Comments on: Do I never get to just be happy? http://lifeindevelopment.net/2009/12/06/do-i-never-get-to-just-be-happy/ Tue, 22 May 2012 04:15:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: What happened to this year? : Life In Development http://lifeindevelopment.net/2009/12/06/do-i-never-get-to-just-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-2964 What happened to this year? : Life In Development Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:54:30 +0000 http://lifeindevelopment.net/?p=622#comment-2964 [...] promptly failed at the attempt), thinking back on my trip to Australia. I wondered if I would ever simply be happy and reflected on how my life right now is my biggest [...] [...] promptly failed at the attempt), thinking back on my trip to Australia. I wondered if I would ever simply be happy and reflected on how my life right now is my biggest [...]

]]> By: Jonah http://lifeindevelopment.net/2009/12/06/do-i-never-get-to-just-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-2795 Jonah Fri, 11 Dec 2009 05:03:26 +0000 http://lifeindevelopment.net/?p=622#comment-2795 I'm always encouraged by the idea that simply from a strong foundation, it's perfectly fine to pick up a new direction in life without stepping back or falling behind in anyway; just expanding outwards instead of falling inwards. For example, I currently work a street sales job in Times Square. For me, it is a post-college stopgap to make a little money while I jobhunt. For two guys, it's their primary source of income and careers to manage us. For a few other guys it's a way to make a great living while pursuing recording careers as amateur musicians. For another, it's a fun, low-key rebound job after quitting on the financial sector. So with all those worries about your qualms with teaching right now, what always encourages me is that A) I know you have a solid foundation. I know you, I know you do. And B) we're all gonna (hopefully) have the time to wear many different hats in our lives. I just hope to enjoy the experience of each hat while I wear it. .-= Jonah´s last blog ..<a href="http://jnb987.livejournal.com/255446.html" rel="nofollow">The Great White Way</a> =-. I’m always encouraged by the idea that simply from a strong foundation, it’s perfectly fine to pick up a new direction in life without stepping back or falling behind in anyway; just expanding outwards instead of falling inwards. For example, I currently work a street sales job in Times Square. For me, it is a post-college stopgap to make a little money while I jobhunt. For two guys, it’s their primary source of income and careers to manage us. For a few other guys it’s a way to make a great living while pursuing recording careers as amateur musicians. For another, it’s a fun, low-key rebound job after quitting on the financial sector.

So with all those worries about your qualms with teaching right now, what always encourages me is that A) I know you have a solid foundation. I know you, I know you do. And B) we’re all gonna (hopefully) have the time to wear many different hats in our lives. I just hope to enjoy the experience of each hat while I wear it.
.-= Jonah´s last blog ..The Great White Way =-.

]]> By: Kristan http://lifeindevelopment.net/2009/12/06/do-i-never-get-to-just-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-2793 Kristan Thu, 10 Dec 2009 03:02:34 +0000 http://lifeindevelopment.net/?p=622#comment-2793 I agree with everything Lynn said! Like, 185.6%! I was also going to say that if you're feeling overwhelmed, look into a slower pace of life. Maybe not immediately, but as a long-term solution. Because you can have a lot of the things you want without working 24/7 to do it -- if you're willing to "trade off" some other things, as Lynn said. People in NYC live fast and high, but people in Wyoming live among amazing natural beauty, albeit at a pokey pace. It's all about finding balance, and what makes you happy. (Whether or not you have a second income to share the burden with.) .-= Kristan´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/kristanhoffman/~3/K1k62ymwokA/" rel="nofollow">Gems</a> =-. I agree with everything Lynn said! Like, 185.6%!

I was also going to say that if you’re feeling overwhelmed, look into a slower pace of life. Maybe not immediately, but as a long-term solution. Because you can have a lot of the things you want without working 24/7 to do it — if you’re willing to “trade off” some other things, as Lynn said. People in NYC live fast and high, but people in Wyoming live among amazing natural beauty, albeit at a pokey pace. It’s all about finding balance, and what makes you happy. (Whether or not you have a second income to share the burden with.)
.-= Kristan´s last blog ..Gems =-.

]]> By: lynn @ human, being http://lifeindevelopment.net/2009/12/06/do-i-never-get-to-just-be-happy/comment-page-1/#comment-2774 lynn @ human, being Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:25:39 +0000 http://lifeindevelopment.net/?p=622#comment-2774 My perspective is the things come with time and more income, and usually, with finding a life partner who you also share all your living expenses with. My life is richer with things and paid activities since I've been cohabitating with my now-husband than it was when I was single and living alone. I don't know that anyone has "it all." But a lot of us have found work-life balance, which in my mind means having enough control over your job so you can also have a life. In some cases, we find this balance in the careers that we choose: I do PR and have a nice 9-530 job that I rarely take home with me. Teachers don't get that luxury--but most get summers off, which I don't get. It's all a trade off. Balancing your life is exactly like standing in the middle of a teeter-totter: Rarely do you hold still and firm with the board perfectly parallel to the ground. Instead, you're constantly shifting your weight. .-= lynn @ human, being´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/humanbeingblog/yplw/~3/KYYjYyRbarA/" rel="nofollow">Days of Grace: 244/365</a> =-. My perspective is the things come with time and more income, and usually, with finding a life partner who you also share all your living expenses with. My life is richer with things and paid activities since I’ve been cohabitating with my now-husband than it was when I was single and living alone.

I don’t know that anyone has “it all.” But a lot of us have found work-life balance, which in my mind means having enough control over your job so you can also have a life. In some cases, we find this balance in the careers that we choose: I do PR and have a nice 9-530 job that I rarely take home with me. Teachers don’t get that luxury–but most get summers off, which I don’t get. It’s all a trade off.

Balancing your life is exactly like standing in the middle of a teeter-totter: Rarely do you hold still and firm with the board perfectly parallel to the ground. Instead, you’re constantly shifting your weight.
.-= lynn @ human, being´s last blog ..Days of Grace: 244/365 =-.

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