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Old 11-03-2011, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by er9027 View Post
Thanks for being honest...I knew I would hit a nerve when I said doing "nothing"..But YOU realize what I am talking about. Sense of accomplishment is going to be a problem. Even now when I hear people chatting about there phone service being bad...It Pi### me off cause it is normally easy to fix...IF YOU GET TO THE RIGHT PERSON. This is message will make many roll their eyes I'm sure !!!! I luv to listen though.
I get it, but the only people that should have a problem with missing a "sense of accomplishment" are those whose entire identity was tied to their career IMO. I had a couple of great careers, with plenty of accomplishments, but I always knew that my real life was away from work with friends and family. These days I have a great sense of accomplishment in; shooting a good golf score; grilling a perfect steak for friends; catching and cleaning a nice mess of fish; seeing my children succeed; seeing my grandchildren grow, mature, and succeed; admiring my yard after a day grooming it; spending the money I worked so hard, so long, and sacrificed so much, to save and accumulate. No looking back here, I have too much ahead of me.
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