Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
You mean, OP should stop reading this message board? Everyone here runs sub-15 5k and has a job that pays $250k+.
I think a lot of letsrunners are eating 15 subs and earning 5K.
Just Another LRC Idiot wrote:
You mean, OP should stop reading this message board? Everyone here runs sub-15 5k and has a job that pays $250k+.
I think a lot of letsrunners are eating 15 subs and earning 5K.
Great post.
I always preferred experiences over stuff. I traveled a lot saw some of the world and did some good running. A big house means just big maintenance bills and more things which can go wrong. At the end a house is just a box where we live in. Make sure the box is as nice as possible inside but don't worry about the box too much.
Live is about doing stuff and not about sitting in a nice box.
Yes, more house = more expensive repairs, fir which you can’t get anyone to do. And, that beach condo or house some of the wives want, now that adds a whole new dimension to problems. Why not rent a place and when you leave it, your problems end? I was once the opposite, man I wanted it all, but best just to experience some good things without being stuck with the problems. Don’t even think kids appreciate their own bathrooms and cars. It’s all they know, so they take it for granted. Live lean, whether you have to or whether it’s by choice.
The world is turning into a s***hole regardless of COVID. We’re all doomed to have depressing, self-loathing lives so just accept life is awful and try not to kill yourself. That’s what I do at least. Although I’m probably not the best person to ask advice from ??
Eh Don’t be so sure everyone else has a perfect life. You don’t know what other kind of struggles they are going through. Your life may seem like a piece of cake compared to them
Gotta say it felt good to read the original post . I kept my focus on my job and at age 50 I’m living good . McMansion a couple expensive autos , in the business world there are winners and losers . But look on the sunny side: A. You aren’t Jamin, B. You aren’t Greg , C. You aren’t a. brojo , so it’s not a total loss.
When in this course of your life, you find yourself in the parking lot of your own Four Seasons Landscaping, look straight into the cameras and give the press conference anyways.
Life didn't turn out how I wanted. I'm really disappointed about a lot of things. On the other hand some things are pretty good. I'm in my late 40's now. One idea that becomes more clear for me as I get older is that life isn't really about my personal happiness from one moment to the nex.
Rather it's about creating something or contributing to something that transcends my own life. That is what keeps me going pretty much. I have a few projects that I work on and things I like to do. I like solving solvable problems. Some things I feel are just out of my hands. Some problems can be solved quickly with a little effort, some might take years, and some might take lifetimes. Making whatever progress I can in the battles I choose is what keeps me going.
You could always come to California. Doesn't cost anything to pitch a tent on the sidewalk and live like a king. Plenty of time to work on a screenplay. You could adopt an 18-year-old from the Valley who makes extra money from her bedroom cam shows and has potential to break into the lucrative
Adult Film Industry. She may need a financial advisor because she's not very good with math.
Vaca wrote:
Suck it up, buttercup. Make better decisions . Plan for the future.
At 30, I went to the grocery store with a calculator. Ate lots of beans and potatoes . I realized, I was holding me back.
At 55, I have dont have any bills- a paid off house, three paid off vehicles and no bills.
Did I, mention, suck it up?
Funny how everyone considers life success based on financial terms on this board.
Society wants us to always be looking at others and getting insecure. Its how the economy works. It makes people feel invalid so they work more and then buy more.
Those people you look up to are looking up to others and feeling exactly the same way.
The first thing you need to do is take money and material possessions out of the equation. They do not make you happy. They only make you tell people you're happy.
Life is complex. That guy boasting about working 60+ hour weeks? Well thats 20+ hours he's missing out on seeing his family and kids, every week. And when he's dying of cancer aged 65 he won't be thinking "I wish I worked more hours to make more money". He'll be in tears realising he missed experiencing the growth of his kids, and this life was his one and only chance to feel those rewards.. as he succumbs to the constant pain and becomes oblivion, his brain decaying and all his memories being erased forever, never to come alive again ever in the future of the universe.
seattle prattle wrote:
When in this course of your life, you find yourself in the parking lot of your own Four Seasons Landscaping, look straight into the cameras and give the press conference anyways.
Lol. What WAS in the building, s.p.? ;)
Original Gangsta wrote:
seattle prattle wrote:
When in this course of your life, you find yourself in the parking lot of your own Four Seasons Landscaping, look straight into the cameras and give the press conference anyways.
Lol. What WAS in the building, s.p.? ;)
No telling, but i sure hope they were having a better day than the fool at the microphone.
midlife crisis guy wrote: It took us years and a lot of fertility expenses to get here, but we were able to successfully have 2 children.
"What I want is what I've not got, but what I need is all around me." DM
You are in the present moment right now. This is where your power is. In your heart of hearts, what do you want? What does your spouse want?
Thoreau advised to walk in the direction of your dreams--the laws of nature will support you.
Hint: Money and standard of living are likely false goalposts.
Mt friend, it's OK/natural to feel that way sometimes. But don't get stuck un it. Have a look at mindfulness and stoic meditations. Some links:
https://dailystoic.com/stoic-meditations/
https://positivepsychology.com/stoicism-mindfulness-meditations/
upper management dude wrote:
Gotta say it felt good to read the original post . I kept my focus on my job and at age 50 I’m living good . McMansion a couple expensive autos , in the business world there are winners and losers . But look on the sunny side: A. You aren’t Jamin, B. You aren’t Greg , C. You aren’t a. brojo , so it’s not a total loss.
I'm not you and that's a great thing.
upper management dude wrote:
Gotta say it felt good to read the original post . I kept my focus on my job and at age 50 I’m living good . McMansion a couple expensive autos , in the business world there are winners and losers . But look on the sunny side: A. You aren’t Jamin, B. You aren’t Greg , C. You aren’t a. brojo , so it’s not a total loss.
“McMansion a couple expensive autos“ ... you are 50 and have this AND still think it’s something special? What a shallow and meaningless life you must lead.
be grateful for what you do have , not envious/jealous for what you dont ; dont judge yourself based on what you perceive others to be or have, find stuff you like to do, be a good person