Journaling project, Day 3

Love what you do, until you can do what you love. Love where you are, until you can be where you love. Love the people you are with, until you can be with the people you love most. This is the way we find happiness, opportunity, and peace.

What do you love about your present life situation (despite the challenges that exist)? Who do you love today (despite the quirks they have)?

Another easy prompt for me. I've long said that I'm very lucky because I live in a time and place where society has chosen to value what I do and pay for it handsomely. I don't fool myself that I'm anyhow more "deserving" of a high salary than a teacher or a plumber. Yet I get to do what I love, most days. I've also long disliked the hypothetical "describe your perfect job" challenge. I don't believe there are any perfect jobs, nor perfect people nor perfect relationships. Every job, every person, every situation is a combination of good and bad things, better and worse things.

Where I am... I didn't consider the politics of MA when I moved here for work. But I realize it's a rare situation that most of the phone calls I make to my elected representatives are to thank them for fighting for causes I also believe in, and to encourage them to keep up the fight. The locale has grown and improved in the decades I've lived here. I have a hard time thinking of many other places in the US or even the world I'd rather live right now. Ask me that again in a few years when both kids are out of the house.

The people? Easy again. Pygment and I have done so much work on our relationship and we're in a pretty damned good place. Each of us can do better, and we can be better together - see above about "perfect". But I cannot imagine a partner or a relationship that would be more suited to me. The kids remain as challenging as ever, but I love them and always will. What else could I ask for?