What Is Fulfillment?
Fulfilled. What is that? Sometimes I feel overfilled, yet hardly ever fulfilled. I long for routine, yet I struggle to set and stick to them. I long for financial security, yet I make poor financial decisions (I make some good ones, too). I long for physical fitness, yet I fail to be physically active. I long for quiet times alone, yet I fill my days with busyness. Has there been a time in my life when I felt fulfilled? Crossing the finish line after 13.1 miles in Lynchburg came close. Taking the ferry across the river to the Old Point Bar in Algiers was fun. Hanging out sans James in NOLA while he sat for TJ is up there. Hiking to Diamond Head after my 5K and snorkeling in Hanauma Bay were bittersweet (mostly sweet). My four weeks in Spearman and four weeks on my own in Pinellas were (although anxiety-filled before anxiety was something you sought treatment for) are probably among my proudest moments. Having Olivia didn't really fulfill me, but watching her read does. I...