tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post3622396072298064072..comments2023-05-04T02:26:49.748-05:00Comments on Building Personal Strength: Seize the Day - Sobering Thoughts as Time Runs OutAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00006897130524120094noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-68977977549398198992014-05-12T10:46:52.328-05:002014-05-12T10:46:52.328-05:00Excellent article. I am also a Vietnam vet facing...Excellent article. I am also a Vietnam vet facing those remaining days that may be few. <br />After two grown children and four grandchildren, I can only hope and pray their days may be filled with a minimum amount of pain and sorrow.<br />I wish I would have been more grateful in life and less judgmental. I should have helped ease the pain and suffering of others. If only I knew then what I feel now. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536031205111569667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-43502287655908966782013-01-02T09:39:45.455-06:002013-01-02T09:39:45.455-06:00It's interesting to reconnect with the past ho...It's interesting to reconnect with the past however it's in the past for a reason. Life went on... I think the past should be left alone.1 in 5 divorces occur in the U.S. as a result of FB reconnections. 1 out of every 2 divorced couples agree that reconnecting on the web endangered their marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-68035870447664090412012-07-27T20:02:54.696-05:002012-07-27T20:02:54.696-05:00It always is better to foresee your end while hurr...It always is better to foresee your end while hurriedly coping with day to day life. Every body born has to die. And that is the only truth. But retirement does not mean in-activeness. Till the final day you can change careers.news4notehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03623867250139422930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2005572221369432591.post-53289523476490999152010-07-05T21:16:00.389-05:002010-07-05T21:16:00.389-05:00While I agree with the sentiment, I think people s...While I agree with the sentiment, I think people should get better advice on this topic. It's not enough to just carpe diem and live your life. That still doesn't tell you what you should be doing!<br /><br />This problem has been on my mind some lately as I am now in my 40's and I've been doing one type of career for 20 years. Growing up, most people I knew had two careers, dividing their adult lives roughly into two 20-year segments; here are some examples:<br /><br />* army sergeant major and then 5th grade social studies teacher<br />* housewife and then math teacher<br />* army trainer and then small business owner<br /><br />Of course, there were counterexamples... the guy who was a dentist for 45 years... the guy who was an arborist his whole life... the guy was a schoolteacher his whole life... etc.<br /><br />Still, it leaves me wondering if I should change careers now or stick with the same old crap I've been doing. I don't want to hit retirement age in 20 to 25 years and find out that I regret what I did, that I should have tried this or that. Then again, it is also VERY EASY to choose unwisely, because not all changes are for the better.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12390287348675887544noreply@blogger.com