Comments on: It’s a “Journey” Thing

By: Why Life is a Song, Not a Race || Beyond the Rhetoric ||

Why Life is a Song, Not a Race || Beyond the Rhetoric || — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 21:22:15 +0000

[...] is about the journey and not the destination. I came across the video below, which was posted at Postcards from the Funny Farm, and it illustrates this mantra all too well. Going through school and rising in our career [...]

By: Damien Riley

Damien Riley — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:08:57 +0000

Jessica: What a great comment. I’d add a clause, “While adding so much to her family and friends’ lives, she still met her quotas!”

By: Jessica The Rock Chi

Jessica The Rock Chi — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:12:44 +0000

What a great video! I really had to laugh because not only do I think in musical metaphors, after all my schooling, I sell insurance at age 40,..ok 41! Is someone following me? LOL

Every time I make my “quota” every month, I don’t feel success in that, I feel more relief from the stress it causes trying to get there. Obviously, I need to work for the income, but I don’t have any personal success attachments to my job.

To me, success will be raising four kids who turn out independent and happy , having a marriage that will happily last “til death do us part” and having a few “no matter what” friends.

It kind of reminds me of that tombstone post you wrote a long time ago. I’d really hate to have “she always made her quota” written on mine!

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By: Damien Riley

Damien Riley — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 03:18:37 +0000

What a great comment Michael. As a teacher I see all the parents capturing memories on camera at school events … hopefully they are enjoying the moment to it’s fullest as well! One thing we should remember though is to rest. Even though our moments are numbered, moments of rest are crucial to experiencing life to it’s fullest. I’ll be writing about rest very soon. I look forward to your comments.

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:55:19 +0000

Damien, you’re absolutely right that all we have is “the now”. Perhaps one of the best illustrations of this is the rising use of digital cameras and camcorders. Too many people are living their lives through an LCD, trying to “capture the memory” or “capture the moment”, so much so that they miss out on the actual memory and the actual moment altogether.

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By: Damien Riley

Damien Riley — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 01:53:25 +0000

@Marcia: I think the now is all we have and all we’ll ever have! So we ought to embrace it! The past is a beautiful dream though and the future is full of pure wonder for me.

By: Marcia

Marcia — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:35:22 +0000

I can’t wait to move either, but at the same time I try to enjoy the place I am in now — and live now, not just for tomorrow. Great video find, Damien.

Marcias last blog post..I am Fire - A mantra that went awry

By: Chelle

Chelle — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:42:59 +0000

That’s a neat little video…It is very true we are always so busy looking where we’re going or what we want that we don’t get to enjoy the best parts of life!

By: Damien Riley

Damien Riley — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:19:30 +0000

Thanks for that Michael. I had no clue they did this animation. That makes it all the more awesome! I appreciate your comment.

By: Michael Kwan

Michael Kwan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 04:16:02 +0000

That was a great video. What makes it even more amazing is that it was produced by Matt Stone and Trey Parker, two of the greatest minds of our generation. Yes, they don’t always have their heads in the toilet, surprisingly enough.

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