Comments on: Life is Uncertain http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/ Stress Hardiness, Optimizing Stress, Being Fully Alive Mon, 21 May 2012 14:34:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/comment-page-1/#comment-2456 Jean Mon, 19 Jan 2009 02:25:25 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=631#comment-2456 bikehikebabe, I'm with you...the idea of being dead doesn't bother me, but I hope I'm lucky about the process. It reminds me of Woody Allen..."I don't mind dying, I just don't want to be there when it happens." I'm a member of <a href="http://www.compassionandchoices.org/aboutus/" rel="nofollow">Compassion and Choices</a> just in case I get a painful and terminal illness. It's nice to know we're not completely helpless. rummuser, We, too, should be able to weather a recession...who knows what will happen if we have a worldwide depression. Or what will happen about the ever-increasing US debt. bikehikebabe,
I’m with you…the idea of being dead doesn’t bother me, but I hope I’m lucky about the process. It reminds me of Woody Allen…”I don’t mind dying, I just don’t want to be there when it happens.”

I’m a member of Compassion and Choices just in case I get a painful and terminal illness. It’s nice to know we’re not completely helpless.

rummuser,
We, too, should be able to weather a recession…who knows what will happen if we have a worldwide depression. Or what will happen about the ever-increasing US debt.

]]> By: rummuser http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/comment-page-1/#comment-2454 rummuser Sun, 18 Jan 2009 14:44:30 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=631#comment-2454 I retired from active corporate life eight years ago. Since then, I have developed two income streams apart from my pension. We are not the high spending types and our lifestyle enables us to live well below our means. One of my streams of income shows sign of slowing down due to the recession. While this is inevitable, it should not seriously affect our ability to weather this storm as well. I worry however about a lot of young people who took on debt to purchase homes, furniture and vehicles based on two incomes. Some have already been laid off and some dread the day the pink slip will be given. There is a lot of fear and uncertainty around and we hear about quite a few break downs. <abbr><em>rummusers last blog post..<a href="http://rummuser.com/?p=781" rel="nofollow">A Chapter Closes.</a></em></abbr> I retired from active corporate life eight years ago. Since then, I have developed two income streams apart from my pension. We are not the high spending types and our lifestyle enables us to live well below our means. One of my streams of income shows sign of slowing down due to the recession. While this is inevitable, it should not seriously affect our ability to weather this storm as well.

I worry however about a lot of young people who took on debt to purchase homes, furniture and vehicles based on two incomes. Some have already been laid off and some dread the day the pink slip will be given. There is a lot of fear and uncertainty around and we hear about quite a few break downs.

rummusers last blog post..A Chapter Closes.

]]> By: bikehikebabe http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 bikehikebabe Sat, 17 Jan 2009 23:09:09 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=631#comment-2453 My fear is growing old & dying. I hope it doesn't hurt. Dr. Andrew Weil's book on CD, Aging Gracefully, helps. My fear is growing old & dying. I hope it doesn’t hurt. Dr. Andrew Weil’s book on CD, Aging Gracefully, helps.

]]> By: Jean http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/comment-page-1/#comment-2452 Jean Sat, 17 Jan 2009 02:44:22 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=631#comment-2452 Mike, It sounds like you and your wife are like us...my husband and I have always lived below our means because we like having a cushion. Your prospective job should ease a lot of worries. I'm happy for you. Square Peg Guy, Thanks for sharing your story. That happens a lot...adversity can give us a mission that we're passionate about. Evan, Good luck! We're rooting for you. Mike,
It sounds like you and your wife are like us…my husband and I have always lived below our means because we like having a cushion. Your prospective job should ease a lot of worries. I’m happy for you.

Square Peg Guy,
Thanks for sharing your story. That happens a lot…adversity can give us a mission that we’re passionate about.

Evan,
Good luck! We’re rooting for you.

]]> By: Evan http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/comment-page-1/#comment-2451 Evan Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:11:21 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=631#comment-2451 I've always been at the low end of the income spectrum. I hope to change that this year. Does the recession affect this? Hopefully not - I hope the stuff I'll provide will be relatively inexpensive (though some people see this as meaning it is of low value - I disagree!) and widely desired; living a better life: less stress, more joy. So I'm worried about making money and how to do it and if I will and all that - but the current situation doesn't really affect my thinking about all this. <abbr><em>Evans last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Wellbeingandhealthnet/~3/510711517/" rel="nofollow">Higher and Lower Needs?</a></em></abbr> I’ve always been at the low end of the income spectrum. I hope to change that this year. Does the recession affect this? Hopefully not – I hope the stuff I’ll provide will be relatively inexpensive (though some people see this as meaning it is of low value – I disagree!) and widely desired; living a better life: less stress, more joy. So I’m worried about making money and how to do it and if I will and all that – but the current situation doesn’t really affect my thinking about all this.

Evans last blog post..Higher and Lower Needs?

]]> By: Square Peg Guy http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/comment-page-1/#comment-2450 Square Peg Guy Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:53:39 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=631#comment-2450 You wrote about being energized by the downsizing. I had something similar happen to me many years ago. When our daughter went for her annual check up at age 4, the doctor was alarmed by some of the vexing mannerisms we reported. She wanted us to have her evaluated for autism. Well, she passed with flying colors. And that's finally when I felt I'd found my purpose in life. I was indeed energized, and I needed it to deal with the school, the insurance company and to do research into the epidemic. She's doing wonderfully, BTW, no thanks to our insurance company. Many of the interventions that proved the most helpful were things we researched and paid for on our own -- diet, B6, AIT, Floortime. My feeling was that G-d gave this child to us because He trusted us to care for her, and He knew we would do a good job. You wrote about being energized by the downsizing. I had something similar happen to me many years ago. When our daughter went for her annual check up at age 4, the doctor was alarmed by some of the vexing mannerisms we reported. She wanted us to have her evaluated for autism.

Well, she passed with flying colors. And that’s finally when I felt I’d found my purpose in life. I was indeed energized, and I needed it to deal with the school, the insurance company and to do research into the epidemic.

She’s doing wonderfully, BTW, no thanks to our insurance company. Many of the interventions that proved the most helpful were things we researched and paid for on our own — diet, B6, AIT, Floortime.

My feeling was that G-d gave this child to us because He trusted us to care for her, and He knew we would do a good job.

]]> By: Mike Goad http://stresstopower.com/blog/2009/01/16/life-is-uncertain/comment-page-1/#comment-2448 Mike Goad Fri, 16 Jan 2009 04:02:28 +0000 http://stresstopower.com/blog/?p=631#comment-2448 I'm a little concerned about the economic situation. We're in pretty good shape ourselves as my investment decisions when I retired were VERY conservative. I think things are going to have to be very bad for a lot of other people before we'll be in trouble..., That's why I'm a little concerned. Although we don't really need to, we have been quite a bit more conservative on our spending, day to day travels, and eating out. Also, I'm pretty sure I'm going to be going back to work for another contract at the job I retired from. Apparently the license class that just started was told that I was going to "be there" for them. If it works out, the money will help pay down one of our remaining debts and we won't have to take anything out of out investments to augment my pension. <abbr><em>Mike Goads last blog post..<a href="http://exit78.com/weblog/wednesday-weigh-in-4/" rel="nofollow">Wednesday Weigh-In</a></em></abbr> I’m a little concerned about the economic situation. We’re in pretty good shape ourselves as my investment decisions when I retired were VERY conservative. I think things are going to have to be very bad for a lot of other people before we’ll be in trouble…, That’s why I’m a little concerned.

Although we don’t really need to, we have been quite a bit more conservative on our spending, day to day travels, and eating out. Also, I’m pretty sure I’m going to be going back to work for another contract at the job I retired from. Apparently the license class that just started was told that I was going to “be there” for them. If it works out, the money will help pay down one of our remaining debts and we won’t have to take anything out of out investments to augment my pension.

Mike Goads last blog post..Wednesday Weigh-In

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