Greetings and Salutations--
Hey--Just wanted to let you know I am also on Facebook where it is a bit easier to comment, follow, and connect with others all headed down the same productive pathway. Like it and pass it on if you dig it!!
Tootles :)
Heather
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Monday, January 28, 2013
Is That Destiny Calling or Just Another Telemarketer?
Greetings and Salutations--
I know I know-- I am supposed to be blogging about finances but I just gotta tell you that--I don't wanna-- and I ain't gonna :) As usual my brain is off in the clouds.. Thinking about other things less productive I would imagine my critics would say but hey-- this is cyber land and my volume is on mute so I can't hear any complaints anyway :)
Destiny-- Does everyone feel that they have one? Do I feel restless and searching for my destiny because I am lacking a family and/or something that would otherwise adequately distract me? Why did it hit me at 42 that I even want to search for it anyway? I wasn't so interested 5 years ago-- But I can tell you one damn thing-- I'm interested in it now.
Do you feel that your life right this minute is where it is because its just how it ended up or it was more of your choosing? Do you believe that if you put it out in the universe that things will come to you? I went out to my local watering hole on Friday to have a few beers and dinner (happy hour to keep within my budget of course) and had no anticipation I would talk to a soul.. I looked like straight up ass but I brought my entertainment for the venture with me-- my IPOD and a book (Warren Buffett Speaks).. Yes, I am the dork on any given night, weekend or not, reading a book in a bar..
To make a long story short-- I met this "older" gentleman (a few hours after I was there) who through the process of our conversation said that maybe the reason I haven't meet anyone for a relationship is that he isn't here (not as in the bar but "here").. That I feel unfulfilled professionally because I have yet to fully realize my destiny and when I do that all the rest of it will fall into place (including "Him").. He may have a point.. Maybe my destiny is somewhere else other than where I am geographically--maybe not.. It made me realize something.. Some people, for example, are waiting for the "other shoe to drop" when they think something bad is going to happen.. I have felt that before in my life many times.. But I have been doing something much different.. I have been waiting, for the past several months, for lightening to strike.. Its like the Field of Dreams moment "if you build it, they will come".. I haven't really thought about it in terms like that before..
Why do I feel this way all the sudden at this point in my life? Is this normal? I am just getting older and my focus on life is shifting? I am coo-coo for cocoa puffs? (Most likely this is the simple answer..LOL) Does anyone out there reading this feel this way? Is this a by-product of the shift in my thinking and all the things I am reading about that make me feel so different about the world around me? I want to make a difference in the world in a way I never have before..
For instance--This is part of the pathway that has lead me to blog.. How cathartic to write out your thoughts and be blessed by having multiple other people read them??.. To get an email from someone saying "hey--what you said in your blog really touched a note in me and got me to thinking".. I never thought I would be interested in writing.. I gotta tell you-- I really love it.. I enjoy telling a story that makes a connection straight to the heart of the person that is reading it.. I want to make you stop and think how any of what I may say, or have done, or thoughts I talk about make you take a second look at your own life and change your path.. Make you research, read, think about it, or make you take a stand about how you feel or even didn't know you felt.. I want the story to be so good and real you forget you are expanding your mind and learning as you take it in..
I can't wait to see where all of this is going to take me.. It is almost as if figuring out my mission in life is burning a proverbial hole in my pocket (brain).. Most nights I fall asleep thinking about all the things I want to accomplish and the shear anticipation of it all.. I fall asleep in mid thought.. The direction I want to steer my life in.. It is all a work in progress and for that I am thankful and not impatient.. I have to frequently remind myself that the journey is the destination sometimes or maybe better stated at times..
For me being Heather-- I am super impatient and want it all day before yesterday.. I am glad the universe has its own idea of how fast things should go and isn't as impetuous as I am-- oh yeah-- that dude in the bar went on to tell me that he never really comes in to that particular bar and that he has no doubts that his destiny was to be there-- at that time-- at that moment to remind me that I have a destiny and that I need to figure out how to fulfill it.. Had I known I was going to meet an Oracle I would have at least put on lipstick and fixed my hair
Tootles :)
Heather
I know I know-- I am supposed to be blogging about finances but I just gotta tell you that--I don't wanna-- and I ain't gonna :) As usual my brain is off in the clouds.. Thinking about other things less productive I would imagine my critics would say but hey-- this is cyber land and my volume is on mute so I can't hear any complaints anyway :)
Destiny-- Does everyone feel that they have one? Do I feel restless and searching for my destiny because I am lacking a family and/or something that would otherwise adequately distract me? Why did it hit me at 42 that I even want to search for it anyway? I wasn't so interested 5 years ago-- But I can tell you one damn thing-- I'm interested in it now.
Do you feel that your life right this minute is where it is because its just how it ended up or it was more of your choosing? Do you believe that if you put it out in the universe that things will come to you? I went out to my local watering hole on Friday to have a few beers and dinner (happy hour to keep within my budget of course) and had no anticipation I would talk to a soul.. I looked like straight up ass but I brought my entertainment for the venture with me-- my IPOD and a book (Warren Buffett Speaks).. Yes, I am the dork on any given night, weekend or not, reading a book in a bar..
To make a long story short-- I met this "older" gentleman (a few hours after I was there) who through the process of our conversation said that maybe the reason I haven't meet anyone for a relationship is that he isn't here (not as in the bar but "here").. That I feel unfulfilled professionally because I have yet to fully realize my destiny and when I do that all the rest of it will fall into place (including "Him").. He may have a point.. Maybe my destiny is somewhere else other than where I am geographically--maybe not.. It made me realize something.. Some people, for example, are waiting for the "other shoe to drop" when they think something bad is going to happen.. I have felt that before in my life many times.. But I have been doing something much different.. I have been waiting, for the past several months, for lightening to strike.. Its like the Field of Dreams moment "if you build it, they will come".. I haven't really thought about it in terms like that before..
Why do I feel this way all the sudden at this point in my life? Is this normal? I am just getting older and my focus on life is shifting? I am coo-coo for cocoa puffs? (Most likely this is the simple answer..LOL) Does anyone out there reading this feel this way? Is this a by-product of the shift in my thinking and all the things I am reading about that make me feel so different about the world around me? I want to make a difference in the world in a way I never have before..
For instance--This is part of the pathway that has lead me to blog.. How cathartic to write out your thoughts and be blessed by having multiple other people read them??.. To get an email from someone saying "hey--what you said in your blog really touched a note in me and got me to thinking".. I never thought I would be interested in writing.. I gotta tell you-- I really love it.. I enjoy telling a story that makes a connection straight to the heart of the person that is reading it.. I want to make you stop and think how any of what I may say, or have done, or thoughts I talk about make you take a second look at your own life and change your path.. Make you research, read, think about it, or make you take a stand about how you feel or even didn't know you felt.. I want the story to be so good and real you forget you are expanding your mind and learning as you take it in..
I can't wait to see where all of this is going to take me.. It is almost as if figuring out my mission in life is burning a proverbial hole in my pocket (brain).. Most nights I fall asleep thinking about all the things I want to accomplish and the shear anticipation of it all.. I fall asleep in mid thought.. The direction I want to steer my life in.. It is all a work in progress and for that I am thankful and not impatient.. I have to frequently remind myself that the journey is the destination sometimes or maybe better stated at times..
For me being Heather-- I am super impatient and want it all day before yesterday.. I am glad the universe has its own idea of how fast things should go and isn't as impetuous as I am-- oh yeah-- that dude in the bar went on to tell me that he never really comes in to that particular bar and that he has no doubts that his destiny was to be there-- at that time-- at that moment to remind me that I have a destiny and that I need to figure out how to fulfill it.. Had I known I was going to meet an Oracle I would have at least put on lipstick and fixed my hair
Tootles :)
Heather
Monday, January 21, 2013
Better Make It a Good Knot When You Tie It
Greetings and Salutations--
Well--remember when I mentioned that I sometimes get moody? well-- I think I have a case of the droopy drawers and while I plan on it to be only a temporary impediment-- I have the grump-a-lumps so I will roll with it :)
Where are we with the solutions to the world's problems? I know-- How to keep inspiration when you feel down or blue.. Honestly I wish that I had the clear cut answer to that.. All I can lean back on is the flat out refusal to give up and know that there are some days that you are just going to feel like the world is against you or just plain out sad.. In times like these I always think of a poster that was on the wall of a guidance counselor's office in the 7th grade-- There was a picture of a monkey hanging on a length of rope with the caption reading: "When you get to the end of your rope tie a knot and hang on".. I knew immediately that was something worth remembering and that one day it would give me solace.. Over the years I have pictured that poster almost subconsciously when I feel like giving up or in and it has helped me to hang on until the storm passed..
These days when I feel sad or depressed I just keep reading, keep a stiff upper lip, and work even harder at my effort in shaping my life.. I know tomorrow is a new start and that I will see what ever is troubling me through and to the other side where I feel happy no matter how long it takes.. Conditioning your mind takes alot of hard work and there are dips and peaks along the way.. I guess that is all part of the journey and I want to appreciate it all for what it is.. Experiencing the wonderful times and learning how to take the lumps with more stride and knowledge to know that truly this too shall pass and happy days are going to come back again..
This is not the forum that I care to delve into how I feel about my job but suffice to say that overall I have not completely found my niche overall professionally.. I am super grateful I have a job--don't get me wrong.. I am speaking of job fulfillment and I currently lack being well rounded at that arena.. Maybe in today's economy I am not supposed to dream of a job that I really love and feel fulfilled in.. Maybe those are thoughts of days gone by but I refuse to believe that..
I have twenty three years or so of work ahead of me (oh good Lord help me) and I have to have believe in something that will be fulfilling.. The idea of going through the motions of a job for the next few decades makes my severely swimmy headed and gaseous.. I just read a wonderful book by Malcolm Gladwell and this is what he had to say that I can't get out of my head: "Autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward are three qualities that work needs to have to be satisfying"-- I gotta say that makes me scratch my head just a bit -- How many people feel totally trapped in their jobs? In their life?
Maybe that isn't the best way to explain why I am on this path or how I feel about it-- I feel like I have finally woken up and no longer want to wait for life to happen to me or unfold just as it would without touching it.. I want to make life happen to me in the reverse order as in me happen to my life-- not life happen to me.. It is somewhat of a difficult concept to explain..
It isn't about control. It is about not wanting to sit by and respond to life but to actively participate in MY life.. As in to be stuck in a job you dislike and not be empowered to find one that you love.. As in to be stuck in a relationship you hate and not make your own way out.. As in to be stuck in no relationship without actively seeking a partner and putting yourself out there.. As in anything you can think of that you are in one place in your life but yet wish to be in another-- physically, mentally, and or spiritually.. I no longer wish to sit by and wait for something to change at an unaltered pace.. I want to actively create my life in as many ways as possible..
I think that is what sometimes overwhelms me--it isn't the temporary sad feelings I may have from time to time.. Its is often I have no idea how I will pull off most of the ideas that constantly bounce around in my noggin-- when I stop and think "how the hell am I gonna pull this off?" A year ago I would have already given up.. Now I have learned (and still learning) better skills at quieting my mind of dis-empowering thoughts and turn up the volume of all the empowering ones.. Most days this works-- some days it does not..
What do you do when you get blue? What do you do when you get negative? Do you see life over all as good or bad? Do you think it will get better or do you know it will get better? How much in your life do you feel you have control over? Have you ever tried to make waves in your own life first before life can do it for you? Do you tie a knot and hang on or simply keep slipping further and further down the rope?
Tootles :)
Heather
Well--remember when I mentioned that I sometimes get moody? well-- I think I have a case of the droopy drawers and while I plan on it to be only a temporary impediment-- I have the grump-a-lumps so I will roll with it :)
Where are we with the solutions to the world's problems? I know-- How to keep inspiration when you feel down or blue.. Honestly I wish that I had the clear cut answer to that.. All I can lean back on is the flat out refusal to give up and know that there are some days that you are just going to feel like the world is against you or just plain out sad.. In times like these I always think of a poster that was on the wall of a guidance counselor's office in the 7th grade-- There was a picture of a monkey hanging on a length of rope with the caption reading: "When you get to the end of your rope tie a knot and hang on".. I knew immediately that was something worth remembering and that one day it would give me solace.. Over the years I have pictured that poster almost subconsciously when I feel like giving up or in and it has helped me to hang on until the storm passed..
These days when I feel sad or depressed I just keep reading, keep a stiff upper lip, and work even harder at my effort in shaping my life.. I know tomorrow is a new start and that I will see what ever is troubling me through and to the other side where I feel happy no matter how long it takes.. Conditioning your mind takes alot of hard work and there are dips and peaks along the way.. I guess that is all part of the journey and I want to appreciate it all for what it is.. Experiencing the wonderful times and learning how to take the lumps with more stride and knowledge to know that truly this too shall pass and happy days are going to come back again..
This is not the forum that I care to delve into how I feel about my job but suffice to say that overall I have not completely found my niche overall professionally.. I am super grateful I have a job--don't get me wrong.. I am speaking of job fulfillment and I currently lack being well rounded at that arena.. Maybe in today's economy I am not supposed to dream of a job that I really love and feel fulfilled in.. Maybe those are thoughts of days gone by but I refuse to believe that..
I have twenty three years or so of work ahead of me (oh good Lord help me) and I have to have believe in something that will be fulfilling.. The idea of going through the motions of a job for the next few decades makes my severely swimmy headed and gaseous.. I just read a wonderful book by Malcolm Gladwell and this is what he had to say that I can't get out of my head: "Autonomy, complexity, and a connection between effort and reward are three qualities that work needs to have to be satisfying"-- I gotta say that makes me scratch my head just a bit -- How many people feel totally trapped in their jobs? In their life?
Maybe that isn't the best way to explain why I am on this path or how I feel about it-- I feel like I have finally woken up and no longer want to wait for life to happen to me or unfold just as it would without touching it.. I want to make life happen to me in the reverse order as in me happen to my life-- not life happen to me.. It is somewhat of a difficult concept to explain..
It isn't about control. It is about not wanting to sit by and respond to life but to actively participate in MY life.. As in to be stuck in a job you dislike and not be empowered to find one that you love.. As in to be stuck in a relationship you hate and not make your own way out.. As in to be stuck in no relationship without actively seeking a partner and putting yourself out there.. As in anything you can think of that you are in one place in your life but yet wish to be in another-- physically, mentally, and or spiritually.. I no longer wish to sit by and wait for something to change at an unaltered pace.. I want to actively create my life in as many ways as possible..
I think that is what sometimes overwhelms me--it isn't the temporary sad feelings I may have from time to time.. Its is often I have no idea how I will pull off most of the ideas that constantly bounce around in my noggin-- when I stop and think "how the hell am I gonna pull this off?" A year ago I would have already given up.. Now I have learned (and still learning) better skills at quieting my mind of dis-empowering thoughts and turn up the volume of all the empowering ones.. Most days this works-- some days it does not..
What do you do when you get blue? What do you do when you get negative? Do you see life over all as good or bad? Do you think it will get better or do you know it will get better? How much in your life do you feel you have control over? Have you ever tried to make waves in your own life first before life can do it for you? Do you tie a knot and hang on or simply keep slipping further and further down the rope?
Tootles :)
Heather
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