If you do decide to write about your most recent reminder, I’m sure it will be compelling. You’ve motivated me– I’ve been most diligent today with the complaining, or I should say not complaining. I had a few cool moments where I turned some thoughts into positives, and felt grateful. It was good stuff. Very cool, too, that it was so noticeable to Steph!

In response to your friend’s stroke, It’s interesting how these events, some tragic, some only a little jolting, can serve as a reminder of just how fleeting life is. I don’t stay focused on that sort of thing all the time, but do think about it. And I swear sometimes it seems like I’m the only person around who has ever noticed that all of this is temporary. Yeah, so why not enjoy it? 🙂

I’ll soon be posting on my most recent reminder. Or maybe I won’t, but I might.

And about not complaining… I could go on for quite a while about all of the positives that have come from it. You’ll feel like a new person.
Steph noticed right away. 🙂

Hey dink! Glad to see you weigh in again on this geeky dental blog! I (obviously) agree with everything you say. I think you’ve got the names mixed up though. Imitaz is the guy spouting the phony bullish*t about loving your job. He’s also the one who is smug and judgmental, basically accusing me of being a loser because I failed at dentistry 😉

Polansky is the guy who gets it all. He very candidly says it’s not about loving all patients unconditionally but it’s about giving every patient the opportunity to form meaningful relationships with him. He also mentions that it’s not about love of his career, but more about finding meaning in what you do. and he recognizes it’s not all rainbows and lollipops and most people don’t like their jobs/careers.

One of my best friends had a stroke last weekend at the age of 37. It’s a reminder for me to follow my own dreams and live the life that fulfills me the most. You never know what tomorrow brings. It’s confirmation that I should travel and buy my DSLR (which I love, btw,) and change careers when i realize I can’t live that way anymore. Anyway, you get that, I know.

Just wanted to clear that up because Polansky has been very supportive, understanding, and authentic. Glad to see that you proved those a$$holes wrong and that you weren’t a loser wherever you go either! Nice work on the no complaining– I think you are doing much better than me. You’ve inspired me to start over today 😉

Thanks again! I always love to hear your comments! Especially when they are snarky!

I say to hell with those things. Leave ’em behind and go do what you love.
Forget this “love what you do” foolery. 🙂 Maybe in Neverland but this is friggin’ real life… and we only live it once… and it passes by real damn fast.

I had almost bought into this guy’s type of nonsense a long time ago. I kept rounding corners in life only to find that the monster was bigger around every turn. Someone once told me that this was because the monster was me.

In other words, whenever I tried something different in life, everything still sucked. And some people were telling me that this was because the problem was me.

I finally proved that none of that nonsense was true. It takes a while to find your element. It takes a while to find something that you can both excel at and enjoy as well. And it doesn’t make it any easier when, while you’re trying to get it together, people around you are looking down their noses and accusing you of floundering. Maybe that’s a tangent, but surely you get it.

I pity this Polansky ass clown. Go do what you love girl. Fuck’em.

Hey, just so you know… I haven’t complained in four days. FOUR DAYS! 😉

Thanks, Laura. The titles are the hardest part sometimes. I know they are a bit misleading– the post is nowhere near as fun as the title suggests 😉

Sounds like a perfect dentist-patient relationship!

My dentist has surfer blonde hair, is half my age, and is about as far from a parental figure as is humanly possible …and I love him for it.

Thanks, Natalie. It’s fun for me to have the dialogue– it’s so much more interesting for me that way too. I can say it’s a 2-way street– one of my favorite things is to get comments on my posts. It feels lonely without them 😉 As always, my posts wouldn’t be the same without your comments here! I love to hear about your progress, and that is so cool that things are moving for you. You go girl!

yes i am!

That always a good sign. The long time patients are the best!