My former stepfather has some issues, votes for fringe political parties, drinks way too much, and is generally kind of a jerk but we still talk sometimes and I will concede that the man does still have some good advice. He has a pretty simple philosophy of living: person, place, position. Be the person you want to be and with the person you want to be with, be in the place you want to be (mentally and geographically), and the job you want (preferably some form of self-employment where you are your own boss and thus can do fuck all). Have all those things and you've got contentment. Seems reasonable, no? He's also letting me have this nice bicycle he doesn't use so we're cool.