tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post116740641902529473..comments2023-05-01T12:02:36.502-04:00Comments on You're shitting me, right?: Things I've learnedThomas J Wolfendenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15222969433922908517noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post-1167457608748923732006-12-30T00:46:00.000-05:002006-12-30T00:46:00.000-05:00Well, here's an idea. Figure out which job would b...Well, here's an idea. Figure out which job would be the coolest; best surroundings, money, future, stability, etc, if all those things can come together, and go for it. You'll do the right thing. Whatever combination of things makes you happy. That's the thing. The folks who love you will dig it, if they really love ya. If not, fuck em.FHBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04261425729050948728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post-1167447670551341552006-12-29T22:01:00.000-05:002006-12-29T22:01:00.000-05:00As I said: YOU know what is right for YOU--no one...As I said: YOU know what is right for YOU--no one else does. Just go with your gut and do what you need to! And, yes, that is one of the wonderful benefits about getting older--we start listening a lot more to our inner selves and less to those around us. It sure has been working for me! :)cmkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984250869194585666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post-1167443982111270342006-12-29T20:59:00.000-05:002006-12-29T20:59:00.000-05:00It's not what some of you are thinking... I'm not ...It's not what some of you are thinking... I'm not "Living to Work". <BR/><BR/>Right now my job requires me to work the hours I've been working, but it's for a finite period. And now that I've gotten the experience I need, I have a lot more options open to me for getting on with a larger, full time railroad where the hours will be nowhere near as crazy as this. <BR/><BR/>Doing what I was meant to do is where the happiness comes from though. <BR/><BR/>Here's what I mean. Just suppose I live in someplace that what a lot of people would consider paradise... Hawaii for example. I lived in Hawaii, made great money, had the "Beuatiful house, with the beautiful wife..." to quote The Talking Heads... And hated my job? Sure, it would have it's benefits, but if I hated to get up in the morning and slogging into work, what kind of life would that be?<BR/><BR/>I loved Arizona. I loved the weather, the monsoons in the summer... The night skys... But in essence I hated my job with a passion and I was miserable,exacerbated by the fact that I really never wanted to move away from my friends and family to start with and only did it to please my wife and my mood directly effected everything around me and eventually forced my wife to leave me for another man, leaving me with nothing.<BR/><BR/>So that's what I mean. I've said it hundreds of times here in the last few months, I WILL work for a railroad full time and refuse to settle for anything less, no matter where it is. I'm not going to "Settle" for anything less anymore just to please someone else. When it comes down to nuts and bolts, I am ultimately the one who has to be happy to make anything work.<BR/><BR/>My family and close friends are upset with me because of my decisions, but if I listened to everyone else like I have for the past 41 years I'd quickly revert to that old, misreable Ranger Tom that NOBODY would like.<BR/><BR/>I really like who I've become. I like where I'm going. And I'm going to get there, come hell or high water.Thomas J Wolfendenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15222969433922908517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post-1167442244584683062006-12-29T20:30:00.000-05:002006-12-29T20:30:00.000-05:00Always remember that you never see tombstones that...Always remember that you never see tombstones that read "I should have spent more time at work." <BR/><BR/>You'll do the right thing.Mrs. S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03761888051349398776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post-1167435525441462442006-12-29T18:38:00.000-05:002006-12-29T18:38:00.000-05:00I took a easy job once just to be able to live wit...I took a easy job once just to be able to live without the stress of work. It was a beautiful year. It eased me nicely into not working at all.mist1https://www.blogger.com/profile/15225983360910803121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post-1167427162652087482006-12-29T16:19:00.000-05:002006-12-29T16:19:00.000-05:00At least you are headed in the right direction: h...At least you are headed in the right direction: happiness IS worth taking a lower paying job! You HAVE to be content in your life. Go with your gut feelings--ultimately, you REALLY know what is right for you, even if you can't see it, yet.cmkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17984250869194585666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10608053.post-1167418878827216792006-12-29T14:01:00.000-05:002006-12-29T14:01:00.000-05:00I have this conversaton on a weekly basis with my ...I have this conversaton on a weekly basis with my hubby...Money is just icing, happiness needs to come from something/somewhere/someone else (at least you like your job- I despise mine!)weatherchazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08125115683416581480noreply@blogger.com