Relationships and Family part 1

What do you believe is the point in life? People have been asking this question since time began. My answer is simple, that depends on the person. I do not know the point of life but what is the point of asking this question? We are here, make the most of it. That means different things to different people. To some people this question will convict them to a life of a public servent, (think Chi from "The Lottery Winner") to others it could simply be to live life to the fullest even if it means taking risks.(Nancy and Ross "Ski Bums). To me it must have balance. As I have said before, at this age I do think more about leaving the world a better place and I want to contribute to that but I also need quaility time with my family and am unwilling to give up everything to save the world as are most people.

I am most comfortable and happy when I am enjoying the outdoors or traveling to see new places. I guess I could make that into a career but I am happy to have a career that allowes time for my intrests. I do think it would be a great job to be a forest ranger but I never seriously thought about it.

As far as having to choose between something that I want and something that benefits in the long run havent we all had to do that? I would rather work and make money rather than spend money by atteneding school but that is not going to get me where I want to go. Life is filled with crisis we all have them and usually if we are lucky we all learn from them. This is not to say that I do not enjoy my life...I do very much but we all have our problems and we all always will.

how well do you know yourself?

What motivates me day to day? I used to always look at the big picture, everything that I did was leading up to something. That puts to much stress in my life so now I just try to get through each day. Can a motivation change a plan of action? Yes but I have found that motivation changes over time. Motivation changes often for some people.

While I have returned to school only to make a career change (I am not trying to "find" myself), I have noticed that as I get older my motivation has changed. I never hated my former job, in fact I loved it. Now I just want a job that is a job and not my life, one that I will like well enough but is more stable.

As I have become older I realize that I worry about leaving the world a better place. I do think about what I can myself do to contribute to a better world. My husband and I have been planning on volunteering for make a wish. We know there is need in eastern Kentucky. The only reason we have not started  as of yet is because we are not sure if we will be staying in Ashland past December. Anyway we plan to start when our relocation plans are sure. I do wonder if this will make any difference at all but I do feel led to do something. I am thankful for my good life and even with its uncertainties it is pretty great. I guess I just feel like if I could help someone else be a little happier even for a while, that it would be a worthwhile thing to do.

Destination vs. Journey?

 Where am I? Where do I want to go? How will I get there? How do I measure my goals?  I am O.K. with where I am at this point, simply because you can not plan life. I can pay my bills, I have a great family, and I am in a position where I can return to school to be trained for a second career. So I guess that is where I am. Returning to school for a new career is where I want to go and how I plan to get there. That is pretty much it. I am used to moving around a bit so that is as far ahead as I can plan. I do not really understand the phrase "how do you measure your goals" I have them and I work toward them same as anyone else. As for if they are long term or short term, lets just say everything is both long term and short term for me. I moved to Ashland less than two months ago thinking that I was here for at least three years. Looks like I will be moving back to Louisville before Christmas. So I do not really plan long term, I like to just keep my options open and see where life takes me. Working toward a second career is a long term goal by simply putting me one step closer to retirement.

The lessons I could teach someone else from my life is to just do the things you want to do. I want to travel, then I make sure to save for it because it is a priority for me. Having a new car or a large house not so much. I think I am happy because I do not let things hold me back. When I lay dying, I will not remember the car but I will remember the expierence I had while seeing the world. Another lession I could teach someone else is how to say no. Just because someone wants you to do something is not a good reason to do it. If feels funny saying no the first few times but after that man is it liberating. In my past when I was younger I never traveled anywhere because I didnt have anyone to go with me. One day I realized that I wasn't getting any younger and life was passing me by that was when I decided to do what I wanted and go where I wanted, and learn to say no.

I devote myself to my and my husbands combined adventrues. There is no way I can list them all because every day is an adventrue. Do not get me wrong we all have bumps in the road, but I choose not to get to hung up  on them because I can not change it anyway. Am I a change artist or a change junkie? I dont know but I am surrounded by change and I must like it.