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Spitfiregrrl -> Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 4:01:19 PM)

I've been thinking and I really don't know how to put this in words. First off does anyone feel like there is something they should be doing....a calling of some sort... that for some reason they can't seem to start or there is some obstruction and if so what was the circumstance and how did you overcome it? Also I just have a lot of pent up frustration like it seems like there is no real way to release it sometimes...its so pent up...it goes in spurts...wish there was some good outlet that I could release this. I have too much energy sometimes. Excercise is one but is there any other alternatives?



pahunkboy -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 4:25:12 PM)

yes!!!!  i considered teaching English in China, moving to Hawaii, and a bunch of other things. Instead I stay inside my self imposed prison.



Spitfiregrrl -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 4:42:42 PM)

It's never to late to start over again.



pahunkboy -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 5:34:05 PM)

they say to do it while you are young. i was able to travel when i was younger- my 1st apartment had a view of the Chicago skyline. i was an urban pioneer,  typically ild say i had a mundane life- but i have boxes of momentos that prove otherwise.

you see, i have a bad back. so there are limitations.

i want to do more- as in a life calling- but cant identify it. one idea was to pack up head for Oklahoma and meet Brian.  ild like him or a guy of his calibur.  there is more then just sex. yes sex is fun...but there is more.

if i should die- my sister is to sort my personal effects- she is the only one that could handle or make sense of any of it.

i was an extra in 2 movies... that was fun. done some neat artwork.

went to college- the berkley of the midwest- i enjoyed that.

for today im chugging water to hydrate. :-)

what is your calling?



pahunkboy -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 5:46:10 PM)

this is an interesting thread. my best friend is doing the whore of the century phaze. at times i want to tell him - that it is repulsive- to have some self respect!  he gets guys i could only dream of. pick a few play toys and leave it at that. its like asking for a fatal STD. 

his bf of 18 years left him on christmas eve a few years back. 

a month or so back i gets a call. "roger, i need to talk to you. a man died in my bed tonight".

sorry for the rant...



ScienceBoy -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 5:54:07 PM)


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ORIGINAL: Spitfiregrrl
I have too much energy sometimes. Excercise is one but is there any other alternatives?


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So do something with it? Go volunteer your time and energy for the good of those who need it. Build a ship in a bottle. Take up tennis. Play Second Li.. do something!

In the grand bumbling search for meaning and purpose in life, seek adventure. Purpose doesn't fall into most people's laps - go find one :)

Last time I got bored and lost, I went volunteer teaching in Thailand for a few months. Kept me sane for ages. (Wears off after a bit, so I've scheduled new adventures: sky diving, learning tai chi, visiting Berlin, storm chasing in the US next year, seeing the aurora, etc.)

Not that bemoaning one's malaise and lack of direction isn't soothing too :)



LotusSong -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 6:44:21 PM)

What I wanted and what I got is the surprise. 
 
I wanted to be a Doctor.  Life's twists and turns squelched that idea. 
 
Then the MS put the a nail in it. 
 
However, my calling was then unavoidable. 
 
The way I have handled my "misfortune' has been seen as "inspirational" to others in spite of myself.  So I guess my calling is to be an inspiration to those that need it.  Sort of a life coach at times :)  I have been forced to  trade knowledge for wisdom.  I work in the trenches of life, so to speak.



pahunkboy -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 6:49:33 PM)

i met some inteeresting people back when i took the bus across country. it is not reall comfy- but it is interesting.  was a volunteer at the homeless shelter. that was interesting.

the fact that the OP posted this says alot.

at the momet im trying to train a parrot.



LotusSong -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 6:55:28 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

i met some inteeresting people back when i took the bus across country. it is not reall comfy- but it is interesting.  was a volunteer at the homeless shelter. that was interesting.

the fact that the OP posted this says alot.

at the momet im trying to train a parrot.


Write me if you need me. I've been involved with parrots since 1985 :)



dcnovice -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 9:07:02 PM)

quote:

First off does anyone feel like there is something they should be doing....a calling of some sort... that for some reason they can't seem to start or there is some obstruction


That same feeling has been gnawing at me in a big way lately. No answers, alas.



Sinergy -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 9:17:28 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: Spitfiregrrl

I've been thinking and I really don't know how to put this in words. First off does anyone feel like there is something they should be doing....a calling of some sort... that for some reason they can't seem to start or there is some obstruction and if so what was the circumstance and how did you overcome it? Also I just have a lot of pent up frustration like it seems like there is no real way to release it sometimes...its so pent up...it goes in spurts...wish there was some good outlet that I could release this. I have too much energy sometimes. Excercise is one but is there any other alternatives?


I have always felt destined to be a catalyst for the empowerment of other people

I tried this with religion.

I tried this teaching martial arts, school, etc.

And one day I stumbled upon the full contact self defense.

I say pretty much anything I want to people, I get paid to try to anger them.

Then I get kicked in the head as they expiate their rage.

I lose each and every fight.  Paying attention only to how hard I am fighting them so I do not overwhelm them but I make them work a bit harder today than the did last class.

Most people I have known could not do this job.  Ego gets in the way, etc.

If there is anything I am supposed to be doing, I imagine this is it.  I even got another job that lets me do it whenever the company needs me.

Sinergy



subjected2006 -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 9:53:08 PM)

~if you get worked up..full of energy or angst..the only way to keep plaque from settling in your veins is exercise.~
I wanted to be a mid-wife.
It didnt pan out.
But I have had a good life.
It's getting better.
I felt like I was missing something till I discovered bdsm and my place in it.
it's better..but that feeling that I am not doing all I can still pops up some times,
when it does I do something productive.
it's a shame when the barometer for our lives is a paycheck.
I have to remember that its ok if  I  take  life day by day sometimes instead of having a long range plan for everything.
Remember,
Chill now..before the shit hits the fan ,kiddies, because it always will,sooner or later.









SirKenin -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 10:04:06 PM)

I wanted to be a pilot.  The only problem is that I have the attention span of a goldfish, so they would never give Me a license.  Now I work on computers.



sub4hire -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 10:40:56 PM)

No callings for me.  Although most of my life people have told me I have callings.

A writer..which I always respond...I'm not that apt at the english language to be one.

An attorney...because I can argue most any point and win, while doing so make people feel like they are 2 inches tall.

A teacher, because I have always put education high in my life.  Though, I don't feel I have the patience to teach anyone anything.

So, no personal callings but many that people have thrust upon me.
I like helping other's and I made it my career to do so.  Guess you could call that a calling.

No real frustration here for me.



cuddleheart50 -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 10:45:14 PM)

I wanted to be a social worker, or a nurse.  But, that didnt work out.



trannysub007 -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/21/2006 10:47:30 PM)

   i went to college right after high school because my father wanted me to. i took calculus, Art History, Botany and French. i also took a lifeguarding class for an extra class. 27 years later i teach swimming and lifeguarding at the local YWCA. Nice to know i am using what i learned in college!
  Oh, by the way, i do feel this is my calling. i'm pretty good at my job, too.



MistressTexas -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/22/2006 12:11:44 AM)

I honestly think my calling in life is Emergency Medicine. I love it and understand it in a way I've never felt before. It makes sense to me on a really basic level, and when I do it I feel "right." Even when I'm crying into my bathtub because I lost someone, I know its right. And I've been deluding myself about getting out of it for a while.. Getting out and doing my BA or BSc... maybe even a BSc Nursing. Even a critical care RN has less connection to violent death than a Paramedic, because they see the patient after the patient has at least been stabilized enough for transport. So as it stands now, my *calling* Is staring me in the face, and I know its what I want.. but at the same time it terrifies me.



DiurnalVampire -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/22/2006 12:14:41 AM)

I am lead to believe that my calling in life is to help otehr people rebuild themselves. Most of my friends have had low or no self esteem becasue of things that had happened to them in their pasts.  I am told often how much of a help I am in making their lives better and helping them realize their own self worth. 
Honestly, I can be very happy with this calling.  I have been told I was an angel at least once, so I can defaintely deal with that.

DV



meatcleaver -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/22/2006 3:57:18 AM)

I have neither been infected with Catholic guilt nor a Protestant work ethic. For me ambition is for other people, I have just got on with my life doing what I've wanted to do, which hasn't stopped me doing moderately well but I never had a goal.

Years ago I had a brief fling with politics but I was repulsed by the people who succeeeded in politics (on both sides) so now I am a member of the permanent opposition.



pahunkboy -> RE: Your calling in life.. (11/22/2006 4:21:34 AM)

One promise I did make to myself- I was not going to work myself into an early grave- as my dad and his dad did-



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