So, How is your life going?

[Reserector]

How is your life going? Have you stopped to think about it lately? I mean that on a broad scale. Is your life how you wanted it to be at this point? Is it better/worse? Did it take a completely different path that what you originally planned? Did you even plan how you wanted it to go?

Answer that however you would like. The plan here is to open a discussion that will get you thinking about the course of your life, and where it is headed.

As for me, I would have to say that I am content with where I am, but not fully satisfied with where I am at in terms of providing for my family. I do not yet own my own home. We seem to have to scrape by on everything. I wish I were financially secure enough to help others, but so often I cannot provide for my own family like they deserve.
I am 47, and in pretty good physical shape due to a recent change in my lifestyle. I started dieting and excercising (roller skating). I still have more weight to lose, but I am struggling with that at the moment. I seem to have lost some will power.

I won't discuss my wife's or my children's lives here, but I will say that I am very proud of my family. I think we are better than average on many accounts.

I see more of the same in my future, but I would like to grow closer to my wife when the boys mature and move out. We have put our individual needs on hold to raise two children, and I look forward to the two of us travelling and doing things again. Right now we mainly do things that center around the boys, which is fine. We enjoy it.

I have hobbies and projects, but they have fallen way down the list of importance. I don't need hobbies to fill my days now. I only need them to keep some of my individuallity.

I hope my new eating and excercising trends become permanent habits, because I sure don't want to have to go through losing a bunch of weight again. It is hard to do.

[tacomazach]

I understand the weight and dieting thing to a degree. I have always been in decent shape all of my life without even trying. I then started college and gained 40 pounds and it seemed like a gut came out of no where. It took me about 6 months to gain that and It's been about 2 years trying to lose it, or at least most of it. I'm only about half way to where I want to be.

But back on topic

I'm satisfied with my life, but at the same time somewhat on edge. I seem to not be satisfied when I am going through some sort of large change in my life, like changing jobs, or schools, or things of that nature. I'm excited to see what the future holds with my life, my jobs, my girlfriend, and my family. I know I am still young and have not experienced much, but I feel like I've experienced a lot more than other 20 year olds have. I have many hobbies right now, its almost tough to keep up with all of them, but that may be typical of someone my age.

I am content, but struggling financially. I haven't had a job for about a month now. Not that the job made millions but it paid the gas and the bills and thats all I really needed. Back in the day I would work 3 or 4 jobs at a time while attending jones county junior college. I wish I would have had the insight to save more in those times, but I am blessed to have saved what I did, and to have a loving family. They are not always able to help me, but do what they can and love always. It is strange right now. I lived a luxurious life a year ago and now I see what the cheapest I can eat for is. $2.45 at Mcdonalds, $2.18 at taco bell... never would have thouht I would count pennies like I do now. Despite this, I'm so excited for what God has in store. I know He will take care of me, I will not go hungry, or go without things I need. He will provide

As far as the future goes, I would like to be making enough to be able to provide for a wife soon and be able to permanently move out from under my parents roof (since I've moved out once and moved back). I look at the future but I also look at having only a year and a half of college left and try to have as much fun as I can while I can. I feel like I'm doing that. and I'm happy