How many are so into the every-day rut of work, etc., that they have no chance to really live their lives?

Question

Life is not all about work...as necessary as it may be. However, so many just don't have the time to see the places, and do the things, that makes life worth living. Comments?

Uncle Dodge: I'm sorry that things aren't going your way, and hope that the situation improves--very soon. I also hope that you can soon see your dreams come true.

Answer 1

I really dont have that problem Im kind of the opposite I dont work enough at anything.

Answer 2

Most of us are in a rut of some sort or another and, as I warn people "the only difference between a rut and a grave is how deep you've dug yourself." (you can quote me on that)

I am not in a rut. I in a rut and realized that I'm too young to be a zombie and that I needed to get more enjoyment out of life. I've made it a point to do things that bring more enjoyment and exceitement into my life. I laugh a lot more.

We all MAKE the time to do what's important for us. We need to think "outside the rut."

I remember when my father was in the hospital and I was at work, I got the message that my mother had called and I went white because I was afraid she was calling to tell me that Dad had died. We had already been told he could go any day. The HR person told me "Use your bereavement days NOW, while he's alive, to be with him" so I took the next day off and spent the whole day with him. It was the best thing I could have done because it was his last day. He died very early the next morning.

Don't let important things like being with a loved one and letting him or her know how much they mean to you slip by because you may NOT get a 2nd chance.

Answer 3

What is life? After who knows how many centuries of raging against the machine, are any of us better off for it? And could it be that this isn't helped by our calling something "life" when it's really a poor substitute? Today we think generally that socializing and having a good time are life--our life. But it looks more to me to be just an attempt to escape the machine, more than anything else.
We live in an over-populated world. This has required compromises and adjustments on our part which I believe that we are no longer conscious of, so we have a tendency to simply "act out" like children, we know not why.
Not to look back to a golden era or anything, but in times past, work and else in life were once in a more harmonious balance which we are going to be forced to return to one day, because the world we live in today is simply not sustainable over the long haul. When that happens (if we survive it), we will look back at the present and shake our heads over the collective madness of it all.

Answer 4

You are so so right, but unfortunately, it takes money or at least freedom from needing money to live as freely as we did when we took off to follow the mush...er I mean the sun.

I was without children, no husband, and ran off after first year undergrad to the opposite coast. Free as a bird, I thought, though I hurt my parents beyond comprehension. As a person with connections, one is never completely free. You must consider the consequences of your actions. If you do not, you are a selfish narcissist. I will never again take action without weighing the consequences that I impose upon others. be it a stranger in the laundry or the little dude who rounds up the carts at the grocery store. It's not really about work, it's about knowing that everyone is WORTH consideration. When I do something small on a Monday, I feel as though I've chipped a piece of the grand canyon, if you know what I mean... life's greatest wonders are the ones we create, or contribute to bit by bit. I am rambling. can I have another mushroom please?

Answer 5

Many years ago I realised I was in a rut, an unhappy marriage, a job that had me under extreme pressure that I couldn't handle.
To cut a long story short I split with the wife, quit my job and bummed about for a couple of years, working part time as a painter.
I then found a job labouring in a railway workshop and that was 7 of the happiest years of my life.

Answer 6

My issue is that I decided to have kids after 31 years of independent travel and living for the moment. Now I'm in a mess since the mother of my children turned out to be only in it for the money.

I've been a security guard since the divorce and it really holds me back. I want to broadcast sports or do a radio show. Maybe even host a top-notch karaoke show.

Answer 7

Yes, that would be me. I'm 46, a school teacher and I'd have to go back to school to higher my education, which would be difficult to do.

Answer 8

I guess I am.
Get up>email>answers>breakfast>answers>chores>answers>walk>answers>lunch>nap>answers>walk>answers>make dinner>answers> have dinner>answers>bed.

Answer 9

I m .and like me many people are there