Living your lifes dream....Have you? Are you? Will you?...... (page 2)

Seeker4

I was looking over my list, and one thing I've been working at is developing new friendships. I had a lot of friends as a Witness, people I did stuff with all the time.

Needless to say, those are gone! I've been cultivating some new ones (there's a JW word, eh??), but it says what I mean. I've been consciously working at developing new friendships. Putting it on the list reminds me of that.

Oompa- would love to meet you. A few people PMed me about my workouts. You have to really work at it, and diet is a huge factor. I eat very clean probably 80 to 90 percent of the time. Lifting weights has to be part of your exercise, not just aerobic stuff, and you actually lose more weight by lifting than by running. Intensity is the key - no matter the exercise. A slow steady jog, or people "toning" with these tiny dumbbells - pretty much worthless if you really want to see results.

My focus has been fitness and my health. I'm getting that, and the side effects have been cool - flat stomach, toned, muscular body, lots of energy. I rewarded myself by buying a bunch of new t-shirts for summer - all in size small! Showing off the hard work!

S4

Awakened at Gilead

Oomps,

After your other thread which didn't go as you planned, I think this thread deserves some more attention. I think that S4's words are very encouraging, and I agree that we now need to figure out what we want to do to enjoy life now that we don't have a thousand years or more to while away in beautiful surroundings (uggghhhh... crap).

Have you though about doing your sailing thing in smaller increments? I mean, maybe your wife is not into going with you for a year.. how about a week's trip... or a month? Is that feasible. Maybe the smaller trips can satisfy your yearnings somewhat. If you do it without your wife, she can probably tolerate you going away for a week or 2 at a time... I dunno...

I am a lover of nature and mountains. For years I have never done any hiking since my JW wife will only walk through the mountains if we are in service (which worked for me when I lived in Ecuador and Honduras, but not in NYC). Tomorrow I am going hiking with a bunch of ~~worldly~~ normal people through meetup. So I will try to satisfy my goals incrementally ( as I try to work out what my new goals are). Today is actually my first free weekend in over a year since I spent almost all my free time since March 07 studying to get my BA. Now I'm done with studying and I want to enjoy life....

Just some thoughts... I hope you (and the wifey) are OK.

A@G

ninja

I'm living it guys....I'm living it........tomorrow.....I'm going fishing....woo hoo.......and tonight....I'm drinking....woo hoo......my wife and kids are away with other witnesses for the weekend and the house is so quiet....woo hoo......no problems at all whatsoever....only thing that could possibly spoil it is falling asleep and leaving the oven on while cooking my lasagne...setting the house on fire....but that ain't gonna happpppppppppenzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

restrangled

My husband and I were both born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago. We had long bitter winters, wet cold springs and 2 months of nice weather. One year my husband won a trip to Hawaii for us and we decided after that trip someday we would live in the tropics or at least in warm weather.

We were in our late 20's and the company he worked for filed for bankruptcy. We had a 3 year old and I was 8 months pregnant. We decided this was our opportunity to make a go of it. My husband was kept on to liquidate the company and we put our home up for sale. We took a weekend trip to Florida and he figured out what he wanted to do to is run his own company. Long story short, my husband drove ahead and started his company. I stayed back, packed up the house. The movers came and I flew with 2 small boys to Florida. We moved in with one of my relatives, found a home and the rest is history. That was in the spring of 1988. My baby was now 8 months old and my older son almost 4.

We had marvelous years of enjoying 80 degree weather over Christmas, a built in swimming pool, 1 hour from the best beaches, taking the kids to Disney world no more than 30 minutes away, etc., etc. Our kids were in private school, and life was fantastic. I loved the gardening and raising orchids and bromiliads, exotic vines, large ferns, palm trees, it really was a dream come true.

Of course things change, the economy changed, and we had to change, ...etc. We are now close or in to our 50's. The kids are raised, we still have our own business, we moved several times, but the weather is still great, we have a comfortable home, and my husband still works like hell in his own business.

Forgot to add that after being forced to revamp his business we were able to travel all over Europe. So we have had many, many dream fullfilled years.

Ironically, our kids want to move back to Chicago! Anyway, I believe we have lived some of our dreams but we have a few more!

r.

oompa

Restrangled...I like your story....that was a big move at a difficult time in life. Many of us are just too scared or whatever to make the big move........oompa

Hope4Others

This is an awesome thread and I love the idea's of lists of what you want to do...

We have all left a lot behind but lifes not over its just beginning...there's

lots to do out there and lots to see..I have decided this is going to be one great summer! And I will make

new friends. Hope all is well or leveled out oompa been worried about ya...

Love,

hope4others

oompa

Glad you like it Hope4Others. Sounds like your dream is finding a few great non-judgemental friends...who will be your friend no matter what! I must add that to my list. I would like to meet you and your new friends....maybe you would all become my friends so that I could feel free to NOT have you over for cookout with me and the wife.........yeah...still like that.......thanks for caring......oomps

Quirky1

My dream is to live near the Carolina coast have a bike and cruise the roads.

I don't live near the coast but I have had a bike but sold earlier this year. Thinking about acquiring a new one shortly.

As for living near the coast the wifey said she would move if I could sell our house.

Do you want to buy a house? You would be helping one achieve a life's dream!

LouBelle

Someone told me it was about taking his soul for a journy and he was going to show his soul a good time. I totally agree. I want to fulfill all my dreams if possible, but then make new ones and strive to fulfill those too.

My dreams are about travelling. Meeting great people. Do things that scare me. Yes I am about living them. Ultimatetly if I didn't have to work and had unlimited funds they would come true a whole lot sooner, but alas I have to practise patience.

momzcrazy

I always wanted to be a Mommy. I am that. Now what? Life's dream? What is that? Am I allowed to dream still?

momz

Living your lifes dream....Have you? Are you? Will you?......

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