Comments on: Wanting to Be Something Else http://www.familyresource.com/blog/2006/08/24/wanting-to-be-something-else/ Providing Tools for Life Through Online Education Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Jon Henshaw http://www.familyresource.com/blog/2006/08/24/wanting-to-be-something-else/#comment-127 Jon Henshaw Thu, 24 Aug 2006 19:12:46 +0000 http://www.familyresource.com/blog/2006/08/24/wanting-to-be-something-else/#comment-127 We\'re somewhat in the same boat and our strategy is just to get through it and to not force anything. If it\'s too much trouble to do the thing we really want to do, then quit worry about it -- as opposed to making it happen regardless of how insane it will make you and your family. I think it\'s all about balance. Even though we feel like we\'re supposed to be accomplishing all kinds of things in our life, ultimately, we can only do so much. The other thing we do is prioritize. For example, if our children come before our dreams of writing a book, going back to school, etc... then the choice is obvious. Especially since we\\\'re now here for them too, not just ourselves. My wife and I look forward to the day when our children are older and we can resume many of the things we did before (both alone and together). But until then, we\'re just keeping our heads down (focused) and moving forward. It sucks, but that\'s life, and we still have plenty of things to be thankful for, like our children and our marriage. We\’re somewhat in the same boat and our strategy is just to get through it and to not force anything. If it\’s too much trouble to do the thing we really want to do, then quit worry about it — as opposed to making it happen regardless of how insane it will make you and your family.

I think it\’s all about balance. Even though we feel like we\’re supposed to be accomplishing all kinds of things in our life, ultimately, we can only do so much. The other thing we do is prioritize. For example, if our children come before our dreams of writing a book, going back to school, etc… then the choice is obvious. Especially since we\\\’re now here for them too, not just ourselves.

My wife and I look forward to the day when our children are older and we can resume many of the things we did before (both alone and together). But until then, we\’re just keeping our heads down (focused) and moving forward. It sucks, but that\’s life, and we still have plenty of things to be thankful for, like our children and our marriage.

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