Right now I want more control of my life. That's not to say that I feel like things are out of control. I once had a conversation with a friend wherein he commented on my ambition and that I'm power-hungry, but power-hungry in the sense that I want complete power over how my own life goes, not power over other people. I'm not saying that I don't like working with others or that I bridle under authority, but that I don't ever want to find myself in a position where I'm forced to make a poor choice because other options are unavailable. But, life is messy and all that one can reasonably do (as far as I know), is prepare for the hard times and enjoy the good times.
Hmm. When I hit reply, this quote was automatically filled in in the comment. I shall leave it that way. We can call it serendipity. I would just call you a control freak, and I would say that you are in good company here. I always want to know the exact status of where things are, where they are going; sometimes this causes me to rush ahead because I don't like things that are nebulous or undefined. I understand that in life, many things gradually develop, and so wanting to immediately fit anything into a box (what am I doing? where am I going? how is the status of this friendship/relationship? am I mad at this person? - translating into trigger-quick "I am done with this person" responses sometimes) is sometimes disadvantageous. I work on tempering it. I like definitions. I like metrics. I like being able to look at numbers and knowing I need to meet them and if I want to excel, I simply need to beat the numbers. Sadly - and excitingly - life is rarely so explicitly defined.But, life is messy and all that one can reasonably do (as far as I know), is prepare for the hard times and enjoy the good times.
I think when you have the comment highlighted by double-clicking on it, it automatically goes in as a quote in the reply box. I noticed that earlier. It's not written anywhere, so i'm curious what other little features this is has that we simply don't know about.
"Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst" is a quote that has always stuck with me throughout my life. Also, another somewhat relevant quote to that is; "Under-promise, over deliver.But, life is messy and all that one can reasonably do (as far as I know), is prepare for the hard times and enjoy the good times.