tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30753983.post7100344082116783953..comments2023-09-30T03:37:30.315-04:00Comments on Guardienne of the Tomes: Of Personal Failures and Healthwarmaidenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08391769344411207864noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30753983.post-60777841590541769982008-08-22T10:25:00.000-04:002008-08-22T10:25:00.000-04:00@C Rader - Thanks :) It's always goo d to know tha...@C Rader - Thanks :) It's always goo d to know that everyone else has to make sacrifices and tough decisions too. I find that looking at others from the outside, knowing nothing, makes it seem like everyone else is simply living a seamless life of frenetic activity and liking it. <BR/><BR/>@Chatty - you're right. Gotta prioritize, or everything falls down.warmaidenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08391769344411207864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30753983.post-29049582406638455562008-08-22T07:07:00.000-04:002008-08-22T07:07:00.000-04:00Like the previous commenter, I also thought your p...Like the previous commenter, I also thought your posted schedule was a killer. I've thought about it over the past week or so as I've been trying to decide if I should take a class this fall. I love being a student, and I know I would love the subject area, but with my dog and two kids, and my job of course, I know I'd be cutting corners elsewhere. And my dog and my kids and my husband and my job deserve my attention, you know?<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I don't think you should feel like a quitter at all. I think this kind of self-evaluation is incredibly healthy, and you should feel good about taking care of yourself... or else you'd spend the whole fall feeling guilty about something, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30753983.post-7969957671738663412008-08-21T22:48:00.000-04:002008-08-21T22:48:00.000-04:00Hey Colleen,Good post. I have to admit, when I re...Hey Colleen,<BR/><BR/>Good post. I have to admit, when I read your schedule a while back, I thought 'oy vey, that's a killer'.<BR/><BR/>I deal with these issues in my life too, although being a man, it manifests in very different ways, but I also have the experience of my wife to draw on, which is somewhat similar to your own.<BR/><BR/>We (my wife and I) face the same struggle, to work or to hit the gym. Usually, we are good for a few weeks, then sometimes get sidelined by injuries or illness, then it is a struggle all over again.<BR/><BR/>I often have to fight the urge to make everything matter, because I learned that if I am the judge, it will never be enough.<BR/><BR/>It is not quitting to realize that you might have bit off more than you want to chew. It is enlightened self knowledge and a humble acceptance that you choose your limits. It is not quitting to admit you made a mistake.<BR/><BR/>Sure, it's embarrassing to spit it out, but is it so much worse than forcing yourself to chew and swallow something you really don't want to eat?<BR/><BR/>Take care of yourself, and you will last longer to do better, greater things. Love your dog, love your life. You don't have to prove anything. You are already there.Conrad R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05794351499665191188noreply@blogger.com