Do you take life as it comes....

[Hera]

For the most part I''m a planner. Unfortunately that doesn''t work all the time considering the job market. That''s okay because then I plan to go to graduate school.

 

[strmrdr]

Just wait for the next thing to go wrong and deal with it.
If something goes right once every 3 or 4 months its a miracle.

 

[butterfly 17]

I usually take life as it comes.

No matter how much you plan everything out, it never goes exactly the way you want it to....

 

[isaku5]

Date: 6/14/2009 10:51:50 PM
Author: joflier
I first decide - what do I have control over? And what can I not control? The stuff I can''t control - I take it as it comes and just roll with it. you can''t waste time worrying over something you can''t change.
But the things that you can take control of? Or have the possibility to change? You have to try to do something if life isn''t where you want it. No one else is going to just randomly drop happiness into your lap. (usually) So, you have to do something to find it, get it, and keep it!

Thanks, Joflier, for expressing my point of view much better than I could have myself.

I''m a planner by nature and have had a fairly fortunate life by going by the plan. That said, the curve balls thrown my way have been fairly unfixable (health issues) so I''ve learned to adapt - not easy

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I''ve also learned that I can''t assume that my ''work ethic'' can/will be accepted by others and that''s okay...now. I fought a losing battle with the tradespeople we worked with during our reno. In the end, it all worked out, but talk about a steep learning curve!

 

[chrono]

No life plan as in must be married by X age, family by x years, etc but neither do we sit back and let ourselves flow along either. We still have our ambitions where we do the best we can, and always strive to better ourselves emotionally, physically and mentally, as an individual and as a family unit, both in our personal lives and careers. This way, life is never boring.