tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post8463613719786781753..comments2024-01-30T05:22:06.674-08:00Comments on A Majority of Two: Jumping Off The Cliff Without A ParachuteJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-6575032914385710812009-05-05T02:59:00.000-07:002009-05-05T02:59:00.000-07:00My partner I made the jump, we both walked away fo...My partner I made the jump, we both walked away for successful careers, in Gary's case a fairly senior position in the government sector. Initially things did not go as planned and G ended up doing very much the same work on contract. He gave it all up to accept a job running IT for a high school, and I went back to uni, and took a part time job, neither of us regrets what we did. I enjoy what I do so much, somedays I can't believe people pay me to do it, I would do it nothing. We did lose a lot of our savings due to changes of plan, holes in the parachute, but it did work in the end and we are both happier doing what we love. I'm all in favour of making the jump, just plan as best you can. I agree totally that we should teach kids to find what they love and find a way to earn a living from it, they deserve to be happy and that does'nt always equal being rich. Great post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-14570651816367708522009-05-04T08:15:00.000-07:002009-05-04T08:15:00.000-07:00your posts always make me think...I like that...your posts always make me think...I like that...Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11745604261113221887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-44881473026362097072009-05-04T07:50:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:50:00.000-07:00Your comment about insurance salesmen made me laug...Your comment about insurance salesmen made me laugh, because I actually work in insurance sales and am terribly understimulated. LOL<br /><br />There is safety in numbers though, isn't there? So many of us feel that we have to remain "responsible to our lives" and not rock the boat. You know that I am in a place in my life where I too am considering drastic changes. <br /><br />Best of luck to us both. But as my mom says, "Sometimes you just have to take the leap and learn to build your wings on the way down".Katalyst Ofminehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07059411095876470449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-14381420207487777952009-05-04T06:45:00.000-07:002009-05-04T06:45:00.000-07:00I've jumped off of a cliff several times now. And ...I've jumped off of a cliff several times now. And each time, my parachute had some holes in it. So here I am...battered, bored and barely getting by. But I'm lucky to be alive and living in a gorgeous place. If I had to do it all over again, I'd probably take the same risks. You have talents I can only dream of. And probably a lot more common sense than I have. Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-91915552287818708122009-05-04T02:49:00.000-07:002009-05-04T02:49:00.000-07:00I'm one of the lucky ones who jumped and the parac...I'm one of the lucky ones who jumped and the parachute opened ever so softly. I came to a foreign country alone with two small children and $125 to my name and now I spend my days reading, painting, blogging and watching the birds at my window. It often pays to jump! I seem to have had a host of guardian angels and have been very lucky.Canarybirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597325686945512447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-5825195935809196752009-05-04T00:31:00.000-07:002009-05-04T00:31:00.000-07:00Encouraging,thanks jo! :)Encouraging,thanks jo! :)Miss_Nobodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09453887483995999202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-89694186884255562312009-05-03T19:45:00.000-07:002009-05-03T19:45:00.000-07:00Leslie, yes! Here I go...!
LGS, *heh* wouldn't t...Leslie, yes! Here I go...!<br /><br />LGS, *heh* wouldn't that be wonderful if we could spend our days blogging, painting, reading, and just generally goofing around!?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-40755095136266838452009-05-03T18:51:00.000-07:002009-05-03T18:51:00.000-07:00Very inspirational, Jo. But who can I find to pay...Very inspirational, Jo. But who can I find to pay me for "goofing around"? How about pay me to write a blog? Yah!Lone Grey Squirrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16892067644551128013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-58099453572394804382009-05-03T18:03:00.000-07:002009-05-03T18:03:00.000-07:00One...two...three....
JUMP!
I'll catch ya~One...two...three....<br /><br /><br />JUMP!<br /><br />I'll catch ya~Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-83625598329102891432009-05-03T15:20:00.000-07:002009-05-03T15:20:00.000-07:00Paula, that's just the good news I need to hear! ...Paula, that's just the good news I need to hear! I am mustering up all my courage to jump. :-)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-70774463840641140532009-05-03T14:54:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:54:00.000-07:00Believe it or not the "parachute" always opens whe...Believe it or not the "parachute" always opens when you need it. Sometimes it has a few holes in it, and you may have a rough landing, or get a few bumps and bruises, but you always survive and can walk away.Paula Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923061193682673368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-65449648629070487422009-05-03T14:52:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:52:00.000-07:00Tinkerbell, yes, we spend a lifetime trying to fig...Tinkerbell, yes, we spend a lifetime trying to figure out just who (whom?) we are, don't we?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-90730896842940021562009-05-03T14:31:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:31:00.000-07:00Authenticity ~ the self wants it, but still their ...Authenticity ~ the self wants it, but still their is some internal resistance to that concept ...roxanne s. sukhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16424834424208118694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-85000902395069547132009-05-03T14:28:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:28:00.000-07:00Maureen, yes, the grass is always greener, isn't i...Maureen, yes, the grass is always greener, isn't it? When we work full-time, we wish we had more time off. I'm glad you are working again, at something you are happy with. No I have never read either of those books, but thank you for suggesting them!<br /><br />Kathy, when I read your blog, and your stories of your life, I think what an interesting life you have! I would love to be doing what you do. :-) It's all relative, isn't it?Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-26569234120697446132009-05-03T14:27:00.001-07:002009-05-03T14:27:00.001-07:00ah to do what you love, what you want and not what...ah to do what you love, what you want and not what you have to.....its always been a dream. to discover the talent that lies inside each of us is truly the key to life....jack cjackc50https://www.blogger.com/profile/05147207415445564292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-76673165107661949702009-05-03T14:27:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:27:00.000-07:00ah to do what you love, what you want and not what...ah to do what you love, what you want and not what you have to.....its always been a dream. to discover the talent that lies inside each of us is truly the key to life....jack cjackc50https://www.blogger.com/profile/05147207415445564292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-30458757096431365152009-05-03T14:18:00.000-07:002009-05-03T14:18:00.000-07:00That is pretty much where I was until we decided t...That is pretty much where I was until we decided to buy this campground...... I don't know if this was the right choice, but it certainly is different. I still don't think my husband and I- as a unit- have found exactly what we want. I am pretty content, while he is not. Fatigue is a major factor, too. See, when I am tired; I ramble!Kathy's Klotheslinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17881966393157941515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-49076885334005086612009-05-03T12:48:00.000-07:002009-05-03T12:48:00.000-07:00The trick is balance. Having just found a job I re...The trick is balance. Having just found a job I really like after being unemployed and completely broke but very busy doing art and photography (and blogging), I am happy to be working again but I do miss having my time to myself. Just set aside a chunk of time that is yours and stick to it. Have you read The Artist's Way or A Room Of One's Own?Maureenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15671965875944032395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-65498688719234034572009-05-03T11:34:00.000-07:002009-05-03T11:34:00.000-07:00Hilary, *chuckle* Yes, and a paint box. :-)
Leah,...Hilary, *chuckle* Yes, and a paint box. :-)<br /><br />Leah, thank you. :-)<br /><br />Greenpanda, you are young enough yet to find out what you love to do, and to get paid for it. Do it!<br /><br />A Human... <EM>no</EM>, you are not whining at all! You are expressing what probably 75% of everyone feels.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-16986548701963846702009-05-03T11:31:00.000-07:002009-05-03T11:31:00.000-07:00I am at the same crossroad in my life. I would lo...I am at the same crossroad in my life. I would love to just break away from all responsibilities and do my own thing. However, I am in no position to do that at present, or even in the future as far as I can see. So please Jo, go ahead and do it for both of us... and the thousands of other women who are sitting in the same place I am in.<br /><br />If I sounded over the top, please forgive me; I really needed that bit of a whine.A human kind of humanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12944399986334367708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-31967340837723235132009-05-03T11:29:00.000-07:002009-05-03T11:29:00.000-07:00I agree. Right now I'm deciding what career path t...I agree. Right now I'm deciding what career path to take....................... :/Stephen Leachhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720789467732403971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-20630547684475487412009-05-03T11:26:00.000-07:002009-05-03T11:26:00.000-07:00Well said, as always.Well said, as always.Leah Fryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18158981037468411293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-41933936939816116522009-05-03T11:18:00.000-07:002009-05-03T11:18:00.000-07:00Right over there.... it look suspiciously like an ...Right over there.... it look suspiciously like an easel. ;)Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-59491178913744940232009-05-03T10:58:00.000-07:002009-05-03T10:58:00.000-07:00Hilary, yes. That's why I have posted the paintin...Hilary, yes. That's why I have posted the paintings of Giorgio Morandi. These paintings inspire me. Now -- where is my parachute? *heh*Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03382221688268676914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1518800171649154035.post-20302230379954293962009-05-03T10:57:00.000-07:002009-05-03T10:57:00.000-07:00Your talents are very much in the forefront.. noth...Your talents are very much in the forefront.. nothing hiding there. Perhaps you need to focus on painting more than you have?Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.com