What Do You Want From Life?

“The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation, and go to the grave with the song still in them.”  Thoreau

I often think about how my life has turned out, the way things have gone, and whether I should be content with it.  I think that generally I am content, but it's so easy to adjust to the way things are and tell yourself that it's OK, because the alternative is to be miserable.  Then there are some days when I am not very happy with anything, and the above quote seems to fit.
 
So when I consider this subject, I tend to break life down into the things that matter, then evaluate my own success, or lack of success, in those areas.  The first step then, is to figure out what is important.  I don't suppose I would necessarily make the same list every time, but it looks something like this:

• Marriage
• Kids
• Family (everyone else)
• Friends
• Work
• Finances
• Health
• Fun
• Experiences

I have more to say about some of those topics than others, but I will try to write a series of posts addressing each one over the next week or two.