tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post2168273066048562342..comments2024-03-14T03:25:03.251-07:00Comments on Lace & Race: Running Towards Authenticity: It's About To Get RealUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-2323559386508596322013-09-04T12:37:44.862-07:002013-09-04T12:37:44.862-07:00Thanks for sharing :) At leat you get summers off....Thanks for sharing :) At leat you get summers off..that sounds niiiiiiceSarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/00148743143974797722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-90824713900610171002013-08-28T14:58:43.803-07:002013-08-28T14:58:43.803-07:00Sending a big hug your way, girly! Keep your head ...Sending a big hug your way, girly! Keep your head up and have a great year. Know that you're not alone in how you feel and you can always take steps to make a change. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972592731844244697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-45092900000406798492013-08-28T14:52:31.902-07:002013-08-28T14:52:31.902-07:00Thank you so much! Writing is therapeutic for me. ...Thank you so much! Writing is therapeutic for me. It also helps to put something as personal as this post into the world and to get such supportive responses. It is easy to feel isolated in our unhappiness, but the fact is that many people are struggling with exact thing. Admitting that we're unhappy is scary, but it is the first step to making the necessary changes. That sounds very cliche, but it is the truth. Recognize the problem; find the solution. I hope you're able to find the solution that fits your situation. :)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972592731844244697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-28085913149172394432013-08-28T14:48:21.835-07:002013-08-28T14:48:21.835-07:00But that's my point. You recognize that you ha...But that's my point. You recognize that you have a nagging feeling that says "This is not right." On whatever level, your subconscious mind is raising the red warning flag - giving you that icky feeling - which I often interpret as "fight or flight"...a survival mechanism. I don't know what the answer is for you - or even for me - but don't ignore your feelings. We should never settle for something that steals our lust for life1 Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972592731844244697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-49532244075930535392013-08-28T14:44:14.842-07:002013-08-28T14:44:14.842-07:00And its too bad that it works that way. We all got...And its too bad that it works that way. We all got into teaching because we had visions/missions/hope. I hate that I feel a little bit...embarrassed...when people ask what my job is - how ridiculous? The political climate surrounding education has left a bad taste in everyone's mouth - and it is left teachers looking like whiners with their hands out. Or that the educational system is an ineffective sham, a pawn in a political system. It all just makes me really sad. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972592731844244697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-47696357745067778532013-08-28T14:40:11.288-07:002013-08-28T14:40:11.288-07:00I agree; however, the issues that I'm speaking...I agree; however, the issues that I'm speaking of are so deeply engrained into society's systems that that are simply part of the status quo. People don't even realize there are problems, because it is all they've ever known and they don't think they have options. I don't know what the solution is for everyone else, but the solution for myself begins with recognizing the problems and refusing to settle. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972592731844244697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-46653259879048031362013-08-28T14:37:58.323-07:002013-08-28T14:37:58.323-07:00Good for you! That's a really brave step to ta...Good for you! That's a really brave step to take. You have to live the life that makes you happy - or you're not living life at all.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972592731844244697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-13545301110254032012013-08-28T14:36:48.626-07:002013-08-28T14:36:48.626-07:00"Everybody's workin' for the weekend&..."Everybody's workin' for the weekend" - as the song goes. Unfortunately, that won't cut it for me. I'll be damned if I don't find a way to be a happy, successful adult on my own terms. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02972592731844244697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-83583108149461333522013-08-28T14:12:41.645-07:002013-08-28T14:12:41.645-07:00I got the shriveled ovaries feeling this morning.....I got the shriveled ovaries feeling this morning...work sucks the life out of most people. We just try to live it up on the weekends!Meredithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-44462143239040750492013-08-28T10:04:27.074-07:002013-08-28T10:04:27.074-07:00Very nice. :)Very nice. :)Lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08515696951384499717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-7613351684428915032013-08-28T08:15:20.118-07:002013-08-28T08:15:20.118-07:00I think I understand; I'm the same way. It'...I think I understand; I'm the same way. It's extremely important to me that my work is in line with my values -- and that includes the WAY the work is carried out, in addition it its mission and goals. <br /><br />One thing I learned is that there are ways to maintain humanity and even try to change bureaucracy -- judging by the comments here, you're definitely not the only person who feels this way, and sometimes all it takes is one person questioning the way things are done, or why this is happening, for others to chime in in agreement, and change the status quo.outside timehttp://outsidetime.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-20354747489931541842013-08-28T05:04:57.665-07:002013-08-28T05:04:57.665-07:00I know exactly what you mean. I quit my stuffy of...I know exactly what you mean. I quit my stuffy office job a year and a half ago to take a factory job just because I couldn't deal with all do whatever they say and pretend to be happy about it. I am not using my college degree anymore, but I have not regretted it at all. So much less stress and no one breathing down my neck, I get questioned about it a lot and I just tell people money and "success" are not everything I would rather be happy.FunRunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14868652536421596699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-5174224418275377782013-08-27T17:15:10.255-07:002013-08-27T17:15:10.255-07:00I am a teacher as well and feel the same way! I am...I am a teacher as well and feel the same way! I am a different "me" during the summer! I lost focus on a lot of things when September rolls around...Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14771960851250636370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-14668566990638603182013-08-27T16:46:26.720-07:002013-08-27T16:46:26.720-07:00I so get the introvert, wanting-to-do-my-own-thing...I so get the introvert, wanting-to-do-my-own-thing, finding-systems-soul-sucking feelings you have. This is my life.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164119748164140223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-17311536213015237812013-08-27T15:58:43.947-07:002013-08-27T15:58:43.947-07:00Alright!!! I can not write like that. That was o...Alright!!! I can not write like that. That was outstanding. I feel in many ways -- exactly the same. SmoochAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4021624755792684993.post-30771145978106340242013-08-27T15:55:47.236-07:002013-08-27T15:55:47.236-07:00A TO THE MEN! I feel you. I'm ALIVE in the sum...A TO THE MEN! I feel you. I'm ALIVE in the summer. I lose weight, am generally happy, and I even work summer school! When I don't have to deal with the negativity and INSANITY that results in our profession (sometimes I feel like saying "thank you ma'm may I have another please" when I get b*tched at by superiors just to make it stop) I am SO happy. I'm me! I'm cheerful, healthy, and relaxed. I get your anxiety. I'm there with you. Lets be authentic friend, lets show those kids how to live life like nobody is watching! (My new line from the Ryan Lewis /Macklemore song)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02831114585406870114noreply@blogger.com