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3 RESPONSES TO "RACING FOR THE FINISH LINE WILL GET YOU NOWHERE: WORK AND LIFE MUST BALANCE"
Jaclyn
That's a great article. As kids of baby boomers, we've seen the debilitating effects of constant work and ignoring health concerns. We want balance and a better life for ourselves and families.
Miriam Salpeter
I would never suggest someone suffering grief try to forget and move on with their lives. It would be impossible. When faced with tragedy we are irrevocably changed, and that massive turn must be acknowledged and grieved in its many phases through the rest of our lives. But you are correct, I try to differentiate between dwelling and chastizing oneself with learning difficult lessons and choosing to change. To be sure, losing my father has been the greatest disappointment of my life. However, it is likewise proving to be the greatest opportunity to live again.
Milena -
I'm so sorry for your loss. Having experienced the loss of my mom, I wonder if we ever feel that we have done the "right" thing during a period of anxiety, stress and uncertainty that a parent's illness brings. You have a lot of company in feeling the way you do.
We are the products of our own lives. I don't know you, but based on reading several of your blogs, I would guess that your drive and determination is the result of something much bigger than simply deciding to do one thing or another with your time.
I hope that you're not suggesting that grief and regret should be handled the same way as a faux pas or even a major gaffe - apologize and move on. Dwelling on regret is not the answer, but (as you acknowledge), changing something that is part of what makes you YOU is much more involved.
Best wishes with your journey,
Miriam Salpeter
Keppie Careers
Your situation is all-too-familiar to many of us. It seems like modern technology keeps giving us more tools that make it shutting down impossible.
But there was a promising article in the Washington Times yesterday which suggests that because of attitudes like yours (shared by many millennials, including me!) we're going to move towards more of a leisure economy model.
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