Comments on: bowl of quandaries, table 2

By: lcreekmo

lcreekmo — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 03:17:03 +0000

B, B, B. Keep in mind of course, I have no idea what you’re actually talking about, and I’m a person who LOVES change. I realize that makes me weird.

By: Tabitha

Tabitha — Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:26:47 +0000

I would always hope someone encourages me to do B) if it’s within reason. I’m sure all familial and financial comfort will be completely lost…

however, personally, a) but only if things are going WELL and nothing actually NEEDS to be changed.

PUUUMP up the jam

By: Nashville Knucklehead

Nashville Knucklehead — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 17:31:51 +0000

If you want to shave your head and get a new tattoo, I say GO FOR IT, BABY!

By: KC

KC — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:34:53 +0000

I’m in complete agreement with Slarti.

By: Slartibartfast

Slartibartfast — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:25:50 +0000

The “safe” route is an illusion. Tell God your plans; give Him a good chuckle. There is no such thing as a mapped-out life. Like the commercial says, “Life comes at you fast”. Like John Lennon said, “Life is what happens when you’re making other plans”.

What I’m trying to say is, option “a” is just as uncertain as option “b”. My advice, live your life.

By: hutchmo

hutchmo — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 13:03:20 +0000

As Kurt Vonnegut once said..’strange travel plans are dancing lessons from God’. I have no idea if that applies here, but I thought I’d throw that in.

Pretend you have a gun on your head and that you have to make a choice in 3 seconds…go with whatever decide to do at that moment.

On the other hand…i can’t dance, but when I hear Technotronic…oh baby..i’ve gotta move it

By: Stella

Stella — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 20:14:35 +0000

Seeing that we’re only a year apart and I just took a possible “b” plunge in the last year or so, I say go for it. I have learned so much in so many ways, and while leaving the familial behind, it has all made me a stronger, bolder person. A better person.

There are ups and downs with every road that we take in our lives, but why not be a little adventurous…because no matter where we are in our lives…we always catch each other in the end.

Oh…and the deep roots NEVER go away. They become even more special and sacred. Anything that does go away isn’t worth it anyway.

Just sayin’.

By: Lynnster

Lynnster — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:25:02 +0000

“in the last” = “in the least”. Sheesh.

By: Lynnster

Lynnster — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:24:33 +0000

The main reason I am wary of commenting on this is that just last night I was thinking why the hell am I 40 years old and have spent my life working in jobs and a field that have been fine, but I’m not passionate about in the last, and why didn’t I go into something that I loved.

But maybe that’s why I should comment.

Jaxn has a point about the not having kids yet, and I’ll add (and forgive me for taking the “elder speaks” route here) that you are still young enough to do something like that. I SHOULD have made a big move – both careerwise and physically – round about age 27-30 when I much more easily could have done so. Instead I have been suffering some amount of consequences and regret ever since.

So I don’t REALLY want to sway you in any direction, but on the other hand, you have kind of hit on something that is somewhat my own personal hell, so take what you need from what I just said. And whatever you do decide, I of course wish you only the best and will be pulling for you.

By: jaxn

jaxn — Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:10:33 +0000

Depends on how good you are at making spontaneous decisions. Now is the time to make a bold decision. You have enough time to bounce back from bankruptcy. You don’t have kids to provide for yet (unless of course that is [b]).

Now is a good time to eliminate future what-ifs.