Living quiet life. Feel no shame.
Backstory
A while back, I read an interview with Daniel Radcliffe, aka Harry Potter. He was talking about how he really wasn't cut out for the celebrity lifestyle and regretted over-indulging just to try to fit in. He said he preferred living a quiet life. "There's no shame enjoying the quiet life."I wrote down that quote and have it where I see it daily. I'm finally beginning to really feel that. I don't even mind telling people these days I'm not doing too much over the weekend. It's beginning to be all right.
by Dragonflower in Six-Word Memoirs on Feb 10, 2013 | 
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Comments
canadafreeze says,
Good for you. Living doesn't have to always be BIG:-)lovelylizard says,
This is called maturity: Realizing what feels right for you and not caring what others think. It comes to us in waves over the course of our lives - some get it sooner, some get it later. I'm glad that you are comfortable in your own skin.Dragonflower says,
Thank you! For me, I've always lived a rather quiet life, enjoying my home and gardening; cooking and making things nice for my family. But it was the shame I always felt about that--like I wasn't an interesting person. On Mondays back at work, it seemed everyone had a BIG story to tell. The following Friday, more BIG plans.When I retired, again I felt it, the shame. The new retired friends I was meeting were always talking about traveling, and other big retirement plans. Me? I was just jubilant I didn't have to be on a schedule, with people depending on me for...something. I was happiest just watching the curtains blow in the breeze and listening to the quiet. People thought I was depressed. Ironically, for the first time I wasn't depressed and stressed!
After a year or so, I now am comfortable just saying....well, nothing really. I'm just happy doing what I'm doing. I don't have to explain. :)
Thanks again for the supportive comments, CF and lovelylizard.