Mediocre life?

Never really had ambition and am quite happy like that.

Look for the good in my life and not the bad. Have had a difficult life partly due to myself and now I just appreciate what is good.

Desire brings suffering so I try to want very little.
 
Dracata said:
Do you have a good life? Are you happy with where you are? job? love? family? money? everything?

Do you regret decisions you've made that have led to where you are, and not where you could have been?

Do you ever think of big changes?

Just curious..
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Do you have a good life? Yes on the whole things are pretty good. Somethimes I think there are more things I could or should be doing with it but they always seem to be stopped by time and money constraints

Are you happy with where you are? Not sure if you mean where I am in life or actual location. I think I've covered the former above so as for the latter... not really. I live in a nice village that is very convinient for work. Problem is that I live on a small early 80's housing estate in a semi. Whilst its all "nice" it all feels a bit like generic "my first family home" type accomodation. Having said that it could be a lot worse, I could be living in a new cram 'em in type estate. That said as soon as its possible to do so we will probably try and get ourselves a little bit more rural, even if thats just the outer edge of the same village, and into a place with a bit more character

job? Tricky one. My job is both the best job in the world and hugely frustrating at the same time. Coupled with the fact that it has no real progression means that its time I thought about moving on.

love? Very happy in this department. Been with a great girl for about 6 years now and known her for nearer 10. We bought our house together last October and its all been great so far.

family? I see loads of my direct family which as I'm an only child is limited to just my parents. Other than that I have no real contact with the rest of my family. See my Grandparents a couple of times a year and thats it. I should really try and see more of them.

money? Whilst we are far from rich we were careful not to stretch ourselves on our mortgage and other than a single credit card we pay off each month we don't use loans or credit. This couped with the fact that we've both had pay rises since setting up the mortgage means that whilst we don't have masses left over each month we don't really have to worry about money on a day to day basis. Overall its all good as you can always say you want more.

Do you regret decisions you've made that have led to where you are, and not where you could have been? Not really. I don't think I ever reached my full potential. I've never been great academically and I went off the rails slightly when doing my A levels coming out with just a D and F but it was enough to get me onto my foundation course that led to my degree. I struggled with the subject and came out with a 2:2 which I was happy with. yeah I could have probably worked harder at times but I don't think it would have made enough of a difference to get a 2:1. Maybe I would have been better off not going to uni but they were a fantastic 4 years that I'm glad I experienced.

Do you ever think of big changes? Quite often. At the moment its work related. My current job whilst not unique is quite uncommen and as far as progression goes I'm at the top of the (very small) tree. Coupled with the fact that the company as a whole is quite unsecure its time I start looking elsewhere. This will mean doing something very different and trying to find something without having to take a pay cut might be difficult. Once I get something with more security depending on if I've had to take a pay cut or not there is the possibility of *gulp* maybe having a little 'un :eek: Its something we haven't spoken about too much though as financially it just isn't viable at the moment.
 
Dracata said:
Do you have a good life? Are you happy with where you are? job? love? family? money? everything?
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Decent life, I'm not happy but I can't complain - I'm healthy, fit and was given an intelligent mind. Decent job, good pay, love isn't an option for me at the moment, as depressing as it is to say it I don't believe in it.

Family sucks as we've all fallen out and don't talk to each other; the only time we came together in the last 5 years was three weeks ago, to meet in hospital when my dad was diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Do you regret decisions you've made that have led to where you are, and not where you could have been?
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All the time. Turning down the placement in Geneva in favour of Cambridge weighs heavily on my mind (although I love Cambridge, the experience of Switzerland could have been amazing). Giving up the piano (albeit I was forced too, but I could make an effort now), not singing currently..

Do you ever think of big changes?
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Leaning heavily towards just upping sticks and moving to France for a few years, even if it means struggling.
 
I have nothing to worry or complain about really, I mean not really in the grand scheme of things. Compared to the 50% of the worl living on $2 a day or less, or people living under opression I think I'm having an outstanding time.

I do make an effort to stop, look around and appreciate what I have, but like most of us I probably still don't do it enough. It's easy to become disenfranchised in this society and to keep focussed on the things that really matter can be difficult, when our culture is increasingly material.

Depends what you want really and what you deem a succesful life. I have a clear vision of what that means to me and I guess at the moment I'm pretty much able to acheive it.
 
Do you have a good life? Yes, but then life is always what you make it and so I could have been in a gutter but still be relatively happy. Oscar Wilde once wrote "We are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars"

Are you happy with where you are? I've had a few bumps along the road, but I know that I have lots of prospects and I could be anywhere if I wanted it enough.

job? Well being a student as well at as sysadmin does take up a lot of hours in the day and is often very exhausting, but I do get enjoyment out of it and I know I am good at what I do.

love? This could be existant, but like Fox said, it'll hit you when you least expect it, so I've just gotta be patient.

family? As some of you may know, this has changed a lot for me in the past year and I'm still adjusting to it. It's great, a strange experience, but great :D

money? I'm a studnet, so I'm not loaded, but I have enough to do the things I want to do, so I'm happy.

Do you regret decisions you've made that have led to where you are, and not where you could have been? I have made decisions that I wouldn't make again, but I don't really regret them. I'm happy with who I am, and that's been shaped by the decisions I've made, so I think the means have justified the end.

Do you ever think of big changes? Without big changes life gets boring, and life is far too short to be boring. I plan to move to Canada at some point and I'm always dreaming of ways to make life more intersting, so in short, yes, all the time :)

Burnsy
 
Theres about a billion decisions i could have changed to give me a better life but i dont think of them.

I always think of now and i think this year is going well.

Job? ATM dont have one, but looking around.

Love? Im intrested in this girl and she intrested in me.

Money? I have been saving for a long time so i have quite a bit.

All in all ive done well.
 
malccy said:
Never really had ambition and am quite happy like that.

Look for the good in my life and not the bad. Have had a difficult life partly due to myself and now I just appreciate what is good.

Desire brings suffering so I try to want very little.
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Could not agree more. Sometimes when all you do is desire things in your life it can seem bloody empty. Enjoy what you have not what you haven't I say.
 
i'm fine now, well, missing two organs, but fine :)

quite a few other members have been through a similar experience

falling out of work is what was most annoying (now), as i'm deadly skint and finding it hard to get a job because i've been off for a year -even though in that year i've learned tons
 
Dracata said:
Do you have a good life? Are you happy with where you are? job? love? family? money? everything?

Do you regret decisions you've made that have led to where you are, and not where you could have been?

Do you ever think of big changes?

Just curious..
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My life has just turned for the better, IMO.

Having got a job, my money and career aspects of life are changing for the better. I have a partner that I love (and have done so for over 6 years).

Right now, my biggest regret is bloody credit cards. Once I'm confident I will stick this job out, I will dedicate myself to paying them back. But right now, I am going to enjoy the extra money.

I'm looking to move out of this house, soonish. The kitchen is far too small, and I feel we could get a better quality property for a slightly higher rent.

Just remember, your life won't change for you, and develop all by itself. You need to make changes, ideally positive ones.
 
Sometimes I think I have made some bad choices in my life but I think they shaped me into the person I am today and made me a bit wiser. They are mistakes I've made but I won't make them again and I'm a much better person for it.

However, I do wish I'd worked harder at school instead of messing around. I sometimes wish I'd bothered to go and do a degree but my parents couldn't afford to help out and I was working and on pretty good money by the time I was 21 so it's not all bad.

I would also have been more careful with my money during my early twenties and would have substantial savings by now but I'm past that and I'm making up for it by putting plenty away each month and being a bit more careful about spending my money on things I need rather than things I want.

I can't complain too much though, if I hadn't messed around in my early twenties I wouldn't have met my wife through the circle of friends I had when I used to go out clubbing all the time and right now I couldn't be happier with our relationship. Baby number one is due late on this December :D
 
Jez said:
There is literally no situation where i would meet one and get a chance to see them for enough time to even consider flirting/asking out. I dont have a problem getting one night stands, but i feel as though i am now past this and i really cant be bothered any more.

Bah humbug :(
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yea ok, you are older than me, but if you actually try, put your mind to it, you can get a girl. If you see a girl you really find attractive or something, just go up to her, and ask for her number.. or drop her a note in her bag or something.. trust mee..
 
salami1212 said:
yea ok, you are older than me, but if you actually try, put your mind to it, you can get a girl. If you see a girl you really find attractive or something, just go up to her, and ask for her number.. or drop her a note in her bag or something.. trust mee..
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Yes, love really is that simple :rolleyes:.
 
Hm. I regret not finishing up my a-levels at school, as it tripped of a long and very painful chain of events.

However, I ended up meeting my missus as a result of 5 years making stupid decisions, so i guess it all works out in the end.

Job....HA! redundancy cometh...I really liked the job, but now I'll have to go and do something I hate to pay the bills again. No, not that you dirty minded so and so. OR that.

Overall I'm happy enough, though I can be a right miserable git when the mood takes me.

TG
 
Dracata said:
Do you have a good life?
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In my opinion, yes I have a great life.

Are you happy with where you are?
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Considering my age and where I am I'm very happy with how I've done.

job?
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Yep, love every second of it

love?
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Can't complain there.

family?
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They are happy, so I'm happy.

money?
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Not a problem there.

everything?
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Aside from the above I have a fantastic group of friends that really make life what they are, that's where quality of life is, not in money, success, but your friends.

Do you regret decisions you've made that have led to where you are, and not where you could have been?
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None, everything usually works out. If it doesn't, it can be figured out.

Do you ever think of big changes?
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Constantly, but then again, I do worry a lot.

Just curious..
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Hopefully that uberquoterage will wet your curious lips :p
 
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