My Happy Life Plan

Today I realized that I wanted to take charge of how my life turned out, with more purpose, creativity and conviction. Happiness is one of those things that many people aspire for in life. I consider myself to have lived a pleasant existence thus far. I've never really had a long term plan on what I'd like to reach to consider having lived a fulfilled life, I just took things as they came. But at 33, it dawned on me that life doesn't have to be just what came up to me. That I have the power to choose which roads to take. It seems very obvious, I know. But apparently it hasn't be to me, at least not in the sense I feel it now.

Current situation: married, no children, working in a profession that provides for financial stability but can be physical demanding, no immediate close friends in the area, living far away from my family, done some traveling in the recent years.

What would make this life better, happier:

> pursuing my dream of starting a foundation that would benefit indigent children/persons with disabilities in the Philippines

> spending more physical time with family and friends

> pursuing other passions in life - writing, creative arts, media

> maybe: living in the Philippines either part-time of full-time

> possibly: having a kid

So yes, if I were to imagine a happier life for me - these are the things that would be a part of it.

So now I embark on a mission to actively pursue a life that would lead me to that place, that point.