tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post4060476130637380259..comments2014-07-18T06:42:53.624-06:00Comments on Sporadic Zen: "Your future depends on many things, but mostly on you." - Frank TygerSmurfs O'Malleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00158709156713677929noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-19833302584138316862009-04-15T17:46:00.000-06:002009-04-15T17:46:00.000-06:00Bah! Contentment is for the mediocre. Nobody got i...Bah! Contentment is for the mediocre. Nobody got immortality for being happy with the way things are. Find your passion and pursue it!bluefishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02480445920589350049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-68601973933899510922009-04-15T00:18:00.000-06:002009-04-15T00:18:00.000-06:00Well my friend, I admire your conviction and wish ...Well my friend, I admire your conviction and wish I would have shared it a bit more. I stuck with a major that leaves me in a position to not get a job other than teaching and even now that is looking impossible.<br />As far as passions go, I admire Ebeneezer Scrooge, he at least had a passion for greed, it was described as a "master passion." I don't feel like I have one of those either, for good or ill. Many dabblings of my toe in the waters but nothing to channel my free time and thought into. I hope you find something to be passionate about. Love the blog, it is good to see someone posting conversations that really matter to them rather than just life updates. Good work!<br />-RonnieThe Seamons Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05158901028344996247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7297207756283307537.post-54341310235374551992009-04-14T22:37:00.000-06:002009-04-14T22:37:00.000-06:00Well wanting to live is a good start. There's som...Well wanting to live is a good start. There's something to be said for contentment however. Moving on is inevitable and important, and it often leads down surprising paths. <br /><br />I think a lot of people share this mindset in this culture. The family unit is different: people don't leave when they are 18 anymore. There's a greater tendency to stick with the pack, dysfunctional or no. <br /><br />The American Dream might not be as much about enterprise and individuality anymore so much as contentment and quality of life. I don't find this to be a sad thing. Simply a shift in the strata.Russhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03367984388920900029noreply@blogger.com