Comments on: Conflict http://blog.logtar.com/2005/10/26/conflict/ Just a child stuck in adulthood Wed, 03 Dec 2008 23:44:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Mo http://blog.logtar.com/2005/10/26/conflict/#comment-52575 Mo Fri, 28 Oct 2005 00:02:50 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=569#comment-52575 Beautiful quote! Beautiful quote!

]]> By: logtar http://blog.logtar.com/2005/10/26/conflict/#comment-52407 logtar Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:49:44 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=569#comment-52407 The prospect of immortality has always enticed me, not because of my fear of death, but because of the amount of knowledge I would be able to acquire. I would love to be able to speak every mayor language. The prospect of immortality has always enticed me, not because of my fear of death, but because of the amount of knowledge I would be able to acquire. I would love to be able to speak every mayor language.

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.logtar.com/2005/10/26/conflict/#comment-52404 Daniel Thu, 27 Oct 2005 12:39:45 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=569#comment-52404 I meant to put this in my long ass reply. Stumbled across this quote engraved on a necklace in a store once: "Live like you'll die tomorrow. Learn as if you'll live forever." - Mahatma Gandhi I meant to put this in my long ass reply. Stumbled across this quote engraved on a necklace in a store once:

“Live like you’ll die tomorrow. Learn as if you’ll live forever.” - Mahatma Gandhi

]]> By: April http://blog.logtar.com/2005/10/26/conflict/#comment-52380 April Wed, 26 Oct 2005 17:04:26 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=569#comment-52380 I absolutely am in LOVE with that quote! I absolutely am in LOVE with that quote!

]]> By: Jorgeq http://blog.logtar.com/2005/10/26/conflict/#comment-52379 Jorgeq Wed, 26 Oct 2005 16:31:46 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=569#comment-52379 Overall great entry Logtar! I am a firm believer that "helping others is more rewarding than simply getting ahead." I recently <a href="http://www.jorgeq.com/wordpress/archives/141" rel="nofollow">referenced</a> to a similar situation in my case. Overall great entry Logtar! I am a firm believer that “helping others is more rewarding than simply getting ahead.” I recently referenced to a similar situation in my case.

]]> By: Daniel http://blog.logtar.com/2005/10/26/conflict/#comment-52377 Daniel Wed, 26 Oct 2005 14:21:11 +0000 http://blog.logtar.com/?p=569#comment-52377 Without knowing it, that quote sums up my life. A couple of years ago I found that I couldn't sleep and I was depressed all the time. After spending quite a few nights thinking and evaluating my life I realized that I didn't enjoy anything. I didn't look forward to anything - everything was just a series of bulleted items on my life's to-do list. My first step towards reclaiming my "self" was to curb my consumerism and simplifying things. For many months I took it to the extreme and only shopped and bought things from local vendors or smaller chains. Instead of going to Safeway or Albertson's I'd go to the local market. Instead of driving everywhere I'd walk when I could or rode my bike (this mostly stopped when my number of jobs went from 1 to 3). I stopped going to Starbucks and cut way back on my fast food. I kept telling myself what my dad always told me "Use the K.I.S.S. method - Keep It Simple, Stupid!" That really helped me get my sleep back and feel better about myself. Lately, I just try to find things, little things, every day to be happy and excited about. When I get bummed that I have to get up at 2am to go to work, I remember that in doing so, I get to get off work in time to get my daughter from school. And on the way I get to pick up the baby from the wife's work and see him smile at me. My wife and I also try to find little things to do to spend at least a few minutes of quality time together each night. We call them our dates. SOmetimes we have "ice cream dates" or we pop a disk from a season of Friends in the DVD player and have a "Friends date". Every day I have something to look forward to by focusing on the little things. Without knowing it, that quote sums up my life.

A couple of years ago I found that I couldn’t sleep and I was depressed all the time. After spending quite a few nights thinking and evaluating my life I realized that I didn’t enjoy anything. I didn’t look forward to anything - everything was just a series of bulleted items on my life’s to-do list.

My first step towards reclaiming my “self” was to curb my consumerism and simplifying things. For many months I took it to the extreme and only shopped and bought things from local vendors or smaller chains. Instead of going to Safeway or Albertson’s I’d go to the local market. Instead of driving everywhere I’d walk when I could or rode my bike (this mostly stopped when my number of jobs went from 1 to 3). I stopped going to Starbucks and cut way back on my fast food. I kept telling myself what my dad always told me “Use the K.I.S.S. method - Keep It Simple, Stupid!” That really helped me get my sleep back and feel better about myself.

Lately, I just try to find things, little things, every day to be happy and excited about. When I get bummed that I have to get up at 2am to go to work, I remember that in doing so, I get to get off work in time to get my daughter from school. And on the way I get to pick up the baby from the wife’s work and see him smile at me. My wife and I also try to find little things to do to spend at least a few minutes of quality time together each night. We call them our dates. SOmetimes we have “ice cream dates” or we pop a disk from a season of Friends in the DVD player and have a “Friends date”. Every day I have something to look forward to by focusing on the little things.

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