{"id":7694,"date":"2014-09-28T05:30:30","date_gmt":"2014-09-28T12:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michellejolin.com\/wordpress\/?p=7694"},"modified":"2014-09-27T21:23:31","modified_gmt":"2014-09-28T04:23:31","slug":"being-content","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michellejolin.com\/?p=7694","title":{"rendered":"Being content"},"content":{"rendered":"

This weekend is the first one I have had in several weeks where I didn’t have a full schedule. I had some things to do around the house, watched a bunch of movies, did some reading, nothing too terribly stimulating. No thinking, no writing to speak of. <\/p>\n

I threw a bunch of junk away. <\/p>\n

I enjoyed it. <\/p>\n

I almost always enjoy myself, even by myself. <\/p>\n

Am I just settling for an adequate life? Am I not living life to the utmost?
\nI suppose a lot of people might think so. <\/p>\n

Do I care?
\nNuh Uh.<\/p>\n

Settling? Adequate?
\nComfortable?<\/p>\n

Or content? Peaceful?<\/p>\n

Yes, that.
\nAnd I’m enjoying it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekend is the first one I have had in several weeks where I didn’t have a full schedule. I had some things to do around the house, watched a bunch of movies, did some reading, nothing too terribly stimulating. No thinking, no writing to speak of. I threw a bunch of junk away. 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