Posted by pinkeye on March 1, 2005, at 13:13:46
In reply to Re: Creating meaning in life for myself » pinkeye, posted by Dinah on March 1, 2005, at 2:15:36
It isn't really that bad I feel. Of course man is a social being as they say, and I believe it is the right way to live for one anohter - taking care of each other, and doing things for each other, living up to certain expectations by others. And being cared for and care about in return.
But I believe there is a fine line between that and expecting others to fill your void ALL THE TIME and expecting only others to give even the basic meaning to your life and give you approval for each and everything. The first one seems to be a good thing to do, the second one seems to be a not healthy thing to do.
It is perhaps a range from 0 - 100 - as long as we are comfortable where we are and we get what we want, we are fine. Only when our expectations are not getting met, or we are not comfortable with where we are and something feels wrong, that we need to look in and change.
But I still don't know how to though - I believe I am getting closer and closer to where I want to be.
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