Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.
--Albert Einstein
Many thanks to Heather for sending me this.
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Let them Eat Cake
I'm amazed that I'm already at Thanksgiving.
While I will miss the opportunity for a great get together with friends this year, I am thankful for the new adventure I'm on. I can't say where it will ultimately end, other than it being further along my path than I am now. Regardless, I am thankful for being on the journey, one which I don't think I was ready to take a few years ago; and I am thankful for the family and friends that offer me support on this adventure.
I wish all of you a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving.
While I will miss the opportunity for a great get together with friends this year, I am thankful for the new adventure I'm on. I can't say where it will ultimately end, other than it being further along my path than I am now. Regardless, I am thankful for being on the journey, one which I don't think I was ready to take a few years ago; and I am thankful for the family and friends that offer me support on this adventure.
I wish all of you a wonderful and Happy Thanksgiving.
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Not Dead Yet!
Ah the Birthday -- a celebration of life, or at least a celebration of the fact that we ain't dead yet!
Ultimately we're only another day older than the day before our birthday -- but as with all things it seems, we like to create these milestones for ourselves to help us mark progress.
As kids we counted the days in-between birthdays. We were 6 1/2 years old, 6 3/4 years old. But as adults, many forget about even the decades behind us. And at some point, some of us even dread the birthday that approaches.
I personally subscribe to the fact that we are only as old as we feel. That's good -- 'cause I've always felt my immaturity to be a problem, but rather it is a gift.
Seriously, we do know life will end eventually (death is a fact of life). We can dwell on it, worry about it, and completely lose track of what the purpose of life is about. Or we can realize that it will happen, try not to bring the onset of death early, but at the same time live a wonder filled life to the best of our ability, seeking joy where we can.
Ultimately we're only another day older than the day before our birthday -- but as with all things it seems, we like to create these milestones for ourselves to help us mark progress.
As kids we counted the days in-between birthdays. We were 6 1/2 years old, 6 3/4 years old. But as adults, many forget about even the decades behind us. And at some point, some of us even dread the birthday that approaches.
I personally subscribe to the fact that we are only as old as we feel. That's good -- 'cause I've always felt my immaturity to be a problem, but rather it is a gift.
Seriously, we do know life will end eventually (death is a fact of life). We can dwell on it, worry about it, and completely lose track of what the purpose of life is about. Or we can realize that it will happen, try not to bring the onset of death early, but at the same time live a wonder filled life to the best of our ability, seeking joy where we can.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
What Strange Land?
It was pointed out by a friend that my Stranger in a Strange Land post could lead one to think I had no connections in Salt Lake City. The initial feelings I had to inspire the post was more about the cultural differences that became so clear. I have many friends that still live in Salt Lake City area, but the culture clash is so great that I don't think I ever felt at home.
The one exception to that really is the time I spend with my Yoga family (and I do consider it a family -- you ain't gettin' rid of me no matter what you try).
In fact, I was just talking to someone last night and said "I won't miss anything in Salt Lake City except for my Yoga family." I think of Soma Yoga Studio as an oasis in the desert. it is the one thing that I miss from Salt Lake City and is likely one of the big reasons to visit Salt Lake City in the future.
The one exception to that really is the time I spend with my Yoga family (and I do consider it a family -- you ain't gettin' rid of me no matter what you try
In fact, I was just talking to someone last night and said "I won't miss anything in Salt Lake City except for my Yoga family." I think of Soma Yoga Studio as an oasis in the desert. it is the one thing that I miss from Salt Lake City and is likely one of the big reasons to visit Salt Lake City in the future.
Monday, November 01, 2004
Goodbye Cruel Corporate World
Effective today, I quit my job at Intuit after six years. While I immensely enjoyed the company of my immediate coworkers at the Orem office, ultimately I had enough of the corporate life.
I've had difficulty dealing with the corporate life more this past year than ever before. You can blame the Yoga to some degree. Arbitrary deadlines are pulled out of thin air so that the citizens of the corporate world can live in a constant state of stress. And by arbitrary, I mean arbitrary -- no valid reasons are used to determine these dates (vs. another date) on a project, but the dates always were sooner rather than later.
Ultimately I think this will be our undoing in the U.S. Our society is so focused on work, that we Living to Work, rather than Working to Live. The result is burnout. And what happens when everyone burns out at the same time? I don't know.
So now I'm officially striking out on my own. unmarked software has been around for quite some time (since April 1998) and has done OK for itself considering it was a part time venture.
Well, for better or worse, I've decided to focus all my energies on it now to see if it can help me move along my path.
The main software product I have is textSOAP, a productivity utility that ungarbles those email messages you get (polluted with "e;>"e; characters, broken in the middle of lines). In fact, it can ungarble just about any text you run across. It's available for both Mac OS X and Windows XP.
So I ask you to check out the software, encourage friends/coworkers to check out the software. If you like the software, please buy a license. If you don't like it, let me know why by writing.
I've had difficulty dealing with the corporate life more this past year than ever before. You can blame the Yoga to some degree. Arbitrary deadlines are pulled out of thin air so that the citizens of the corporate world can live in a constant state of stress. And by arbitrary, I mean arbitrary -- no valid reasons are used to determine these dates (vs. another date) on a project, but the dates always were sooner rather than later.
Ultimately I think this will be our undoing in the U.S. Our society is so focused on work, that we Living to Work, rather than Working to Live. The result is burnout. And what happens when everyone burns out at the same time? I don't know.
So now I'm officially striking out on my own. unmarked software has been around for quite some time (since April 1998) and has done OK for itself considering it was a part time venture.
Well, for better or worse, I've decided to focus all my energies on it now to see if it can help me move along my path.
The main software product I have is textSOAP, a productivity utility that ungarbles those email messages you get (polluted with "e;>"e; characters, broken in the middle of lines). In fact, it can ungarble just about any text you run across. It's available for both Mac OS X and Windows XP.
So I ask you to check out the software, encourage friends/coworkers to check out the software. If you like the software, please buy a license. If you don't like it, let me know why by writing.
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