Ronan Keating was right

February 28th, 2006

Odd title, isn't it? Somehow I never thought I would write those exact words. Heard that song on the radio today and it's the first time I thought the lyrics were any good. "Life is a roller coaster", says Ronan. I'm not the type to have mood swings, I'm pretty centered and stable. Or so I thought. But the last month (it sure feels longer than any other month, I can tell you that) I've had them a lot. I think my average state of mind is still mostly what it was back home, but I oscillate a lot more these days. Content one day, sad the next morning, feel better by midday, unhappy the next morning, happy in the evening. What's funny is that sometimes it seems to happen for no reason at all. Waking up on Monday I had slept well and I felt really happy. Sometimes I have to remind myself that I'm happy, "look this is what you wanted, you spent years thinking about going to college abroad". And when I hear that voice, I go from neutral to happy. Yeah, I'm here, this is it. It's pretty strange how that works. One thing that is still with me from a book I read about the teachings of the Dalai Lama, is that happiness is pretty much a product of doing things that make us happy. So if you ask yourself what will make me happy and you do just that, you *will* be happy. Studying is good, it gives a feeling of accomplishment and makes me feel responsible. Slacking is bad, contributes to the negative feelings (guilt, lack of purpose) which counter happiness.

But it still oscillates. One day I'm meeting lots of people, having a good time. The next sometimes I feel like I don't want to see anyone (Sundays are like that a lot), almost make an effort to avoid people.

:: random entries in this category ::

6 Responses to "Ronan Keating was right"

  1. erik says:

    Welcome to my life :D

  2. numerodix says:

    Thanks, it's quite adventurous down here :D

  3. erik says:

    Up here, up ;)

  4. numerodix says:

    knew you'd pick on that :D

  5. Diana says:

    I hope though, that when looking on the long term, you can conclude that you were happy for the most of the time.

    Mood swings, we all have them... though I thought I had to suffer them for a biological reason; being a woman, it's a relief to know that men suffer them as well... :) I am just kiddin.

  6. numerodix says:

    [5] funny :D