tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post7910856842572576408..comments2023-12-15T08:48:28.098-05:00Comments on Once in a Blue Muse: I am not lazyLisa Cohenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-88060133670651363532022-04-28T13:08:12.327-04:002022-04-28T13:08:12.327-04:00Yes! Absolutely. As I ponder all of this even more...Yes! Absolutely. As I ponder all of this even more deeply, I remember my father telling me (I was probably in my 20s) that I didn't have to choose a career or a job that would be my one and only forever. That it was okay to change and grow. It was a remarkable conversation that has stayed with me all those decades later, especially as he was a child of the depression and I would have assumed he'd think otherwise. Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-11357087599181233682022-04-28T13:05:36.092-04:002022-04-28T13:05:36.092-04:00Our society has really made a mess of things in th...Our society has really made a mess of things in that we end up tying our self worth & identity to our jobs, rather then have the opportunity to pick work that feels related to our full selves and still be able to feed/support ourselves & loved ones. Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-44690260722738324642022-04-26T09:19:11.315-04:002022-04-26T09:19:11.315-04:00I'm so glad that you're telling those inte...I'm so glad that you're telling those internal voices to shut up! I can't imagine thinking of you as lazy, yet I've often thought of myself that way, mostly because I could never live up to some impossible expectations. I'm not a great housekeeper. When I had small children and a full time job I couldn't fit workouts into my regular routine. I like to sleep. <br /><br />Now I realize that those things don't make me lazy, and that being able to do all of them (and still sleep!) would have required superhuman powers. <br /><br />Enjoy the yoga for as long as you want. Then move on! Add to your amazing collection of experiences! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-88247829005399037142022-04-25T18:26:42.709-04:002022-04-25T18:26:42.709-04:00I am 63, had a "real job" that made my f...I am 63, had a "real job" that made my family happy but I *hated* it. I now do 6 or 7 different jobs to make enough money for the mortgage and other bills, and have never been happier. If one job is boring, I just concentrate on another for a few days. OK, it is not that easy. But, I was frequently bored, I now never am, and my work is loved by all who pay me for it (even if they do get angry at how long it takes me sometimes).<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597460418629960350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-4774736932217564852022-04-19T12:14:14.920-04:002022-04-19T12:14:14.920-04:00Oh, no! I'm so sorry, Kim! Living with that sw...Oh, no! I'm so sorry, Kim! Living with that sword of Damocles over you is terrible. And my boys need to get tested, too. I'm here, anytime you want to talk. xoLisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-39914391433528945762022-04-19T10:02:56.916-04:002022-04-19T10:02:56.916-04:00I just learned I have a genetic mutation, too. My ...I just learned I have a genetic mutation, too. My mom got tested after she learned she had breast cancer because she had a suspicion that maybe her sister and her mom's cancers weren't as 'random' as they had been told. Sure enough, she's missing half of the RAD51C gene. I tested, and have the same thing. Now my girls are getting tested. <br /><br />I'll be having preventative surgery as soon as I can get in. They recommend between 45 and 50, and I'm 48 now. <br /><br />2022 has been really sucky so far. I'm just really hoping my girls don't have to worry about this, too. They both want to know.Kim Bullockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038840366261569865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-63438808617008122482022-04-19T08:54:35.369-04:002022-04-19T08:54:35.369-04:00{{{{Hugs}}}}{{{{Hugs}}}}Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-65197981880123967192022-04-19T08:54:17.621-04:002022-04-19T08:54:17.621-04:00Oh, the messages we internalize. And, BTW, your hu...Oh, the messages we internalize. And, BTW, your husband sounds like a fascinating human! Lisa Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07530826748768737972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-30467208833849384512022-04-18T17:01:10.042-04:002022-04-18T17:01:10.042-04:00My husband was a professional guitar teacher, musi...My husband was a professional guitar teacher, musician, electrician's helper, pastor of a church, and a telephony technician. He worked every day of his life from the time he was 9 years old. His mother wondered to the day she died when he would get a real job.Ef Dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07927282969385623974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13911862.post-6567509555240253092022-04-18T16:49:37.759-04:002022-04-18T16:49:37.759-04:00YES. This, EXACTLY!! <3YES. This, EXACTLY!! <3Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15621336847670299792noreply@blogger.com