I have a similar outlook on them. My time for endulging in them has passed. I'm sure meditation would be able to achieve similar results. The mind is very adaptable. They're always enough time, as long as you start. If you don't start then there will never be enough time.
Yeah I hear you. if you never start there's never enough time, it's very true. I waste an ungodly amount of time whether it's at a bad job or no job or idleness in semi-retirement. I do a lot of reading and sitting around and pondering, LOL. I'm sitting around in beautiful places at least. I would love to achieve other beautiful places as well but the work to get to them seems to be more than I really want to deal with. Anyway that's me being bothered by my own sloth and a tangential rant.
If you really wanted to be at those other places then you'd do what it takes to get there. There's nothing wrong with being content after a certain stage in life.
That's another good point and I kind of thought of that myself. I'm moving closer to 50 and the energy I had in my 30s is slowing significantly. Although I'm not sure if I'm content but I'm not also sure if I want to deal with the stresses involved either.
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