Comments on: life, goals, dreams, etc http://breagha.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/life-goals-dreams-et/ Tha i brèagha an-diugh! Tue, 05 May 2009 03:41:13 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: breagha http://breagha.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/life-goals-dreams-et/#comment-14 breagha Tue, 05 May 2009 03:41:13 +0000 http://breagha.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-14 Thank you for your comment :) I don't truly expect a lot of comments since I haven't made the time to post that often. I'm just thankful for the ones that I do get. And I'm glad that you decided to click over from Conversion Diary :) I'm in my early 30s, so the clock is definitely still "ticking" and (God willing) won't tock its last for a decade or so. I completely agree with your statement: "the change came when I stopped trying to make one place and career work... and stepped toward a place I loved..." The first part is something I could definitely do after graduation, a respite, a trip abroad, and some time to just _breathe_. As for the move, that, too, has been sort of a fantasy of mine. I really would like to move overseas. I understand that's not the norm... Usually a "move" is to a different city or state (for an American), not to a different country. But of course even in a great economy, I'd need to have a job in one of the countries I'd love to move to (Europe) before I could afford to go, and then there's the difficulty of getting a work visa. It's pretty difficult for non-EU citizens to get jobs in Europe. I understand the policies, however. Perhaps once I finish this degree and I continue to network, I may be able to make more connections overseas. That is what I'd love to do: move, take my two kitties with me (of course!) and then, if it's part of the package, meet someone. That is my ideal. But I'm certainly not against meeting someone where I'm at now. But the most important thing I glean from your comment is that whether its a job or a relationship, trying to make something work won't necessarily make it work. And I agree. Thank you for your comment! It continues to give me hope and insight into others' situations and realities! Thank you for your comment :) I don’t truly expect a lot of comments since I haven’t made the time to post that often. I’m just thankful for the ones that I do get. And I’m glad that you decided to click over from Conversion Diary :)
I’m in my early 30s, so the clock is definitely still “ticking” and (God willing) won’t tock its last for a decade or so. I completely agree with your statement: “the change came when I stopped trying to make one place and career work… and stepped toward a place I loved…”
The first part is something I could definitely do after graduation, a respite, a trip abroad, and some time to just _breathe_. As for the move, that, too, has been sort of a fantasy of mine. I really would like to move overseas. I understand that’s not the norm… Usually a “move” is to a different city or state (for an American), not to a different country. But of course even in a great economy, I’d need to have a job in one of the countries I’d love to move to (Europe) before I could afford to go, and then there’s the difficulty of getting a work visa. It’s pretty difficult for non-EU citizens to get jobs in Europe. I understand the policies, however. Perhaps once I finish this degree and I continue to network, I may be able to make more connections overseas. That is what I’d love to do: move, take my two kitties with me (of course!) and then, if it’s part of the package, meet someone. That is my ideal. But I’m certainly not against meeting someone where I’m at now.
But the most important thing I glean from your comment is that whether its a job or a relationship, trying to make something work won’t necessarily make it work. And I agree.
Thank you for your comment! It continues to give me hope and insight into others’ situations and realities!

]]> By: Margie http://breagha.wordpress.com/2009/04/07/life-goals-dreams-et/#comment-13 Margie Tue, 05 May 2009 03:23:14 +0000 http://breagha.wordpress.com/?p=47#comment-13 I notice you have no comments, and - unusual for me - I popped over after seeing your comment on Conversion Diary. I don't know how old you are, BUT...I left Houston (and a career of the same length that I despised) after 9 1/2 yrs to move to a place I loved. After 6 months here I met the man I wound up marrying. We married when I was a month shy of 35, and we had our first baby when I was 38. My second was born the day after I turned 40. This all happened after I had become sure that marriage would not happen for me. The change came when I stopped trying to make one place and career work (that clearly didn't), and stepped out toward a place I loved without a clue about what would follow. It was then, and still is, one of the most pivotal years of my life. (Although it could be argued that the year I married, and the year I had my first baby, were equally - if not more - pivotal.) Somehow, I hope answers some of the questions you posed... I notice you have no comments, and – unusual for me – I popped over after seeing your comment on Conversion Diary. I don’t know how old you are, BUT…I left Houston (and a career of the same length that I despised) after 9 1/2 yrs to move to a place I loved. After 6 months here I met the man I wound up marrying. We married when I was a month shy of 35, and we had our first baby when I was 38. My second was born the day after I turned 40. This all happened after I had become sure that marriage would not happen for me.

The change came when I stopped trying to make one place and career work (that clearly didn’t), and stepped out toward a place I loved without a clue about what would follow. It was then, and still is, one of the most pivotal years of my life. (Although it could be argued that the year I married, and the year I had my first baby, were equally – if not more – pivotal.)

Somehow, I hope answers some of the questions you posed…

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