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"At either end of the socio-economic spectrum lies a leisure class."

anticlmber wrote:^^ werd

charlie, big hug. come to the ville this weekend, bring the bike. DO IT!!!

I second that notion!!

pigsteak wrote:I'd appreciate specifics from folks...why does your work life suck or not suck. why is your life outside of work great or sucky? this isn't about whining about where we are , but about challenging us to start living...

It’s an online forum piggy, how personal do you expect people to get?

With that said, I am mostly happy, but moreso thankful. I have a job I don’t love, but I certainly don’t hate it, therefore I’m thankful for it. If I got fired tomorrow I would be okay, and I would take it as a good thing and not a bad. I’m pretty good off mentally, physically, and financially, and I was lucky enough to be born in a place and time that pretty much lets me do what I want when I want; again, that makes me thankful, not happy. What generally makes me happy is hanging out with people I like, hanging out with the people who do enjoy the feel of grass between the toes, who can see things in more ways than one, who will laugh at and make fun of you for stupid jokes or making zero sense or making plenty of it. Hanging out with the people who kinda “getâ€

the lurkist wrote:"At either end of the socio-economic spectrum lies a leisure class."

That is brilliant!!!
Both ends of the socio-economic spectrum can produce the same deeply troubling psychological problems that turn people toward drugs; however, on one end you buy and on the other end you steal.

art, not all rich people steal, some embezzle.

to not leave btuck out on the line alone, i'll give you what you want.
why does my life suck? many doctors would tell you theres a chemical receptor problem, or a lack of the chemical, or my mom didn't hug me enough and maybe my daddy hugged me too much. who knows. i go through phases, mostly lows but occasionaly i reach near the surface and take a few glorious breathes before going back under. like i said, wish i was bipolar.
my life has been choices that i thought would bring me happiness. some do, some don't, but in the end i still feel empty. try as i might most days are tough but i swallow it down and go on.
ive had good times and great memories but sooo many people gave me hell, myself included, to do more with my life. it was fought because of the happiness i had but they bastards can wear you down and they did. now i find myself in my last semester of school(hoping to finish in may), burnt out(in many ways) wishing for the old life, wondering if i still want it or even the things i planned on after school. conundrum i believe is the word. i don't feel trapped(actually thats a lie) but i feel like one of those bears that gets shot in the butt, falls asleep, and wakes up with an earring and a radio collar.
i love my friends, i love the outdoors, and i love my possible future, but i hate my life, i hate me, and i probably always will. the only that keeps me going is the crazy notion that i may not hate it one day.
fuck my face gets bluer by the day.

pigsteak wrote:I'd appreciate specifics from folks...why does your work life suck or not suck. why is your life outside of work great or sucky? this isn't about whining about where we are , but about challenging us to start living...

My work life doesn't suck because I make the decisions for the most part about what I'm going to do each day. My boss is very understanding with being flexible about climbing. My work is challenging enough to keep me interested but at the same time not as insane as most guys in my field to where it turns into evening and weekend work. There is always something new to learn in my field and that keeps me going. For example, I decided I wanted to expand my mind a little so I'm in Orlando for a week learning about "Legal Issues in Information Security". There is no end to how much information I can take in about my field.

anticlmber wrote: i feel like one of those bears that gets shot in the butt, falls asleep, and wakes up with an earring and a radio collar.

Exactly! No wonder our friends are laughing at us. Or maybe it's all the dirty jokes you tell.

thanksscin, anti and btucky for the specifics....I just love hearing teh "real" things poeple experiencein their lives.

and to Charlie.....if drinking a beer with an old guy will help at all, give me a call.

I DO love my life. I've been laid off for almost a year, and am about to foreclose on my house, but I might be happier than I've ever been. I've realized what I NEED to be happy, and that I wasn't getting any of that when I was making good money and working 60 hrs/week. Since I've been unemployed I've finished writing a book and almost finished illustrating it, volunteered my time and ability to great causes, gotten in shape, and I'll be going back to school this fall. In short, I have much less of what I want, but everything I need.

Always had angst. Always will. I feel happy when things go well, and unhappy when they suck.