Happiness is like a butterfly: the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder…. . or that could be total BS. . what did Thoreau know anyway? Chin up.

Total BS. And kind of reductive and not my point. See my thoughts on this are twofold:

1. You have to put yourself out there. Just sitting around and waiting on someone to find me seems pretty stupid and I’m generally a proactive person.

and 2. I am happy with everything else in my life, and nowhere have I said I’m not. I actually really like my job, as stressful as it is, I love my friends and Atlanta and the fun that we have. I’d like to move but my lease is up soon so I will be heading out. My family is healthy, I am generally healthy, save this past weekend. I could use more cash flow but who couldn’t? In general, I’m at a high point in many aspects, most being that I’m finally happy with my work life, something that eluded me for years. That’s huge for me.

My not being content with my dating life does not mean I’m not happy. It means I’m not happy with one portion of my existence. Dating and relationships are not everything I’m looking for to fulfill me. Lack thereof brings me down occasionally mainly because I’m actually trying, and there’s little return on the investment of my time, energy, and makeup.

I appreciate the sentiment though. I can never let it lie though. Maybe that’s my problem… ;)