Did you have a plan for your life?

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C50

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Did you have a plan? Did it work out?

I never did. I knew I wanted to marry and be a father but never gave a thought to a careere or where I wanted to live.

I worked hard and managed to be moderately successful, had two kids, own a nice piece of property that I'm happy to have. Marriage ended in divorce, that was hard but probably worked out to my better well being.

So for not having a plan I did better than I expected. How about you?
 

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When I was in high school, I knew I wanted to go to university. I wanted a good professional job and got one. After that I wanted to travel and did so for decades; one big trip each year. The other things just fell into place. You can't plan everything. I have a prepaid funeral plan but fortunately, it doesn't have an expiry date so I hope to be around for a bit and maybe make a couple more trips.
 
Well, I knew what I did NOT want to do:
Live at home until I married
Move to suburbia and have 2.3 kids
25 years later, wonder what happened to my life
To misquote Thoreau:
Most men live lives of quiet desperation and take their song to the grave.
I had wanderlust and wanted to see the world, which I did:
Been to all 7 continents and all 24 time zones
Crossed the Prime Meridian, the International Date Line, the Equator, and the Arctic and Antarctic circles
 
Men of Earth are starving for a purpose of the growth of the soul.
The life of a man should include the lifting of the growth to God consciousness.
Each lifetime brings us closer to the absolute.
A realization of each soul must occur that the reason he is here on Earth
is to do whatever possible to help mankind and evolve his own soul.
IMO
 
Gaer said:
Men of Earth are starving for a purpose of the growth of the soul.
The life of a man should include the lifting of the growth to God consciousness.
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Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Psalm 56:8
You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle--are they not in Your book?

Psalm 119:73
Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

Ecclesiastes 11:5
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.

Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written ...biblehub.com› psalms › 139-16.htm
… 15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be. 17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, ...
What does Psalm 139:16 mean? - BibleRef.combibleref.com› Psalms › 139 › Psalm-139-16.html
Psalm 139:16, NIV: Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me ... The Lord saw David's unborn state and planned the days David would live.
 

Did you have a plan for your life?​


Me!! Have a plan!! That's like asking penguins to do the cha-cha!!

No seriously, I once went to a fortune teller on Blackpool Promenade (Madam Zsa Zsa), she was a 'gabby' woman, she told me that I would have wealth beyond my wildest dreams........... what a lying cow she turned out to be. 😊

I decided to take matters into my own hands and took up jogging so that I would remain as fit as a flea, but that idea was fraught with problems, because, while out jogging, I had to pass some very fine pubs. Now everyone knows that jogging creates an insatiable thirst, so I visited lots of pubs while out jogging, and, then I decided, why not stay in the nice warm pubs rather than go splashing about in puddles while jogging along the roads.

Anyway, I'll probably still be around for another 77 years, so there is no urgency to make a plan. 😊
 
Just Jeff said:
Revelation 20:12
And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

Psalm 56:8
You have taken account of my wanderings. Put my tears in Your bottle--are they not in Your book?

Psalm 119:73
Your hands have made me and fashioned me; give me understanding to learn Your commandments.

Ecclesiastes 11:5
As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the bones are formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.

Psalm 139:16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written ...biblehub.com› psalms › 139-16.htm
… 15 My frame was not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was woven together in the depths of the earth. 16 Your eyes saw my unformed body; all my days were written in Your book and ordained for me before one of them came to be. 17 How precious to me are Your thoughts, O God, ...
What does Psalm 139:16 mean? - BibleRef.combibleref.com› Psalms › 139 › Psalm-139-16.html
Psalm 139:16, NIV: Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me ... The Lord saw David's unborn state and planned the days David would live.
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Jeff, You seem to write in different threads, directed to me, Bible verses. I'm sure you are just being kind, however, my feelings about the Bible are not the same as yours. It is a lovely book of poetry which has been translated from a translation from a translation from a translation of a remembered series of events. Remember, these were written in the age of storytelling and have been changed over time, particularly during the 15th century when "the church council" took out whatever did not bind the souls to their religion.
So, you see, the Bible verses are wasted on me. I've read the Bible and it's very nice but it is not all.
I'm sure you are a very religious man, which is wonderful, for you. I have no roots in traditional religion, nor do I want any.
IMO, it is not literal. I receive sacred messages from the Holy Angels of God. I believe them over ancient scriptures.
I don't mean this as a condemnation. I know you are just being thoughtful.
 
Gaer said:
Jeff, You seem to write in different threads, directed to me
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.... I only got this far. I have no idea and do not remember what threads you have posted in, even would not remember this thread if you did not post here to me.

I simply usually reply to an singular post/content/idea, sometimes to a poster if there is a question but rarely remember what they have posted even a few hours ago.
 
As a senior, no written long term plans. Government pays me to do nothing and now every day I wake up is Saturday. Things I want to do, I can plan at short notice and then will plan, like going back to the Monterey area next week or winter skiing after it snows or backpacking, or photography trips, or music events.
 
There was never a plan for me. I tried to do the right thing when circumstances could be controlled. I only wanted to become an independent adult and have someone fall madly in love with me. It did happen, only not as I would have imagined. I've had three careers, all very successful, and great bosses who appreciated what I could offer.
It's been a good life, lots of disfunction in my family, but friends and happy days are all I need and want. Been single for 15 years, love it. My kids and grandkids are doing well. What more can I say?
Oh yeah, I'd welcome one more surprise around the corner. ;)
 
Naw, never had a plan; learned about nuclear war when I was about 10 and figured that was how all life on the planet would end so why plan? I'm still amazed it hasn't happened yet, although what I hear is more likely to kill us all is all of the nuclear power plant waste disposal sites (on every continent except Antarctica) and how some are starting to leak the stuff that's deadly for at least 10,000 years and how the sites rely so heavily on electricity to run. So if that EMP or CME that writers love to base their post-apocalyptic stories on happens, look out.
 
Sorry in advance for the long post.

I was raised by very focused parents, but every plan I had in life was derailed until my 40's. I planned on becoming an Architect and studied Architecture in Junior College. I was great at the technical aspects but not good at the abstract aspects like Design so I changed my major to Business Admin when I was one course away from graduation. My father was a stock broker who was close to retiring and wanted me to join him in slowly taking over his client base. His boss told me I was no good at sales so his firm rejected me.

I went into retail, although I hated sales. But I was determined to become good at it, and one opportunity kept leading to another. This started with a gig selling men's clothing, later moving to a tour company and ultimately becoming VP of Sales at my last job. I think leading a sales force was much more about leadership, problem-solving and negotiating than actual selling. So, I found by out by accident after 30 years where my strengths lay.

I have followed through with personal plans since I was in my late 40's. I moved us to Dallas 16 years ago due to the low cost of living, quality of life and the fact that we couldn't stand the "rat race" in South Florida. It allowed me to work from home for 14 years and provided my partner with a better quality of life. I moved my mother into a 55+ community at the same time, and eventually next door into assisted living. She enjoyed a great life until she passed.

I am now planning our next chapter. We love where we live, but without getting political, there is so much craziness going on in our country right now I am researching the quality of life in other countries.

I guess the one change that happened in my life in my 40's is that my father passed away, so I felt the need to become focused like he was and become responsible for my life. I know there are always inevitabilities that come with life, but I am planning for those as well.
 
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