Ok, I want to get some interaction here. I would like to know what is your definition of success. Do you consider yourself successful?
I ask because I spent some time perusing myspace looking at the profiles of people I used to go to high school with. We are all in such a different places in our lives after 12 years. I barely keep up with the people I considered my friends. I will admit that when I read someone's profile who I think is more successful that I am, I get a slight twinge of jealousy. It just seems wrong, but it still happens.
I guess I live in my own little world I created and I am shocked by the changes people go through.
Any thoughts? What about your experiences on this?
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Who is this?
- Always-a-Student
- Texas, United States
- Adventures of a school lover! I just can't seem to stay out!
Me!
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Well as your older (wiser?) beautiful, cousin I would have to say that my defintion of success is being happy with yourself and having that feeling of self fulfilment. I have met and have friends that have there so called "dream job" have lots of money, have all of the outside appearances of "true" happyness. But when you look deeper into there true feelings they are not happy. That is not success with life. I feel that my life is very successful no I don't have my dream job I don't even work in the field that I went to school for but I do have a job that pays my bills. I feel that what makes me & my life a success is much more than a job & money. I have 3 wonderful children (they drive me nuts every once in awhile) I have a husband that I really beleive would die for me and our kids. We have our own home, no its not huge or glam, or anything really special but it is ours. We have wonderful exceptional family and friends that I really feel would go to the end of the world for us, as we would do for them. Success is not who dies with the most toys I think it is who dies & leaves the best things for others to enjoy in life. Ok so your cousin is strange but it takes all kinds to make the world go around.
Yeah, my cousin is strange. Kidding!
No, it's just that sometimes I reflect on the last 10 years and think I could have been accomplishing so much more! (As far as a career).
I'm fired up now. There's no stopping me! :)
I've been trying to answer this since you posted it and I keep coming back to no, I don't count myself successful. But where I get stuck is on the "why not" bit. What would I really consider successful that I don't currently have? Ok, well 1. INS off my back, but that's too obvious and really I need to learn to get past that since it's never going away. Or maybe that's just it, because of that I still feel "stuck" and I'm not doing the things I want to actually be doing (like not living in Texas).
There's still time. I'll get there. But I loved that you asked it, it's been on my mind and really making me think!
@ Triana,
*You* of all people should not feel not successful. Was that dreadful grammar or what?
I mean, you (and I) didn't get trapped by our "culture". That alone I consider a huge success.
I'm with you on the feeling stuck part, though. I would actually give up a small body part to not live in this state.
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