La Dolce Vita
'The Sweet Life'. There are many times where I am convinced that I'm missing out on life or what other people count as life, that life must be so much sweeter than what I experience. I live vicariously through reading about the worries and experiences of others. I watch and follow the plots of lives on a cinema screen or on a televison. I read the stories told in pictures of life and what it means to others and how they perceive it.
Our priorities in this life shift and change constantly our ambition pushes us forward but then we also choose to escape from the reality of it all by indulgence in things designed to give us pleasure to aid us in forgetting that each day that passes is another lost.
If I remember rightly in Fellini's film 'La Dolce Vita', life turns out not to be so sweet when reality encroaches in on the good times. One cannot live on good times alone but it would be nice to enjoy some every now and then.
If there is a hint of gloom and melancholy it comes probably from being here in the house of gloom typing at twenty past midnight. That is not to say I myself have not had good times of late quite the opposite for only last week did I have two evenings out that could fall under the heading of a 'good' night out.
I wonder what would make up the day or the evening that would have me smile to myself and say 'Ah, La Dolce Vita.'
Do you have a moment or can you think of one what would bring you round to think that even for the time that it lasts that you found you're 'La Dolce Vita' moment?
Our priorities in this life shift and change constantly our ambition pushes us forward but then we also choose to escape from the reality of it all by indulgence in things designed to give us pleasure to aid us in forgetting that each day that passes is another lost.
If I remember rightly in Fellini's film 'La Dolce Vita', life turns out not to be so sweet when reality encroaches in on the good times. One cannot live on good times alone but it would be nice to enjoy some every now and then.
If there is a hint of gloom and melancholy it comes probably from being here in the house of gloom typing at twenty past midnight. That is not to say I myself have not had good times of late quite the opposite for only last week did I have two evenings out that could fall under the heading of a 'good' night out.
I wonder what would make up the day or the evening that would have me smile to myself and say 'Ah, La Dolce Vita.'
Do you have a moment or can you think of one what would bring you round to think that even for the time that it lasts that you found you're 'La Dolce Vita' moment?
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hmmm... Although sometimes I feel that my life could use a little flavour and colour, I don't think it's too bad. Spending the weekend with a good friend, that's always nice.
I hope our BBQ night qualified as a "good night". :) I had fun, but felt a bit delicate the next morning. Pulled pork and beer was a bit harsh on my tummy...
I've been feeling the way you are quite a bit lately. Advice from friends ranged from:
1. Do something fun! Instigate a project for the year. Having a goal or something to look forward to makes a big difference. Especially if it involves meeting new people. I'm thinking of training for a half-marathon in September and maybe taking a course in film studies. Now that you are driving and have improved by more than 200% you can be a bit ambitious in your plans. :)
2. Smoke some weed. Chilling out might give a fresh perspective. Unfortunately, I cough like mad when I attempt to smoke anything..
two words: life envy. it is insiduous and effects us without us realising it. I am working on a blog post about this as well. try not to get wrapped up in the looking at others, making assumptions and comparing your life; find things that you want to do for you and start walking the path.
ach, hopefully we all have those "perfect" moments sometimes when we think things couldn't be better, but I think the reality is that, well, that most people live in reality. Other people's lives always sound more illuminated, but most of them probably feel the same way you do. Just not everyone is honest about it.
I had this moment; I think for the first time in my life, last week, driving in the car, with my two sons sleeping in the backseat. My whole life, I ahve been working towards a goal, goals, focus. Driven like a mad person. I feel complete now; I am still very youn, though, so where to go now; what comes next? I need to learn to settle in with la dolce vita.
We are all worls in progress, fb. Never complete, even when we have completed what we think it will take to complete us. Be content in where you are and what you do have, but also know that you are worthy of your goals and dreams. xo
i remember my mom hugging my dad once, in an airport when he got back from a long trip to china.
and anytime it's a beautiful day in a park, not too hot, or cool with scarves and wind, that's always lovely and makes me smile.
walking out of work and deliberately cutting across the grass to walk in the green.
i actually like getting my shoes and pants wet when it rains and puddles all over.
killing a mosquito!
when my little cat snores or my big cat makes stinky face.
when i get to sleep in and snuggle in quilts.
staying up late w/ the boy and laughing hysterically at nothing.
on a day off, drinking really good coffee.
i try to savor the really small good moments in life. they're the only things that keep me going in this crazy rushed world.
My moment was the day of the screening. Having a mass of people enjoy something I'd helped to create was the best experiance of my life hands down. I don't think I'll ever touch that moment again but it'll always remain very, very dear to me.
On the flip side of this particular coin it would be nice to have somebody to share such moments..hand in hand.
Sweet and sour.
Two moments come to mind for me...and they are both simple things. One was watching the sun rise (yes, we'd had to set out before dawn to see this) in a secluded valley in Wyoming. The other was when I used to work at the hose barn & I was the first to arrive and feed all the horses. Sliding open the barn doors on one of those days where you can see your breath, and all the horses start making those whuffing noises to greet you (errr...greet food, I guess) is kind of sweet.
I think it's all about attitude. I've found gloom and solitude in some moments which shouuld have been the happiest ever, and also the reverse...not been a sad as I thought I'd be at some moments which should have been real downers.
When I feel like you must've when you wrote this, I sometimes find it helps to make a simple pleasures list...things you can have right now that make you happy. It makes me feel better anyway :)
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