesterday - Heroes, Here And Now

Legacy is something I’ve often thought about. I want to leave a good legacy. Then i realize, I won’t care about that legacy because I’ll be dead. What I can do is focus on my family and helping set them up for success down the road. That’s the legacy I can control and influence. Outside of that it doesn’t matter.

Today - It’s Easy To Get Better, But Better At What?

I do a lot of self-improvement stuff both mental and physical. The reason and purpose behind those can vary. Today’s stoic suggests that I should work out for myself not for the people who will see me without my shirt off at the beach. Which I have to admit has been motivation in the past. Overall, the goal is to be active and mobile for down the road. Have a better chance at being around when my kids are older and have kids of their own.

We had a discussion about that over dinner with friends. We were discussing who would potentially be around and who wouldn’t for our kids marriage. Some parents are taking better care of themselves than others. They have their own motivations for that. I often compare myself to them. Which may or may not be a good thing.