In honor of this greeting card holiday, I decided to comment on a dating book that I'm mailing to my friend. It's called "Meeting Your Half-Orange" by Amy Spencer and talks about ways to loop positive thinking into attracting the right mate. Now, those who know me know that positive energy is a BIG turn on for me. Who wants to be around a grumpy-pants all day?
So far, one of my favorite snippets from her book is "Become the happy [person] now who you want to be in your happy relationship later." Simple right? But a lot of people don't even know whether or not they are happy right now. For instance, I can't say I'm happy at this moment, but I'm content, grateful, and hopeful. I don't find my life particularly difficult to go through everyday. It's been a long time since I didn't know where my next meal was coming from. I have a pretty solid base of friends. My family loves me. Health-wise, I'm at the best that I could be right now. Of course, when I think of myself as being in any relationship at this point, I always worry if someone would actually be able to squeeze into what I have going on. I'm at school full-time, internship part-time, work part-time, and just picked up a service-learning opportunity that'll take up a few hours a week.
Do I have time for dating?
Maybe not, but one thing I do value in a relationship is there being a separation that happens through natural events. I tried dating folks I worked with, but found myself bored at the end of the day because we had nothing to discuss. I'm the person now who I want to attract. I don't really value the notion of the housewife who is indoors all day waiting for the husband to come home. I want someone who's out there pounding the pavement in their own way. Ultimately, what makes me happy is making other's happy. As far as today goes, I think I've accomplished that, and I look forward to seeing what this year could bring.
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