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that nagging.
The space between where you life is at now and the dream life that you have for yourself depends upon how in touch you are with that thing that GT calls “that nagging.” ”That nagging” is that invisible force that tugs and pulls at your heartstrings and has you up late at night watching fat blaster infomercials and “absolutely no money down” schemes sold to you by people who wear imposterific toupees. That nagging is that familiar and uncomfortably irritating voice in your spirit that won’t quit nor let up; even when you’re on the toilet… because its insistent upon being recognized. That nagging is your life’s truth, your destiny, your calling, your next move and usually the last thing you want to do because it means you just might have to dump that safe yet unfulfilling relationship, quit that brain dead job, surround yourself with better people…and do the unfathomable: choose.
Open for discussion. What is something that your imagine, dream or picture yourself doing? How do you deal with that nagging?
on November 19th, 2008 at 2:31 am
I drown it out with meaningless to do lists that I never manage to complete.
I gotta get my ish togetha!
on November 19th, 2008 at 9:34 am
That nagging for me right now is going to grad school in a city (close to) where I want to live for at least five years after I graduate. It’s scary cos I have to quit my job and go broke for 1.5 to 2 yrs before I can land that dream job.
I took the first step and got registered for GRE prep classes that will start in January. I’m crossing my fingers that things will turn out as planned.
on November 19th, 2008 at 10:42 am
I cannot deal with the nagging; it is killing me. I want to write; I want to go to law school; I want to get a Ph.D in Psychology; I want to mother all the girls whose mothers abandoned them or cannot otherwise care for them; I want to feel completely alive!!
But I am afraid, so the nagging continues…
~Ramona
on November 19th, 2008 at 10:48 am
I imagine myself being a teacher, poet, and performer, I deal with nagging by writing my Cubicle Crusaders blog about getting out of my current situation, it is giving me the kick in the butt I have desperately needed for so long, and it makes me accountable for it by putting it out in the world and it also has allowed me to gain an army of cheerleaders for my dreams. Dreams are easier with cheerleaders.
on November 19th, 2008 at 10:58 am
I deal with the nagging by making a detailed to do list of all the things I want to or need to accomplish to reach my goal, this includes researching cities, career industries in those cities, current economics in that city, graduates schools, etc. I make teh list doable so I can check stuff off and feel like i’m moving forward. that shuts her up a little. then I focus on my personal hobbies that keep me sane if I’m in a place where I’m just waiting to hear back about something (i.e. finding a job). working on personal hobbies keeps my soul refreshed (I paint and write). So that in teh end, when I land on where I’m going I can say I’ve actually put in the ground work to get here and am ready to receive my blessings or fruits of my labor. personal cheerleaders help too. Yes we can!
on November 19th, 2008 at 11:45 am
The nagging has become more insistent in the past month or so. It is pushing me to move back to NYC, go back to school, sleep on my Aunt’s couch if necessary, but GET IT DONE! It won’t leave me alone and your post scares me because the timing is so perfect. Completely indicative of where I am right now.
on November 19th, 2008 at 12:57 pm
Wow Folks.
You’re responses are indicative to how a majority of today’s women feel. I know that following your heart when the world tells you to follow the social order is a soul splitting divide that can leave you frozen…And yes…on a lonely ass road. That’s why most folks can’t take it. Some days I’m liberated in living my truth and somedays I’m a cube in an ice tray.
Most of us just want the formula for not failing. Not realizing that playing not to lose is the worst game eva. It’s a sucker’s bet. Life will always be about playing to win.
There’s also this thing called being broker than a joke. LOL…Nightmares of dangling a tin cup for change is the night mare of many……Only recently have I trained myself to use what I have as opposed to focusing on what I don’t have.
on November 19th, 2008 at 1:09 pm
GT - Thanks for the pick me up. I moved out to Cali with $60 in my pocket and NO connections. I built from the ground up because I wss compelled to move here. There were things I needed to do.
When I go back home, I’ll have a support system and in some respects it will be easier to make the reverse trip. I’ll have some $$ saved and have a better plan than when I left. Another shoe has dropped today and I don’t believe in ignoring signs.
First you post and now a new development have convinced me even more.
on November 19th, 2008 at 1:19 pm
Simone.
It appears as if you have enough where with all and experienced wisdom enough to know to follow your heart and GT thinks that’s awesome. When you shine your light others will either respect it or be inspired to action themselves…
Kudos!
on November 19th, 2008 at 2:02 pm
“Most of us just want the formula for not failing. Not realizing that playing not to lose is the worst game eva. It’s a sucker’s bet. Life will always be about playing to win.”
That was quite a profound statement… i may have to blog about that one!
on November 19th, 2008 at 2:53 pm
Ms. Alise…
Just spoke from the heart. The herd mentality is real cause its so easy to do what everybody else is doing.
on December 3rd, 2008 at 2:24 am
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