tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post6637869479743552513..comments2024-01-01T13:42:23.482-08:00Comments on little turkish lady: Getting Hit With a Sledgehammer is Sometimes NeededAshleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16802037284331960206noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-63202219368958836212013-11-25T09:00:22.590-08:002013-11-25T09:00:22.590-08:00Ashley! You have no mold, Marvin has been gone for...Ashley! You have no mold, Marvin has been gone for years!! oh....THAT MOLD. hahaha j/k ;) On a more serious note, no one really has a mold. I think we might try to make one for ourselves because it's easier and people will get used to expecting certain things from us.<br /><br /> Truth is, if we don't like that "mold" we can easily change it. After all, it's up to us! You never have been a mold in my mind, just think about how much we have changed in the last 10 years!! Yes, 10 years!! You have been to Turkey, all over Europe, many different jobs....whether or not you have noticed....you are different than you were. I haven't moved much, and gosh I think I am a different person too.<br /><br />I think the hard part is feeling like we have to put down roots or run the risk of "uprooting" (as said above) and starting all over and over and over. Both should be okay options in this world, but we are given this sense that we have to STAY PUT or we are not normal.....<br /><br />Even I have a hard time making up my mind...where are we going to live one day? Do we want to stay in California? Or do we try something else?<br /><br />Stupid brains.....make life so difficult ;) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10759815158997143192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-16517920390889644522013-11-14T08:59:13.320-08:002013-11-14T08:59:13.320-08:00I know exactly what you're saying. Although, t...I know exactly what you're saying. Although, the difference with me is, I really love it...I love being an expat in different countries. I love living in different places. I'm still up for moving one day, but I'm working on being content with where I am currently and not always looking to the future. I could stay in San Diego and be just fine, but I still have a desire to be, see and live in other places. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802037284331960206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-38718431998395948742013-11-14T08:08:37.497-08:002013-11-14T08:08:37.497-08:00I decided one day at a job I didn't love that ...I decided one day at a job I didn't love that I had two options: To grow where I was planted until it was time to be moved to a different pot or I could uproot everything and be unsure of what I wanted or where I was going. <br /><br />I chose to grow where I was planted and it allowed me to do many things because I had free time on my hands with a steady (although not huge) paycheck. It got me into blogging more, teaching and exploring other hobbies and I realized that where I was was actually just fine, it was WHO I was that needed to be adjusted. <br /><br />I think you know how the blogging thing worked out, it brought me Frank and several other fun friends and experiences. The teaching and other hobbies? Let's just say they're working out pretty well themselves. BakingSuithttp://bakinginmybathingsuit.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-78202947359070895112013-11-11T21:24:55.218-08:002013-11-11T21:24:55.218-08:00I like your words and this post especially. It is...I like your words and this post especially. It is good to always remember that the world is based a lot on how you choose to face it. AYhttp://www.beyondmyfrontdoor.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-26992239391802524492013-11-11T19:46:19.801-08:002013-11-11T19:46:19.801-08:00I like this post. Thank you for writing it and sha...I like this post. Thank you for writing it and sharing the DS post. It's something I take a lot from ... from my own little backwards perspective. donny*https://www.blogger.com/profile/17114510352415163146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-54062448409568707242013-11-10T08:52:37.967-08:002013-11-10T08:52:37.967-08:00I'm interested to know, myself! But I'm le...I'm interested to know, myself! But I'm learning to allow myself to live as happily as I can while I'm in a transitional phase :) Let's just say I'm open to opportunity. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16802037284331960206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-4334314037967695172013-11-10T08:45:48.929-08:002013-11-10T08:45:48.929-08:00Sometimes all you need is a complete outsider pers...Sometimes all you need is a complete outsider perspective to see straight. I'm interested to know what you'll end up doing in the future though (to stay or not to stay?). Also, I'm glad you're feeling better! I know very little about vertigo, but it sounds like a real pain.Jillianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18155881967321563680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-65289098365155635092013-11-09T21:08:31.555-08:002013-11-09T21:08:31.555-08:00That Salt is so wise. Seriously.That Salt is so wise. Seriously.Lindahttp://linda.curious-notions.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10856106.post-79170967501901237002013-11-09T13:45:30.826-08:002013-11-09T13:45:30.826-08:00What amazing advice. My brother once told me somet...What amazing advice. My brother once told me something similar when I was fed up with school, roommates and friends. I wanted to pack up and move. He told me I could run all I wanted but my problems would still find me - just in a new city. <br />And how applicable is her advice to nearly EVERY life situation?! We force ourselves to hate our situations. Our jobs, our body, or routine, etc. In hopes that finding something new will make it all magically better. Happiness is a choice. Thank you (and other Ashley :)) for the reminder. Brissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16887834932421567389noreply@blogger.com