Balance.

I was reading a few posts on the CardRunners forums, and one sentence really stood out for me:
"Do you realize there is more to life than poker? Do you wake up, go outside, feel the sun and the wind and feel good to be alive?"

While I know I'm not even close to the level of degeneration of some of these guys, I was still affected by this one sentence.

feel the sun and the wind.... that's something I often do, mostly when the going gets rough. I never even considered talking about it because I thought it was just my thing and I was special or something, but reading that changed my mind.

When I feel like crap, I like going out for a walk right when the rain stops. It's just so calm and relaxing, and I swear, it even smells better for some reason. I sometimes wish I'd meet someone just to talk about random stuff, but it never happens.

I think a lot of people are missing out on this for some macho reason, but sometimes, going out for a walk is just the thing that you might need. Going out just to enjoy the sun also helps me from feeling depressed every other month.

Then, there is also the hammock and the barbecue, which both allow me to enjoy the sun while still feeling manly. The punching bag is a nice plus, for different reasons, but is still part of the whole. All in all though, having a way to 'digest' repressed feelings and emotions is very important to me, and I just don't know how most people seem to live without even thinking about it.

They like to dream about how they will enjoy it once they are filthy rich, without realizing that a lot of good things in life are actually free.