Thanks for a really thought-provoking SHARE, Dave.
It's hard to get over being a control freak or a perfectionist, because we actually accomplish things often enough to make us think we CAN be successful at it. Then along comes something called life, which throws all our efforts out the window one day and dares us to control it afterward.
So many people who have lost their jobs or homes recently are perfect examples of this. I have friends who did all the "right" things -- they went to college, got good jobs, worked hard for many years, and received promotions or raises or both. Suddenly they have become liabilities to the companies for which they work, and they are being let go because of the salaries they earn or the perceived expendability of their middle-management positions.
The possibility of simply choosing to not be stressed over change that is not in our control seems really hard to me, especially in those times when it seems like a person worked hard or followed the "rules," and then is unemployed and/or homeless without warning.
I saw a piece on television about a former Denver television newscaster who had a salary easily in the six figures who is now training as a vet tech after losing his job. His attitude was stellar and he loves going to work. He was inspiring and, I have to admit, puzzling to me. Has he just chosen to feel this way, or do some people simply rebound from imposed change more easily than others?
Like I said, lots to think about personally here. Thanks for the nudge.
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Thanks for a really thought-provoking SHARE, Dave.
It's hard to get over being a control freak or a perfectionist, because we actually accomplish things often enough to make us think we CAN be successful at it. Then along comes something called life, which throws all our efforts out the window one day and dares us to control it afterward.
So many people who have lost their jobs or homes recently are perfect examples of this. I have friends who did all the "right" things -- they went to college, got good jobs, worked hard for many years, and received promotions or raises or both. Suddenly they have become liabilities to the companies for which they work, and they are being let go because of the salaries they earn or the perceived expendability of their middle-management positions.
The possibility of simply choosing to not be stressed over change that is not in our control seems really hard to me, especially in those times when it seems like a person worked hard or followed the "rules," and then is unemployed and/or homeless without warning.
I saw a piece on television about a former Denver television newscaster who had a salary easily in the six figures who is now training as a vet tech after losing his job. His attitude was stellar and he loves going to work. He was inspiring and, I have to admit, puzzling to me. Has he just chosen to feel this way, or do some people simply rebound from imposed change more easily than others?
Like I said, lots to think about personally here. Thanks for the nudge.
May 26, 2009 - 8:26amThis Comment
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