A spot of psychoanalysis
Sean, your timing is spooky. You always seem to manage to blog about something just after I've been thinking about the same things!
I don't recall ever being in a long-term comfort zone. Even when I was feeling 'comfortable', it was because I was lazy and indulgent, not making the most of life, so I felt guilty. Is this a good thing? I certainly don't feel good because of it.
I'm at quite an odd stage in my life right now. The monkey (or id) is telling me to settle down, make long term friends, find happiness. But the other part (in psychoanalytic terms, the ego) recognises that settling down at this stage is a kind of prison, so I know I can't be truly happy that way.
[ Entry posted at: Fri 16 Feb 2007 04:08:57 GMT | 2 comment(s)... | Cat: Philosophical ]
Bill writes:
An astute comment. Towards the end of one stage of life (University), and not yet set up for the next (????), this is not a good time to feel comfortable. However, it is possible to be happy while at the same time feeling distinctly uncomfortable.
"Settling down" is not necessarily a prison. If it is, there is no jailer except yourself. What do you mean by "settling down"? Establishing a career? Challenging! Getting married? Scary! Having children? Help!!!!
You have nothing to be afraid of except responsibility. If you think responsibility is a prison, you have more growing up to do.
[ Fri 16 Feb 2007 15:55:33 GMT ]
Pete writes:
Let me clarify. I said that I think that settling down _at this stage_ is like a prison. I'm not ruling it out in the long term - it just seems like it would be a bad idea _now_. And the trouble is that it is in one way just what I'd like to do!
[ Fri 16 Feb 2007 16:54:28 GMT ]