A Paradox

Yesterday I had a very busy day at work. In other words, it was a good day. I am finding out something about myself. I have more energy at home after work if I have a busy, productive day, than on the slow, not-so busy days. And I'm usually in a better mood as well.
I remember when I was a child, my mom would tell me to clean my room. If I protested, (which was often) she would say, "But you will feel so much better when you are done." I never wanted to acknowledge that she was right. But, after I had picked up my toys off the floor and put away my clean clothes, I did always feel better somehow. Now why was that? It could be partly be that I have always wanted things orderly. I don't like chaos. But there may be another reason. We, as humans, want to feel productive. We want to be able to look at something and say, "Look at what I did?" We want to feel needed and important.

That paragraph sounded a bit like a sermon didn't it? I apologize. I didn't mean to lecture :)