A good friend of mine sent me a bunch of quotes by Maya and this one resonated with me...
"I've learned that making a "living" is not the same thing as "making a life."
So true. I've heard it before but thought I'd share it. For me, making a life sure is much more fulfilling than making a living...no matter how much you love your job. I L-O-V-E-D my job in Advertising but without my family and friends, outside interests, and stopping to smell the roses every once and a while...what's life? You know what I'm sayin'?
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Thoughts, stories and notes of a born and bread East Coast gal who recently moved back from a long stint on the West Coast, became a Mom and is settling into life in suburbia. Hoping this blog makes it easier for family and friends far away to see my life as it unfolds.
About Me
- Beth
- Hong Kong
- Married with a 5 year old little man...both who make me smile on a daily basis. Excited, grateful, appreciative and completely game for this wild ride our family is about to embark on!
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- Happy Homemaker
- Hemstitch and Hydrangea
- In Organized Chaos
- Jilly
- L.A. Prep
- Ladybug's Picnic
- Life with LuLu
- Live.Love.Eat
- Magnolias, Marraige and Manhattan
- melissa c. morris
- Mom X 2
- Monogram Momma
- My Outside Voice
- Nautical by Nature
- One Fabulous Mom
- Pink Cashmere Cardigan
- Preppy Mama
- Puttin' on the G.R.I.T.S.
- Sharp Lily
- Some Like It Hot
- Something's Gotta Give
- Suburban Cupcake
- The Style Diaries
- Third Coast Preppy
- Tickled Pink and Green
- Tipsy in Madras
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5 comments:
I hear you loud and clear!!!!
I argue with my mother all the time about how to measure success! My take not, always $$$, but how fulfilled you feel at the end of the end of the day!
xci hear what you're saying! i agree with what maya has said...the pursuit of a life should be more valuable than the pursuit of a living. it is a challenge...one that requires us to stay grounded and keep our lives within a highly personal, customized perspective.
how funny that i just read this....i just got back from a "parade of homes" tour. you know that feeling of fighting back pure envy after seeing how the other half lives? i was fighting and then i read this and i have to say "thanks" for keeping it real. it reminded me that contentment and/or being grateful is a choice.
life is good.
i hear what you're saying! i agree with what maya has said...the pursuit of a life should be more valuable than the pursuit of a living. it is a challenge...one that requires us to stay grounded and keep our lives within a highly personal, customized perspective.
how funny that i just read this....i just got back from a "parade of homes" tour. you know that feeling of fighting back pure envy after seeing how the other half lives? i was fighting and then i read this and i have to say "thanks" for keeping it real. it reminded me that contentment and/or being grateful is a choice.
life is good.
HP-I do know what you are talking about! I like reading quotes like that because they make me think, help me put myself back in check with life whenever i get off course and as you say it truly does remind you like you said "contentment and/or gratefulness is a choice"! It's good to have choices:)
hqm-so true! The feeling of fulfillment at the end of the day is what it's all about:)
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