Corri's Lesson 2: Now that you HAVE decided to take this road... what is your new purpose and direction?

Hairdog - My purpose/mission involves making a safe, healthy, home for my family. But what makes me happy? The thought of sailing my own boat on a lake, surrounded by beautiful trees. A cooler of beer, some sandwiches, maybe some fruit.

The idea of defining happiness versus enjoyment versus purpose is a little confusing for me. So meeting your purpose/mission doesn't "make" you happy? Sailing on your boat on a lake would? Would you be happy sailing if your daughter was in the hospital with an illness (If somehow you were stuck at the lake for a day before you could get to the hospital)? Could you be happy spending time with your daughter at the zoo even if you had to turn down the chance to sail on the same afternoon or would you spend the whole afternoon with her unhappy and wishing to be at the lake? All I mean is that the context of some things seem to have more to do with happiness than the actual event. Sailing seems like an enjoyable event but the happiness factor would seem to depend on the context.

For me a day of sailing sounds VERY enjoyable but I cannot say that I think it would "make" me happy. it seems like I would have to BE happy and then I could enjoy it.

Anyway... I am just asking because I am trying to figure out the definitions in my mind.



But what is happiness except the simple harmony between a man and the life he leads? ~Albert Camus