contentment

the other day i went to a meeting in Manhattan for my job. it always amazes me how NYC is such a crazy amalgam of the rich and the poor. walking down a street in midtown, you can encounter groups of well dressed businessmen chatting with each other or on cell phones casually strolling by a homeless mother and her son begging for money while seated on the sidewalk on a 95 degree day. and this is just the norm, nobody bats and eyelash. i find it all rather strange. and going into the city that day made me realize how happy i am to be working from home now and avoiding the city on a daily basis. thankfully, that meeting i went to is held only once a year.

i am really a lucky person. i never had to struggle financially while living out on my own and i was raised well.  i went to college and got my education, i was raised hearing two language in my house and now i can use one partially to earn my living. i am grounded and responsible. i could have gone a totally different way. i could have been rebellious, been a dropout, if i had different parents. thankfully my parents weren't selfish and were always looking out for my welfare, and my sister's as well. i have amazing freedom right now and i feel lucky. i can do anything and go anywhere i want to with no one stopping me. i can explore the world, i can do creative things, i can work without feeling tons of stress in the process and still earn a comfortable living.

i'm not the kind of person who needs a lot to be happy. i'm not into the latest trendy material things. and i think that's a big advantage. i don't dress up to impress other female friends. i don't even need a business casual wardrobe anymore which is really wonderful. though maybe it would be smart to hold on to a few of those in case i end up back in an office someday. hopefully not! i enjoy simple pleasures in life. reading a good book in my bed is one of the best things ever, or writing in my journal, or reading blogs, or having a good cup of coffee and a good conversation with my bf. it's really the little things. i like to slow down and enjoy life, meditate on my journey and realize that i am a blessed person. i feel really grateful, and content