Life lessons

Life is just a learning process, isn't it?  No matter how old you are, there is always something new that you learn about yourself and other people.  At 42 years old, I am learning that I have always been "too nice" - to the point of being taken advantage of.  I have always been a peace-loving person who will willingly cedes to others in order to make them happy or "keep the peace".   But I never really gave a good hard thought about what would make ME happy.  I just didn't want to be selfish, I guess.  I suppose there is a fine line... learning how to walk it is the trick.

So for the next phase of my life, I will try to figure out what it is that makes me happy.  I am suspecting already that I will be much happier if I devote more of my time to volunteering and other pursuits that help make the world a better place.  Or at least my part of the world.