Yes, many times I think about it... I have spent a lot of time alone, even if there were people around me, I don't know if you understand me.

My life so far has had a lot of ups and downs, I can't say I've been all happy, I think there are moments of happiness, just moments and I've had those.

The past has been... how to say... dark many times, but by taking control of my life and painting it my way now I think that the future will be much better. I am on the right path.

Thank you Galen.

I fluctuate on things with this topic, the pendulum from doom to wonder and back. 


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I recently listened to someone who spoke quite eloquently about how this works planet is structured and around 200,000 years old for the modern humans. There have been things that have destroyed many but it’s also been brought back. Meaning that civilization has been on the brink of destruction but it’s survived and that keeps me going. Trying to do my best for my wife and son, doing the best we can and fostering the right mindset with them is important. It’s easy to be pessimistic about the world, there is ample evidence of why we can. I think I’m still optimistic about it, knowing that the evil people can only do so much because they are far fewer in number than the good people who want to just enjoy their lives. We have shifted our mindset quite a bit over the years, and I think it’s heading in a direction that has promise if we can keep the BS at bay. 

A few days ago I was in the Salvador Dali museum in Figueres.
In one painting I saw his representation of the passage of time. "Clocks that melt (like some soft cheese)..."

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I imagine my life as an hourglass that cannot be turned...
Just like in an hourglass, where every grain of sand irretrievably falls into the lower part of the hourglass, that's how our life is, the moment has passed, without the possibility of returning...
and Dali's representation of the passage of time is even more similar to our lives, because over time, the perfection of our bodies becomes deformed, distorted and distorted, old and ugly 😀

When I think about my life, I could not say with certainty whether it was happy or not... It was woven from many happy, indifferent and unhappy moments...
And it's probably a great luck that I had the opportunity to choose at some moments.
So whatever and however I chose, it's my life, my choice.
Maybe at some point I would be happier with a different choice, and then again, maybe it wouldn't be a good choice, so I would be less happy.
Now I try to fill my life with as many interesting moments as possible, such as traveling (and visiting museums 😀), And when we talk about the future, who knows what awaits us.
I only know that at every moment, I will try to extract from life the best I can...

Hi Galen, although you ask us to imagine ourselves isolated from others, I find it difficult, I'll try 😁. A few days ago I was at the book fair in Madrid, a friend of mine was forming if new book in one of the booths of the fair, in another booth another friend was presenting her fifth book, it has taken five years to write it, in another booth the editor is a friend of mine, and there I met several friends all related to the world of music. Looking back, even from the worst years of my life I have managed to keep the best of those years, in this case a few very creative friends, and true friends. I look at life ahead with five-year goals, two years ago I started a new stage and I am accomplishing goals, and I wouldn't change my life for anyone's life. I don't think I'm wrong if I say I'm happy. As I find it difficult to see myself isolated from others, to finish I will tell you that in one of the books I have mentioned I am mentioned with gratitude, which confirms that I am where I have to be and with the people I want to be with.
A hug 

At the moment I am pretty content with my life. It could be better it could be worse. I would be happier if a few people close to me would stop aging so I would no longer have to worry about them dying. Selling more of my art pieces would also help to be happier. But I am not so certain about the future. I imagine that if my mother would die I would also no longer have any reason to keep living...On the other hand I am still optimistic that my art will make a bull run in the future- I will finally be recognized and will sell most (if not all of my pieces). Right now I am tempted to register in [Saatchi Art](https://www.saatchiart.com/whysell) and start selling my pieces to a different countries. But I am still worried about sending my works to a different countries.

I think you've touched on a pretty touchy subject.
I don't think anyone likes to think about how their life is going every day. 
Let alone thinking that they are possibly wasting it. 
I definitely think people are desperately looking for ways to not regret their own existence or what it will be like in the future. 
They'd rather waste it on parties and work. 
For my part, I'll ignore the question because..... Well, I don't see life as very encouraging....

I can't say I am particularly happy with the way my life has gone in general, but I can say I like the person I think I am. I am pretty good at adapting, after I brood over whatever is or has happened a bit. I always think I need to figure out how to bounce back up and be happy despite whatever life throws, for my sanity.  Don't get me wrong, it certainly hasn't all been bad by any means, but I'm glad I didn't know in advance of it all happening. LOL !

That's a deep question. One that I have been pondering, more so recently due to the things happening, I guess.

Not too long ago I would have answered without hesitation 'yes', with one caveat - not havng children of my own. That is probably the one thing that I regret, not having children of my own and being able to pass on my own experiences to them. A thought that I am used to pushing away because it hurts and there is nothing I can do.

Despite this, I am still content and happy with my life thus far. I have always said (to anyone who wants to or does not want to hear it) - if you don't like where you're at, change it. It is within you to change. Change yourself or change your environment.

Lately, I have come to think that I am also missing deeper connections, apart from my hubs. I have friends, but they are far away, timezones away which is not a dealbreaker overall but it does make things more difficult.

I don't know (or want to guess) about the future, too many variables. Let's assume nothing goes wrong in the global political climate - personally, I am really longing for community which is a very human thing. Humans are herd animals, we live in community. Humans in isolation usually do not do so well, at least not over a long period of time. I think it is one thing I value in blogging - connection to other bloggers.

In many of your blogposts or comments you mentioned that Earth is doomed - and it may well be, I sometimes really want to stick my head into the sand and not listen to all the politics (especially now with the US elections looming upon us). But at the same time - where would we be without politicians? The structure and organization they bring/brought? Shouldn't we all try harder to be doing a bit more for all of us?

Okay, what was your question again? 😁 - Well, I think I answered it. *Past* = happy *present* = pretty happy *future* = who the f* knows, right?! Some of it is in our own making but a lot of it is not.

Cheers,
GalenKP - happy Sunday to Oz!

I don't think I'm particularly happy, but I think I'm content with where I'm at right now. I feel like I've chosen the efficient choices in my life, and will continue to do so in the future. 

Being a single guy, most of my planning for the future are personal targets and goals. I do feel happy and content, but there's always room for improvement so it's always about trying to be a better version of myself each day, and then building relationships with people around me.

I'm now curious as to what in your truthful/non-generic/safe response would have potentially offended/upset people at a wake, that seems to be when these kinds of thoughts are most prevalent.

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Being happy is a big word to use. I'm happy, but for me is more important appreciating every day, and not taking my life or people in my life for granted. I don't know what the future holds for me, but I'm sure it's going to be intresting 😊