Would you want your life to be simple, interesting or chaotic?

Wow, sounds like you don't have much expectation from your life anymore. Now, to answer your question, I originally want my life not so simple, because I want it to be different just like everybody else. Going through many failures and nonsense, I look forward to peaceful, and stable life too. But that doesn't mean I won't try again. Anyway, we only live once, why not give it a try if you still got the passion and the bravery on you.

I know what you mean. I have never had alot of money... and now at over 50 I just bought my first home...my kids are gone, and I was never able to give them a home with a back yard and all that... like I had. I have found tho...that it does no good to think that way. I did the best I could at the time with what i had. I see my daughter spending alot of money on her daughter and Iknow it is partly "I didn't get this when I was a kid and I am going to do it for my kid" kind of thinking for her...but stlll.. that is her life and she can do what she wants. I now have the time to do nothing but crafts...all day, every day. Back in the day of working full time with 2 kids and no microwave, convenience foods, cell phones and all those quick and easy life style things...I remember thinking.. if I could just have a weekend to myself! Well, now I have them every weekend and I am lonesome and bored. I remember thinking "I wish I had a week...just for crafts.. alld day, all night"...well, I have that now and no one to give the crafts to do make for and I dont' do as many and what I do do... is with my kids/grand kids in mind. I still don't have much money...I make ends met but dont' have much to save...but I still coupon and rebate and watch for sales and yard sale and thrift shop. Am I happier now that I have all those things that I "wished" I could have then? Nope. I miss the kids, I miss the family meal times, I miss friday night tv night etc. So.. I have finally decided and seen that you just have to do the best you can at the time and enjoy what you can at the time. Hoping and wishing for waht you can't have at that time is no good. And like you say..be careful what you wish for.... I have what I wished for... and not any happier!

Life is a combination of simple things, the interesting, and the chaotic. We can choose a lot in our lives, but what we go through when we make theses choices are not always planned. That is why life is such a mystery. How to live it, what is it going to be, how can we make it; are questions that can only be answered while going through this journey called life. The choices you make are a result of living and learning, and learning to live. I guess I would like my life to be the curious wonder that it is. I feel it is an appreciation of the simple, provoked by the interesting, and sometimes chaotic in nature.

When we are young we love the hustle and bustle of a busy life especially in a big city. We all think we are too big for ourselves. I know I thought that way. I lived here in NYC all my life. I am not going to say I don't like it, but now I would like a more simple life and have more relaxing time then before. But I still do enjoy the excitement of the city. Too bad we cannot have both without stress.

I think lots of people get into the same rut. They want their life to be exciting and satisfying all the time. Then we later get to the point where we are just content as we are.

When I was younger I thought I would have an interesting and exciting life travelling around the world with my first husband. I did this for ten years and found it was not a source of happiness for me, I wanted a settled life with friends and neighbours who were not continually being left behind. Then I found myself alone and enjoying independance and city life but the weeks were too busy and the weekends too quiet. There is not such a thing as the perfect life, there are always pluses and minuses. You are right to want a life in which your waking thoughts are gentle,and your desires simple and to enjoy the little treats that come your way day by day. In the end our lives are not made up by riches, careers or ambitions. Riches are accompanied by worries, careers by frustration and ambitions fade. If you listen to old people sharing their memories you will find that it is the simple things that they remember long after they have forgotten the rest.

i just want a simple and peaceful life and glad that i am having it now that my children are all grown ups. having the 24 hours at my own disposal i'm grateful to be consuming these through simple tasks and activities that make me physically and mentally active while i age.

What I want is a very simple life with just a few things that can make it exciting and interesting so that we could get away with boredom.

I am similar to you in how I feel about my life. I have a simple life and times do get boring but just like lst evening with a lot of stress I missed just having nothing to worry about. I would rather try to keep my life simple because I enjoy a quiet life. I really get stressed easily and I behave really poorly under stress. I act impulsively and I could drink a lot under stress which I know that I shouldn't.

I would really like my life so simple, not that complicated. It must be a peaceful living with my family.

My life sure isnt boring, but makes things much more easy with a daily plan. Thats how I get through it all.

I symphatize with you as I am in the same dilemma at the moment. I think there really comes a point in our life that we tend to pause, and look back and appreciate the little things that we took for granted when we are on the peak of reaching our goals. We become exhausted of all the hustle and bustle that we wish to go back to basics. The life that we were once in. Hope to go back and slow things up a bit.

Yes you are right. We are in the same shoe right now. When I was in college, I dreamed to work in the city for the higher salary and happy lifestyle. Though I already experience that right now, still I am not happy. Not happy because I miss my happy family that has been left in the province.I thought I would be satisfied and happier if I already have that high salary and happy lifestyle like night outs and outings etc. but then I realized it is not still enough for my happiness.

I think it is important for us to learn to be satisfied. Indeed, I also want my university life to be colourful but I always have to do those boring tasks. However, when I really have some challenging tasks to finish, I may think the simple live is better. How ambivalent I am!

My life is all of the above. As I begin to age, I do like simple moreso than chaotic. I've always had an interesting life and have been easy to please. My husband and I live in the city where we were born and have been in the same house for 39 years. I think we all get to the point where we have done pretty much all we can do by a certain age and it's time to take it easy. It's nice to be able to get up, drink coffee, sit at the computer and pretty much do as I please most of the day. Retirement is good.

Hi glorya Lets change places for a while Today, I want to get back to my life 12 years back - when I was on the complicated things. Today, my life is much simpler and I do need something to pep it up. It has been quite a long time that I have been at home and it has started to get boring at times.

Well, I start to say about my life, even though I'm 37 years old, is still to be planned. First, because I do not have a job, and at this age I think is a serious problem! Secondly, I do not have the independence, I still live with my parents. I, like you, I do not want a life fantastic, but at least decent. I have not a clue on how I can settle for my future. I would no need a lot of money, but at least the necessary to be independent .. I guarantee you that in my case, is not a simple thing!

I would want my life to be simple and interesting at the same time. I do not like it when life is routine and boring. i like to experience new things and face challenges. When I travel I like to do things that most people do not wish to do and eat traditional dishes. I do not wish to have a big house nor a big car one day. I would like a little house by a countryside somewhere with and a nice simple car that is not modest. I would later on in life want to be an historian or Research Officer. I do not wish to have tons of money as it will only make life complicated and less fun.

My life is more complicated and terrible than my friends because my family has met a big disaster but I still do not want a simple life.Maybe because I'm still study and have too many dreams and imaginations about my future.I always think the place I now stay is too small for me and I want to go further. I want my life to hone myself so it must include varieties of situations.I want to be a stronger person.So I want my life to be chaotic,maybe.But still exciting!

Hi gloryacam, what's up with you? Have you been busy? My answer is we just need some contentment. We cant really control everything in our lives. So whether its simple, interesting or chaotic, we just have to make the most out of it. And be thankful for whatever we have. Have a good day!