Friday, August 21, 2009

The Ups and Downs of Life

Up -
That feeling I get after I help someone at work to change their life.

Down -
The days when I have done everything at work that I could possible think of and still have 6 hours left in the day.

Up -
The days that are wreck free on the interstate and I still have time to have a life after work.

Down -
The really irritating days that it takes nearly 2 hours to get home with no possible way of shortening the time.

Up -
The days when the high is only 80ish with a delightful breeze.

Down -
Yesterday - over 100 degrees in a car for an hour with no A/C.

Up -
Having a strong boy to throw me around and make me feel like a princess while Dancing.

Down -
The fickleness of feelings.

Up -
Having passions in life.

Down -
Not knowing how to make them happen.

Up -
The days when I don't have time to take a lunch to work and am forced to eat a McDonald's hamburger for lunch. Yes, this is an up!!

Down -
When I get to work and realize the lunch I'd nicely prepared is made with spinach that has gone bad...

Up -
When I am inspired by something that I've read.

Down -
I'm not going to write a down because I feel like if I have an equal number of ups and downs, that's a little pessimistic.

Up -
Wherever I was in my dream last night. It was a very happy and beautiful place!

There you go. That sums up the thoughts and feelings of the last few weeks. As for the day to day adventure of life, I feel sometimes as lost as always. I thought that ended with graduation, haha. It turns out that I'm really great with the long-term vision and goals of my life. It's just the little short ones that throw me for a loop; but, all is well.
Happy Saturday.

2 comments:

  1. you make me laugh with your "I'm not going to do equal ups and downs because then I am pessimistic." All your things are exactly what I think. Well, except for the fickleness of feelings for a man. I am madly in love with my husband, luckily. But the career stuff and the having passions but figuring out how to make them into a careet - that's tricky. And don't worry so much about feeling lost. You're in a very transitionary stage in life. Make some plans (a trip, a goal, etc) - it's always helpful to have something to look forward to and then just take each day as they come. Try not to worry so much about the long-term goals at this point. Does that make sense?

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  2. Becky! I hope you're doing well. Are you working in Salt Lake? Where are you living now?

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