Real misanthropes are not found in solitude, but in the world; since it is experience of life, and not philosophy, which produces real hatred of mankind. ~ Giacomo Leopardi

The Work of Happiness

mis·an·thrope

/ˈmis(ə)nˌTHrōp/

noun

noun: misanthrope; plural noun: misanthropes; noun: misanthropist; plural noun: misanthropists

1. a person who dislikes humankind and avoids human society.”Scrooge wasn’t the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be”

I start out with this definition tonight because honestly it’s who I am. And there are days, like the one on which I’m writing this post where my misanthropic nature takes over my mood and my life for a day. Honestly it’s not usually a large thing that tips me over the edge but the death of my soul by paper cuts. Over the last couple of days, it didn’t help that it was a super Monday. I digress, I call the first day back to work after a long weekend or vacation a super Monday, regardless of what day of the week it happens to be. So first it’s a super Monday, then someone was in my parking spot which forced me to park in a spot that I had to be out of very early in the morning. Which meant I didn’t get shit for sleep, woke up to rain that I didn’t expect. Went out for breakfast, server had no idea what they were doing and I made the error of giving them a twenty and change for a nineteen and change bill. They were baffled and gave me back completely incorrect change, honestly the change should have been a single dollar. Then there were all of the standard idiot drivers and it all just stacked up to kill my mood.

These are the days when staying happy is really hard. So you have to do the things you know you need to do. You eat well, you exercise and for me, most of all, you get enough sleep. And of course as an introvert and a raging misanthrope, you stay the hell away from people until you get right again. That’s where I’m at today.

This is one of the reasons that doing the three questions exercise is so important. On a day like today, it’s a heavy lift, but sitting down and writing that simple post was a good reminder, that even on a shitty, rainy, super Monday there was beauty, there was learning and I did find at least a little happiness. I hope you did as well today my friends. ~ Rev Kane