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Yearning for More...Much More
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Originally posted by TheIceMan: Well, here's the 3 month update. I have since moved and settled on the island of Saipan. I'm glad that I stopped wishing and started doing. I can't explain it other than to say that this move, the island, the job, the people and things here feel "right" for me somehow. I guess I just really needed and wanted something different from Dallas. Since moving here, I have gotten to play beach volleyball with professional players from the US (Paul Baxter & Scott Wong) and from Japan. I have volunteered with XTERRA (it's like a short triathlon), flown on planes barely bigger than some cars, watched high school kids husk coconuts with their TEETH, gotten involved in outrigger canoeing, and so many other cool things. Truth be told, I was scared moving here because I didn't know what to expect. I only knew 2 other people (friends from college) and no one else. It took about 23 hours and 7,000 miles but here I am. The job is very nice. The people here in the Northern Mariana Islands are so hospitable. It's so rewarding to go to work knowing that people appreciate you for what you do. Anyways, I have stopped "yearning for more" and started "living for more". Now, I look forward to visiting Australia, New Zealand, Thailand, Japan, and so many places I've never been before. Well, that's about it. Peace.  To those who can dream there is no such place as faraway. |
Congrats on everything and good luck. Sounds like you are doing great and having fun.
I can relate very strongly with what you are saying. Here's my advice: Don't screw up.
I mean, I've made a lot of mistakes in life trying to scratch that itch. Usually they revolve around the idea tha some kind of dramatic action needs to be taken. It doesn't. Rarely does it.
I sounds like you and I share an inner buzz -- it doesn't go away overnite no matter what you do. I promise. It takes years and years.
So take it easy. Get you excitement in measured doses. Plan a trip to Europe. Find a really pleasant and attractive hooker. Drink yourself silly once a month. But don't rearrange your life much and don't take any radical steps to quell the storm inside.
Counseling doesn't hurt, either.
wolfen
I mean, I've made a lot of mistakes in life trying to scratch that itch. Usually they revolve around the idea tha some kind of dramatic action needs to be taken. It doesn't. Rarely does it.
I sounds like you and I share an inner buzz -- it doesn't go away overnite no matter what you do. I promise. It takes years and years.
So take it easy. Get you excitement in measured doses. Plan a trip to Europe. Find a really pleasant and attractive hooker. Drink yourself silly once a month. But don't rearrange your life much and don't take any radical steps to quell the storm inside.
Counseling doesn't hurt, either.
wolfen
One cool thing about life is you can start over at just about any time if you put your mind to it.
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Originally posted by mitchell_pgh: One cool thing about life is you can start over at just about any time if you put your mind to it. |
One of the better quotes on Macnn. It gives me hope all unto itself 
Amazing read IceMan!
Coincidentally, I just received my offer from Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia today. So now it's final: I'm moving from the cold north and my "safe" design job to sun, beaches and easy living in one of the finest climates on earth. And yes, my 17" AlBook will be coming with me, and my girl Veronica will too. Happy day this. Happy day.
Coincidentally, I just received my offer from Bond University, Gold Coast, Australia today. So now it's final: I'm moving from the cold north and my "safe" design job to sun, beaches and easy living in one of the finest climates on earth. And yes, my 17" AlBook will be coming with me, and my girl Veronica will too. Happy day this. Happy day.
enjoy life.
- - e r i k - - Congrats to you and good luck with school and life in Australia. You have quite a long flight awaiting you.
wolfen: Thanks for the advice. Don't worry, I'm taking it all in slowly. I haven't done anything "insane" (yet). Funny thing you mentioned counseling...because I am a counselor! Crazy huh?
And for the rest, thank you for your kind and supportive words. It's amazing when I read back to my original post. I could still "feel" the anxiety and the "yearning for more." What a nice feeling to be able to "quell the storm inside" (as wolfen said). Although "quell" is more like "suppress or crush", I prefer "quench" as in "quenching or satisfying your thirst." Sorry, I just wanted to clarify that.
Again, thank you MacNN community.
wolfen: Thanks for the advice. Don't worry, I'm taking it all in slowly. I haven't done anything "insane" (yet). Funny thing you mentioned counseling...because I am a counselor! Crazy huh?
And for the rest, thank you for your kind and supportive words. It's amazing when I read back to my original post. I could still "feel" the anxiety and the "yearning for more." What a nice feeling to be able to "quell the storm inside" (as wolfen said). Although "quell" is more like "suppress or crush", I prefer "quench" as in "quenching or satisfying your thirst." Sorry, I just wanted to clarify that.
Again, thank you MacNN community.
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Originally posted by mitchell_pgh: One cool thing about life is you can start over at just about any time if you put your mind to it. |
Words to live by.