tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733466215022313506.post4509753884952444618..comments2013-08-04T12:11:10.286-04:00Comments on MyTake(andYours): Musings from the Sunshine StateMy Take and Yourshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02103023009086919204noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733466215022313506.post-23011247760673979282012-03-26T13:02:42.510-04:002012-03-26T13:02:42.510-04:00I enjoyed your post. I have also struggled with h...I enjoyed your post. I have also struggled with how to tell my story. Although the details can vary depending upon the listener/audience, I eventually cultivated a genuine thankfulness for the past, joys and pains alike, that makes telling it easier. An awareness that all the common hallmarks of success and achievement don't necessarily represent the condition of someone's heart alieviates the sense of inferiority that might otherwise creep in. And if I'm lucky enough to meet a like-minded, like-hearted person of compassion, I know they've seen their share of pain that earned them those qualities. Finding the grace to let go of living to impress, and embracing living from the heart has paved the way for easier, more joyful living. I find I can now live among the "noise" of self-promotion without feeling the pull to join in, but rather watching the human struggle for validation from a safe distance, thankful to be missing out on it. I accept my mistakes with humility and an understanding that they were necessary to my process. I weed people out of my life, or limit access to my time, not because they need something from me, but because after time spent with them I'm left, somehow, feeling bad about myself. So as the 50's are knocking at my door, I don't wish for my 20's or 30's...(OK 40's are working just fine), but the exchange of some youth for much more wisdom isn't so bad afterall.<br /><br />Thanks for publishing your thoughts, hope to be able to read more. <br />CindyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733466215022313506.post-45579815593344983682009-11-03T13:01:50.852-05:002009-11-03T13:01:50.852-05:00Thanks for your post. I too believe that the worl...Thanks for your post. I too believe that the world will right itself and we are now living in the decline of an era, so something better can be rebuilt. And Madmen does remind me in broadstrokes of my childhood!My Take and Yourshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02103023009086919204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-733466215022313506.post-18084782070566336632009-11-03T12:52:01.292-05:002009-11-03T12:52:01.292-05:00Hi,
Life has certainly had some unexpected turns...Hi,<br /> Life has certainly had some unexpected turns for the way most of us live today. I was born in the 50's and the rules have changed. Not only for me, but, I think, for most of us. That is partially because of so many of the technological changes that have occurred in the same period.<br /> I work in the investment field and agree with you that it does seem like "greed pays", as you say. I have worked with some of these people and feel that many are corrupted by greed when they are in view of making BIG money. <br /> I like to feel that one day the world will right itself. That would mean that people who contribute - whether with brain or brawn - will reap their just desserts. I read an article where two current TV shows were compared: "Madman" - which takes place at the beginning of the upward path towards rampant capitalism - and too much greed, and "Hank" which chronicles a family that has been pushed out of the top money life and learns to experience life from a more "quality of life" perspective.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com