I am an upset stomach...
the mid-mid-life
Lately, a bunch of my friends have been e-mailing each other about "the quarter-life crisis," and what's crazy about it is that almost all of us are either going through it or have already gone through it. And I think if one hasn't experienced any of the previously mentioned, then they are going to experience it soon enough. I mean I don't think the book really offerred a mapped out solution(because there really isn't one global solution) as much as it did offer so many perspectives as to how each person handled their own personal crises with which one can hopefully identify. I even briefly chatted about it last night and came to a few conclusions: first off, we have been given the opportunity to find something we actually LIKE and in some special cases, LOVE to do. Most of our folks didn't have the luxury..they simply went at what would get them the "presidents" so that they could provide for the family. They didn't necessarily enjoy what they did, but they made the best of it and things turned out okay. Secondly, not only do we have the opportunity to find what it is we are passionate about and go do it, we have opportunity to have more than one opportunity. Yes, there are a plethora of things to choose from, and maybe that's where part of the crisis lies...it's almost an overload of stimuli for our brain, so many pathways are there we overload and get totally stressed about it. Makes me realize how much stronger our parents are. They had to make decisions that stuck with them for a major part of their lives, even if they didn't necessarily want to do it, and they stuck it through, WITH all the doses of ups and downs that come so steadily in life, WITH children and all the joys and not-so-much that accompanies them...it's absolutely amazing. And here we are complaining about how we don't know what to do with our lives and how working sucks and dadadadadada. I almost feel ashamed about my complaints sometimes. I mean, I'm not knocking on people that do complain about this kinda stuff, because that are legit and merit complaints sometimes. But maybe they worked that hard so as to provide us with these opportunities that they didn't have. And it's our chance to take full advantage of them. So I would just say to those who are going through this phase of life to just look at the bigger picture, to appreciate what they have and always give their all, so that in the end, things will have worked out the way they were supposed to...
The day is going by slow today...I've been waiting for one of the new guys to finish a task I assigned to him for several hours now, so I get to sit around and watch the clock tick ever-so turtle-like. I hate that, he he he.
Lesson of the day
London sat with me while I ate my breakfast and says, "Silly Uncle Jay, you forgot to say your prayer." She then proceeds to lead me in a prayer...man, that little girl amazes me.
btw, for pics of the cruise, see Joemama's blog...e-mail me or him for the password...
"Que Sera sera, whatever will be will be, the future's not ours to see, que sera sera..."
the mid-mid-life
Lately, a bunch of my friends have been e-mailing each other about "the quarter-life crisis," and what's crazy about it is that almost all of us are either going through it or have already gone through it. And I think if one hasn't experienced any of the previously mentioned, then they are going to experience it soon enough. I mean I don't think the book really offerred a mapped out solution(because there really isn't one global solution) as much as it did offer so many perspectives as to how each person handled their own personal crises with which one can hopefully identify. I even briefly chatted about it last night and came to a few conclusions: first off, we have been given the opportunity to find something we actually LIKE and in some special cases, LOVE to do. Most of our folks didn't have the luxury..they simply went at what would get them the "presidents" so that they could provide for the family. They didn't necessarily enjoy what they did, but they made the best of it and things turned out okay. Secondly, not only do we have the opportunity to find what it is we are passionate about and go do it, we have opportunity to have more than one opportunity. Yes, there are a plethora of things to choose from, and maybe that's where part of the crisis lies...it's almost an overload of stimuli for our brain, so many pathways are there we overload and get totally stressed about it. Makes me realize how much stronger our parents are. They had to make decisions that stuck with them for a major part of their lives, even if they didn't necessarily want to do it, and they stuck it through, WITH all the doses of ups and downs that come so steadily in life, WITH children and all the joys and not-so-much that accompanies them...it's absolutely amazing. And here we are complaining about how we don't know what to do with our lives and how working sucks and dadadadadada. I almost feel ashamed about my complaints sometimes. I mean, I'm not knocking on people that do complain about this kinda stuff, because that are legit and merit complaints sometimes. But maybe they worked that hard so as to provide us with these opportunities that they didn't have. And it's our chance to take full advantage of them. So I would just say to those who are going through this phase of life to just look at the bigger picture, to appreciate what they have and always give their all, so that in the end, things will have worked out the way they were supposed to...
The day is going by slow today...I've been waiting for one of the new guys to finish a task I assigned to him for several hours now, so I get to sit around and watch the clock tick ever-so turtle-like. I hate that, he he he.
Lesson of the day
London sat with me while I ate my breakfast and says, "Silly Uncle Jay, you forgot to say your prayer." She then proceeds to lead me in a prayer...man, that little girl amazes me.
btw, for pics of the cruise, see Joemama's blog...e-mail me or him for the password...
"Que Sera sera, whatever will be will be, the future's not ours to see, que sera sera..."
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