Reflections
- Dan Mabbutt
- Mar 11, 2023
- 1 min read
What am I doing and why am I doing it?
People don't think about that enough. I think about it a lot.
A typical Internet seller just wants you to order something and usually avoids answering that question entirely. This site is different.
If you think it's fun to think about it, then just imagine what it would be like to obsess about it!
I think I'll go do some horrible crime so I can get thrown into solitary confinement for 23 1/2 hours a day. That might be heaven for me.
It sure is amazing how things in life that feel Set in stone can change at the drop of a hat!
The way you narrate your stories in such depth inspires me to want to get back into writing and documenting my journeys in life!
There really is something to just making the best we can out of each moment and if you ask me that’s what you did throughout the draft. I really enjoyed reading your article!
"What am I doing and why am I doing it?" I read this first line in your post before I read your article. It stuck out to me because I feel like it is a curse.
How nice it must be to go through life without thinking about these things; ignorance is bliss, as they say.
However, it is terrible to be around people who live without thinking. I suppose the key is to consider "What am I doing and why am I doing it?" often, but not too often...
Fun read. Thanks!
Dan, your life stories are so very interesting! I can't imagine what it would be like finding out your birthday was never your birthday. I will say, in my family I've been told a story about our surname. Many moons ago it was Kozub (Eastern European/Ukranian/Polish) and as the story goes, when my grandfather (or maybe great grandfather) was in school a teacher spelled it Kozup and that's how it stayed - not sure that's entirely how it happened (perhaps it was a mistake as they immigrated), but strange how one little 'slip' can change things moving forward. Thanks for sharing!!
Wow. I had no idea about your birthday. Such a tiny thing ended up altering the course of your life in a huge way.
I'm less than half your age but I already wonder what my life would look like if something small had been different. I am happy where I am now, but could I be happier? What kind of experiences might I be missing out on if I chose a different path? Like you said - "I don't know". And we can never know. But it's fun to think about.