Comments for journeyofnow http://www.journeyofnow.com Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:21:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 Comment on Musings On Material Things by Stephen http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=44#comment-997 Stephen Sun, 29 Aug 2010 17:38:02 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=44#comment-997 Great points. We will have to get to that point of consuming less quickly! Great points. We will have to get to that point of consuming less quickly!

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by Stephen http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-996 Stephen Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:30:57 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-996 Thanks Lance for your comment, once you figure out how to slow down on a regular basis, please share! Thanks Lance for your comment, once you figure out how to slow down on a regular basis, please share!

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by Lance http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-994 Lance Mon, 23 Aug 2010 02:41:55 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-994 Stephen, Love this concept of margin. I spent the latter part of July on vacation - and the best part of it, for me, was just slowing down and really savoring life. Now...to do that on a more regular basis.... Stephen,
Love this concept of margin. I spent the latter part of July on vacation - and the best part of it, for me, was just slowing down and really savoring life. Now…to do that on a more regular basis….

]]> Comment on Musings On Material Things by Anonymous http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=44#comment-989 Anonymous Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:44:51 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=44#comment-989 Great post brother! It's called maturity and a hunger to grow. Our society is so blind to the fact of marketing, that most of us live pay check to pay check just to say we made it. It's sad; I know i'm not perfect, nor do I try; I strive to know a little bit more than I did yesterday. Can you imagine a whole society living below their means, not borrowing money, spending time with their family and friends , and not worrying about the material stuff; imagination is a beautiful thing why waste it. Great post brother! It’s called maturity and a hunger to grow. Our society is so blind to the fact of marketing, that most of us live pay check to pay check just to say we made it. It’s sad; I know i’m not perfect, nor do I try; I strive to know a little bit more than I did yesterday. Can you imagine a whole society living below their means, not borrowing money, spending time with their family and friends , and not worrying about the material stuff; imagination is a beautiful thing why waste it.

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by Stephen http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-988 Stephen Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:22:07 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-988 Hi Lori, I've been blogging on and off since 2002. I'm not much of a writer, but i'm working on getting better. I have a lot of mind and I like to share what i'm thinking about from time to time. I will be making a consistent effort to blog a little more often. Its something that I enjoy to do and will help with the whole balance thing. I thoughly enjoy reading your site, I see that you are also on a Journey of self discover and growth and I'm drawn to folks that are growing and learning. That is great perspective from a teenager! I have difficulty saying no all the time, but its something I'm working on, specially at work. To many projects can equal lack of focus. Hi Lori, I’ve been blogging on and off since 2002. I’m not much of a writer, but i’m working on getting better. I have a lot of mind and I like to share what i’m thinking about from time to time. I will be making a consistent effort to blog a little more often. Its something that I enjoy to do and will help with the whole balance thing.

I thoughly enjoy reading your site, I see that you are also on a Journey of self discover and growth and I’m drawn to folks that are growing and learning.

That is great perspective from a teenager! I have difficulty saying no all the time, but its something I’m working on, specially at work. To many projects can equal lack of focus.

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by Stephen http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-987 Stephen Tue, 17 Aug 2010 14:10:40 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-987 @Willie, Thanks. I really enjoyed the conversation we had at the coffee shop. Those experiences are important to me. @Mike, Mike you are right. I like your advice. I really want to reduce my commute to work. Me and my wife made the decision before having kids that we wanted the kids close to both sides of the family. My parents and my wifes parents are 10 mins away. My sister and her sister are 10 - 15 mins away which makes it very convenient. Another thing that is nice, my wife job is walking distance from our house. The bad part is, I'm missing out on moments with my boys, because I work so far away. @Murry, You are right. I'm getting a little ADD, with so many inputs and various ways to consume information. Its something that I'm really intrigued by and want to write about in an upcoming post. I'm very big into balance and paying careful attention to the social mood. There will slowly be a force of people wanting to return to the norm. I'm seeing that slowly start to happen. @Willie, Thanks. I really enjoyed the conversation we had at the coffee shop. Those experiences are important to me.

@Mike, Mike you are right. I like your advice. I really want to reduce my commute to work. Me and my wife made the decision before having kids that we wanted the kids close to both sides of the family. My parents and my wifes parents are 10 mins away. My sister and her sister are 10 - 15 mins away which makes it very convenient. Another thing that is nice, my wife job is walking distance from our house. The bad part is, I’m missing out on moments with my boys, because I work so far away.

@Murry, You are right. I’m getting a little ADD, with so many inputs and various ways to consume information. Its something that I’m really intrigued by and want to write about in an upcoming post. I’m very big into balance and paying careful attention to the social mood. There will slowly be a force of people wanting to return to the norm. I’m seeing that slowly start to happen.

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by DareToBecome http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-985 DareToBecome Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:41:42 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-985 I loved this post, Stephen! And - I didn't realize you had a blog. Shame on me. I have also been working hard on restoring some sort of balance to my life that gives me joy. Everything doesn't have to be perfect but I need to make sure that my family doesn't get the short end of the stick - ever! When I turned 40 I resolved that "no" was going to be a big part of my vocabulary. I would say "no" to things that I don't have time for or simply am not interested in doing and will not feel bad or guilty. I used to feel guilty for saying no to people who asked me to do things. Then my teenage daughter said "I don't see why you have a hard time saying no - you say no to Zach (her brother) and I all the time". Brilliant perspective from a teenager. I can say no to my family but not a stranger and/or someone who is not part of my inner circle. So that was how the "no" initiative began for me. I loved this post, Stephen! And - I didn’t realize you had a blog. Shame on me. I have also been working hard on restoring some sort of balance to my life that gives me joy. Everything doesn’t have to be perfect but I need to make sure that my family doesn’t get the short end of the stick - ever! When I turned 40 I resolved that “no” was going to be a big part of my vocabulary. I would say “no” to things that I don’t have time for or simply am not interested in doing and will not feel bad or guilty. I used to feel guilty for saying no to people who asked me to do things. Then my teenage daughter said “I don’t see why you have a hard time saying no - you say no to Zach (her brother) and I all the time”. Brilliant perspective from a teenager. I can say no to my family but not a stranger and/or someone who is not part of my inner circle. So that was how the “no” initiative began for me.

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by Mike LaMonica http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-984 Mike LaMonica Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:40:57 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-984 Oooh, I forgot. I also started disabling work e-mails from my PDA Friday after work. This has been great! Oooh, I forgot. I also started disabling work e-mails from my PDA Friday after work. This has been great!

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by Mike LaMonica http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-983 Mike LaMonica Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:28:16 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-983 I read somewhere that today "plugged in" people like us consume more than 34 Gigs of info daily which fully supports your great post. I have done everything on your list and I still can't sleep so I guess I have to try harder on my action items. One thing I will pass along to you because I care. I have arranged my life so that my commute is less than 15 minutes door to door. 8 minutes and 33 seconds on the train. I hardly drive and I don't sit in traffic. If you can do anything that remotely resembles that, you can donate your books on tape. Thanks again. Time is all we've got.~Mike I read somewhere that today “plugged in” people like us consume more than 34 Gigs of info daily which fully supports your great post. I have done everything on your list and I still can’t sleep so I guess I have to try harder on my action items. One thing I will pass along to you because I care. I have arranged my life so that my commute is less than 15 minutes door to door. 8 minutes and 33 seconds on the train. I hardly drive and I don’t sit in traffic. If you can do anything that remotely resembles that, you can donate your books on tape. Thanks again. Time is all we’ve got.~Mike

]]> Comment on Regaining Your Margin by Murray Izenwasser http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-982 Murray Izenwasser Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:21:07 +0000 http://www.journeyofnow.com/?p=45#comment-982 Totally agree with what you are saying. I look at my Dad, who owned his own business for most of his working life, and then I look at myself. I remember him home in the evenings with us, actually taking naps (yes, naps!) on the weekends, and taking us away for long vacations over the summer. I work till well after midnight each night and at least 1 day most weekends. Taking a multi-week car trip is something that we could never consider with everything we have going on in our lives. Our 100% connected and technology lifestyle has pretty much destroyed our lives. Check out this article (I was just reading yesterday) about how scientists are trying to understand how this lifestyle is actually affecting our brains: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16brain.html?_r=1. It's scary what we are doing to ourselves. Totally agree with what you are saying. I look at my Dad, who owned his own business for most of his working life, and then I look at myself. I remember him home in the evenings with us, actually taking naps (yes, naps!) on the weekends, and taking us away for long vacations over the summer. I work till well after midnight each night and at least 1 day most weekends. Taking a multi-week car trip is something that we could never consider with everything we have going on in our lives. Our 100% connected and technology lifestyle has pretty much destroyed our lives. Check out this article (I was just reading yesterday) about how scientists are trying to understand how this lifestyle is actually affecting our brains: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16brain.html?_r=1. It’s scary what we are doing to ourselves.

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