note to self: 70%. Its the sweet number. If you can be happy with that average, life is that much easier. Im not saying dont strive, and Im also clearly not stating that the 70% becomes your target because then you will end up with 50% and thats failing. Im saying that if you are ok with the slight losses, the inperfections, the screw ups and the hiccups, life is easier to swallow and much more enjoyable. the final 20-30 percent take way too much energy and end up exasperating your time an missing out on a whole lot of other things. if you strive for perfection in anything, then you are setting yourself up for disaster in the coming future.

this is harder to grasp then it sounds. you have to be able to know when to cut your losses, when to stop working on the cleaning and cooking, when to get your teeth cleaned and when to get the cavities looked at. its knowing when to stop pushing, your loved ones or your enemies, when you have hiked enough of the mountain to take in the views but not risking falling off the edge. its an imaginary line, but you will know it when you hit it.

in life there is no such thing as the average man.

aldous huxley

pretend you are floating down a river. you will bump into things from time to time and you will want to push your raft to one side or the other. go for it, but when you get close and you know you are far enough to jump off and walk, do just that. and remember, the happy man is one who does what he says he wants to do. so when the turbulence gets too hard, when you drink or smoke not on your terms, when the conditions get too tiring, when the assignments get too long, just get the minimum and get on with it, but do it, and then move on. be proud of getting there, almost there, and realize you did not quit. lower the bar in life that gets in your way, accept a fate where the world does not give you cherries but also does not give you hardships. constantly strive for the direction you want, but be content when you dont arrive there.