Comments on: not wanting to give in. http://www.chrisgrebner.org/2009/08/19/not-wanting-to-give-in/ wanna come? Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:52:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: leigha http://www.chrisgrebner.org/2009/08/19/not-wanting-to-give-in/comment-page-1/#comment-631 leigha Tue, 30 Mar 2010 01:52:19 +0000 http://www.chrisgrebner.org/?p=296#comment-631 Chris.... i know this is like way later than your post, but i just ran across your site and I completley agree with this thought.... you completely read our minds at this point and time. Thanks for making us feel less alone on these "thoughts" it's truely comforting to know that we are not the only ones in the world who have ever felt the want of "living life", and a happy one at that! I just wanted to complement this blog mostly and say HELLOOOO as well! Hope things are going peachy with Fork and Spoon and with Deann as well! =) -Leigha Chris…. i know this is like way later than your post, but i just ran across your site and I completley agree with this thought…. you completely read our minds at this point and time.

Thanks for making us feel less alone on these “thoughts” it’s truely comforting to know that we are not the only ones in the world who have ever felt the want of “living life”, and a happy one at that!

I just wanted to complement this blog mostly and say HELLOOOO as well! Hope things are going peachy with Fork and Spoon and with Deann as well! =)

-Leigha

]]> By: Ivy http://www.chrisgrebner.org/2009/08/19/not-wanting-to-give-in/comment-page-1/#comment-621 Ivy Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:50:10 +0000 http://www.chrisgrebner.org/?p=296#comment-621 It is good to know what you want. JoAnna put it beautifully... you can tell she has good writing skills, it read so nicely. Mine will sound like me, slightly chaotic and choppy and unrefined but hopefully you can hear the cheerful chirp of my voice that stems from my rose colored glasses! I am happy. I sacrifice some things but my husband sacrifices more but I don't think he would change it. It is a path we have chosen together and it is hard but shows us the most beautiful scenery. We talk about the 'what ifs' but those have a price. We made the right choices for us and you and Dee have made the right choices for you. Anything is possible if you can let go of the 'what ifs' of possible regret. Don't have kids yet.... I know they will be the cutest darn things ever but don't do it. If you aren't ready... Love both you and Dee Miss both of you too! Cheers, Ivy It is good to know what you want. JoAnna put it beautifully… you can tell she has good writing skills, it read so nicely. Mine will sound like me, slightly chaotic and choppy and unrefined but hopefully you can hear the cheerful chirp of my voice that stems from my rose colored glasses!
I am happy. I sacrifice some things but my husband sacrifices more but I don’t think he would change it. It is a path we have chosen together and it is hard but shows us the most beautiful scenery. We talk about the ‘what ifs’ but those have a price. We made the right choices for us and you and Dee have made the right choices for you.
Anything is possible if you can let go of the ‘what ifs’ of possible regret.
Don’t have kids yet…. I know they will be the cutest darn things ever but don’t do it. If you aren’t ready…
Love both you and Dee
Miss both of you too!
Cheers,
Ivy

]]> By: JoAnna http://www.chrisgrebner.org/2009/08/19/not-wanting-to-give-in/comment-page-1/#comment-614 JoAnna Thu, 20 Aug 2009 03:46:17 +0000 http://www.chrisgrebner.org/?p=296#comment-614 Chris ~ I absolutely agree with everything you say here, and I definitely don't think you have to settle. I've met a lot of people (on Twitter, actually), who are "digital nomads" meaning they travel and work remotely while they travel. They pick up jobs here and there - scrubbing dishes in Italy, working at a hostel in Thailand, whatever - then move on, exploring the world and enjoying every minute of it. Some of them even do this with kids. Many of these kids are comfortable speaking foreign languages, trying new food, exploring new places and embarking on new adventures with their parents. It's truly inspiring to see that people can be happy and live "the life" that people expect them to live. While Cory and I don't want children, we don't want to be slaves to society. I've cut back my hours at work so I can spend more time doing what I love - writing. I'm making a decent living at it, and it means we can freely travel whenever he's not teaching. If we wanted to, we could pick up and go anywhere in the world and teach English or live off of online work. It's possible ... because we want it to be. Don't listen to those little voices that tell you what will make you happy. Only you know what will make you happy, and it's not selfish to feel that way. You have one life to live. I say live it. Cheers, JoAnna Chris ~

I absolutely agree with everything you say here, and I definitely don’t think you have to settle. I’ve met a lot of people (on Twitter, actually), who are “digital nomads” meaning they travel and work remotely while they travel. They pick up jobs here and there – scrubbing dishes in Italy, working at a hostel in Thailand, whatever – then move on, exploring the world and enjoying every minute of it. Some of them even do this with kids. Many of these kids are comfortable speaking foreign languages, trying new food, exploring new places and embarking on new adventures with their parents. It’s truly inspiring to see that people can be happy and live “the life” that people expect them to live.

While Cory and I don’t want children, we don’t want to be slaves to society. I’ve cut back my hours at work so I can spend more time doing what I love – writing. I’m making a decent living at it, and it means we can freely travel whenever he’s not teaching. If we wanted to, we could pick up and go anywhere in the world and teach English or live off of online work. It’s possible … because we want it to be.

Don’t listen to those little voices that tell you what will make you happy. Only you know what will make you happy, and it’s not selfish to feel that way. You have one life to live. I say live it.

Cheers,
JoAnna

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