Comments on: On Moderation

By: Beth@paydaytree

Beth@paydaytree — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:39:46 +0000

This article is wonderful. I’ve just graduated from college and have my first real job and I have all sorts of visions of myself in a new apartment with a new car living this awesome life. The only problem is that I’m not on a salary and to make this happen would mean working upwards of 50 hours a week which is something I’m not willing to do.

But this post struck me personally. My boyfriend is out of the country for the next two weeks and I told him that I would pick him up at the airport and take him home, which is about 45 minutes away from where I work. He told me that he would like to see me but he isn’t getting in until late that night and didn’t want me to have to get up super early in the morning to make it to work on time the next morning. But I think that I’m going to take the day off to spend with him. I was feeling a little guilty about it … missing a whole 8 hour work day to spend it with my boyfriend.

But I don’t think I feel like that anymore. I would rather maintain a healthy relationship than worry about how many hours I’m going to miss putting in at work.

By: Todra Payne

Todra Payne — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:43:52 +0000

You may also enjoy an anthology recently out called, Get Satisfied: How Twenty People Like You Found the Satisfaction of Enough. I am one of the twenty writers included in the book, but I’d push it even if I wasn’t in it. I believe in the message of living simpler, embracing moderation and learning not to miss the small, precious moments in life that so quickly pass.
I hope you get to check out some of the stories in the book. They are inspiring.
You can find the book at Amazon.com.
PS, Your blog is wonderful, by the way. Just discovered it today.

By: Sean Harry

Sean Harry — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 15:39:27 +0000

Thanks Mark. This is exactly what I needed today, as I begin a long week of over work. I indeed will take your advice and slow down and find contentment!

Sean