Do you enjoy life or do you endure it?

Lizard

Yes.

unlost dogs

fife wrote:

Right now, i can't say i am enjoying or enduring life. i have had a crazy couple of months.

this has been the last month for me.

go to work, listen to people's problems for 10 hours, leave work and go visit my mom in the hospital who is dying of cancer. stay at the hospital til around 2 in the morning then go home for a couple of hours of sleep and them go back to work.

I have been in a rut for a while now and usually when i feel this way i go away for a little r and r but i can't do that right now because of my mom.

all i got right now is posting here on the board about hockey. how sad is that?

This is a trial for you. It sounds like you're really caught in this rut.
Can you carve out any time for yourself? Does the hospital have a social worker who can help find some support for you?

fife

unlost dogs wrote:

fife wrote:

Right now, i can't say i am enjoying or enduring life. i have had a crazy couple of months.

this has been the last month for me.

go to work, listen to people's problems for 10 hours, leave work and go visit my mom in the hospital who is dying of cancer. stay at the hospital til around 2 in the morning then go home for a couple of hours of sleep and them go back to work.

I have been in a rut for a while now and usually when i feel this way i go away for a little r and r but i can't do that right now because of my mom.

all i got right now is posting here on the board about hockey. how sad is that?

This is a trial for you. It sounds like you're really caught in this rut.
Can you carve out any time for yourself? Does the hospital have a social worker who can help find some support for you?

I just finished a project for work this week so work is letting me take a week off before my next project starts so next week i am off work which is great because it all honestly, i am doing nothing at work and that rare for me. the funny part is that i actually am a social worker and i am friends with the social worker at the hospital. it reality i think i add more pressure on myself and my family puts pressure on me just because of the fact that i am a social worker.

unlost dogs

fife wrote:

unlost dogs wrote:

fife wrote:

Right now, i can't say i am enjoying or enduring life. i have had a crazy couple of months.

this has been the last month for me.

go to work, listen to people's problems for 10 hours, leave work and go visit my mom in the hospital who is dying of cancer. stay at the hospital til around 2 in the morning then go home for a couple of hours of sleep and them go back to work.

I have been in a rut for a while now and usually when i feel this way i go away for a little r and r but i can't do that right now because of my mom.

all i got right now is posting here on the board about hockey. how sad is that?

This is a trial for you. It sounds like you're really caught in this rut.
Can you carve out any time for yourself? Does the hospital have a social worker who can help find some support for you?

I just finished a project for work this week so work is letting me take a week off before my next project starts so next week i am off work which is great because it all honestly, i am doing nothing at work and that rare for me. the funny part is that i actually am a social worker and i am friends with the social worker at the hospital. it reality i think i add more pressure on myself and my family puts pressure on me just because of the fact that i am a social worker.

It's hard to separate from the role. I've been in that position before as the only nurse in my immediate family. Very difficult. And awkward when you're friends with the hospital staff.

Can you get away just for yourself, just for a day? Even if it's somewhere local, see a couple of movies, go out to dinner _ something that might help take your mind off things.

fife

This is a trial for you. It sounds like you're really caught in this rut.
Can you carve out any time for yourself? Does the hospital have a social worker who can help find some support for you?[/quote]

I just finished a project for work this week so work is letting me take a week off before my next project starts so next week i am off work which is great because it all honestly, i am doing nothing at work and that rare for me. the funny part is that i actually am a social worker and i am friends with the social worker at the hospital. it reality i think i add more pressure on myself and my family puts pressure on me just because of the fact that i am a social worker.[/quote]

It's hard to separate from the role. I've been in that position before as the only nurse in my immediate family. Very difficult. And awkward when you're friends with the hospital staff.

Can you get away just for yourself, just for a day? Even if it's somewhere local, see a couple of movies, go out to dinner _ something that might help take your mind off things.[/quote]

i have some time off next week and i am hoping to just take a afternoon to go golfing on my own or something. from what the doctors have told me, this situation will be over very soon.

unlost dogs

I'm sorry to hear that. What an awful time for you. But I'm sure it will be a comfort to you going forward to know that you were able to spend so much time with her. So hard to balance that with the need to take care of yourself so you can be there for her...

BinGnarly

If you are just enduring your life. Drop what your doing. Go hitchhiking. I have never had more excitement in my life then when Ive been on the road. Every single car that stops for me is just as exciting as the last. You never know the type of person your going to meet. Do it. It's your life. You live once. Make the best of it.

pjtradeking

I am enduring in all aspects right now.

JaneNY

I wish I could just say enjoy. There are some things I enjoy, but a lot I'm enduring. There are some specific things (work, estate work) which if they weren't happening I'd be enjoying life a lot more.

matabele

BinGnarly wrote:

If you are just enduring your life. Drop what your doing. Go hitchhiking. I have never had more excitement in my life then when Ive been on the road. Every single car that stops for me is just as exciting as the last. You never know the type of person your going to meet. Do it. It's your life. You live once. Make the best of it.

There are so many simple joys on this journey, I have walked to the edge of town with $50 in my pocket and returned a year later, Neil Young tells the story in White Line.

mad22

I dont think is possible to enjoy life all the time, but thats ok. Thats just life, changes all the time. What id like to change is this "always waiting for the weekend" kind of lifestyle i have, because what i do isnt something i enjoy

matabele

mad22 wrote:

I dont think is possible to enjoy life all the time, but thats ok. Thats just life, changes all the time. What id like to change is this "always waiting for the weekend" kind of lifestyle i have, because what i do isnt something i enjoy

Get into some mid-week activities that you will look forward to, Wednesday evenings is always a good time to have gas.

BinauralJam

mad22 wrote:

I dont think is possible to enjoy life all the time, but thats ok. Thats just life, changes all the time. What id like to change is this "always waiting for the weekend" kind of lifestyle i have, because what i do isnt something i enjoy

I know it's not healthy, and i don't wana beat a dead horse on these threads but might i suggest . Makes everyday Grrrreat!!

justam

I often enjoy my life and I like my job and family but sometimes I wish it was BIGGER. More variety. More experiences. More of everything!!

I think that too much routine can be stifling and maybe that's why people get so bored in jobs that have rigid schedules and short vacations. As a teacher, my schedule breaks in the summer and also in between the semesters and I find that really helps.

peacegirl

there are times I'm enjoying it but overall I'd say I'm enduring it

chadwick

i will tell you what works for me. (but maybe it isn't workin' for me) :? :wtf: zing
writing.
i used to paint.
being creative is all i can do.
art is therapy.

i do not give a shit about anything at all unless it bleeds.
i do not care if my car explodes or my electric bill is paid on time.
however, if my car did explode, i would like that to happen in my driveway; it's convenient that way.

i do like a stereo and a computer, that stuff does not bleed.

i enjoy my life.
my health could be better, that's all part of the self destruction not caring bit.

overall i am happier than a lark with severe pain and slight depression.

ppl need to love something. love someone. friends and family are important. so are enemies.
it's simple shit.

fife

mad22 wrote:

I dont think is possible to enjoy life all the time, but thats ok. Thats just life, changes all the time. What id like to change is this "always waiting for the weekend" kind of lifestyle i have, because what i do isnt something i enjoy

have you always been this way? if not what changed and if yes have you ever talked to anyone?

chadwick

mad22 wrote:

I dont think is possible to enjoy life all the time, but thats ok. Thats just life, changes all the time. What id like to change is this "always waiting for the weekend" kind of lifestyle i have, because what i do isnt something i enjoy

dude

days are days, man.
time is a bullshit maneuver created by shit.

beer can be drank at 7:13 am on a sunday morning.
it is a fact.
never ever let anyone tell you different.

sunday monday tuesday wednesday thursday friday saturday... all the same day.
seasons change in some places... that's it.
sun and moon.

that's what i love about truck driving.
40 hrs a week, monday through friday is horse shit.
living by an alarm clock is insane.
although some warehouse somewhere does want their salmon delivered on time.

mezcal shots and bong hits,,,,, monday onward.

we are all different, this is only my opinion.
again i do not care.

Heatherj43

I definitely endure it at this point. I probably have most of my life. I think maybe in my 30's I enjoyed it and I'm not even too sure of that.

JOEJOEJOE

My dad always worried about survival and endurance, but, thankfully, his sacrifices helped put me in a position where I didn't have the same worries as him.

I owe it to him to live a happy life. I try to enjoy life as much as I can. I endure living in a world where I often question peoples judgement/choices/actions, but at the end of the day, it's not really much to endure.

Enjoy!