Your perfect life

[Ecstatic]

Tell us about your perfect life: are you living it? what would make your life perfect going forward?

For my part, being one of the oldest members of this little community, I have already lived much of my life's dreams (and suffering): I found my soulmate when I was a pup of only 24 (we've been together for 32 years and married for 25); I lived the itinerant life of a late-blooming hippie for several years; I earned my BA summa cum laude and my MA with a 4.0 GPA; I taught college English for seven years; I have been into meditation and my own spiritual quest for over 35 years; I finally became moderately successful as a webmaster 10 years ago and am now running my own (very small--I'm my only employee) company; I have spent endless hours hiking, biking, cross-country skiing, camping, photographing, and otherwise loving nature; and I have written two (unpublished as yet) novels and a fair number of poems (some published) and articles ranging from Eastern philosophy to web metrics. And I have a loving extended family and a great number of really good friends. All in all, I consider myself very fortunate.

On the downside, I nearly died in an auto accident 25 years ago and still have a bad back as a result. I have hypertension (controlled) and Menieres Syndrome. But really minor stuff.

What would make my life perfect from here on out? To continue to be at least moderately successful in my business and retire in 10 years without worry for my golden days (not to be rich, that will never happen, but to be comfortable between savings, social security, and the equity in our house which will be paid for in 10 years, just in time to retire, my only smart financial move ever). For my wife to get her knee surgery this winter and finally be pain free. To get back to my writing and finally publish at least one of my novels. To continue to make friends and enjoy their company.

[syntax]

Tell us about your perfect life: are you living it? what would make your life perfect going forward?

I just want people to enjoy what I write...I'm far from being in a position where i'm living the life I want...

these things take time

I'm happy building the framework for the time being.

[Texxx]

tough question E.
i am not living my perfect life, but since i am happy would i gamble that to change a few things?? i dont know.
but in theory...i want to own a small bar in Texas where i can pass the days talking with friends. have it make enough money for me to pay my bills. i want a house with a large piece of land on a lake.
i would like to finish at least one of the novels i started and see it published.
i also want to have a condo in vegas and do well enough gambling each year to pay for my flights out there.
i want to pay for my nieces' college and see them graduate. i want to travel the world (see other thread).

but all i really need for a perfect life is my friends, most of my family, and beer. :)

[robin]

I'm almost there... the chips are falling into place. Things are going just as I planned. My years are young and I have been given a second chance to live. It's expected delight, the shifty bubble; seraphim's harpsichord. I'm sooo there.

[bunzy]

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[kramtime]

I guess I'm like alot of people. One day I'm living the dream, then the next day, I'm in the pits. But, overall I feel pretty fortunate. I had one of those perfect days over the weekend. Went down to Panama City, Fla where I keep my boat and went about eight miles out in the Gulf, I didn't see another boat for miles, Zero wind, about 82 degrees, Cold beer, the works. Got into a school of Dolphin ( not Flipper ) or MahiMahi ( as some would say ) by myself I boated 8 in about a 2 hour span. Totally awesome. It just doesn't get any better than that.

[~*~ShyGurL~*~]

i dont think such life will ever happen to me :(

[lisaparadise]

my perfect life well i dont thinks thats a realitty for a tgirl but i do think my life is as close as it gets.alittle about me ,,,well i am from a family of 10 siblings and im the 3rd youngerst,as a young boy i played sports 24/7,i lived and breathed it and still do. im not the typical tgirl because i lived my life to its fullest as a boy and never transitioned till 2 years ago.i grew up in the most wondefull home imaginable,very close to my brothers and sisters and my mom was such an inspiration to me growing up.she taught me more about life than anyone,i remember when i was in school some boys were talkin trash about me and i went home crying to mom and she told me dave if there talking about you that means there not talking about anyone else and it took a few years for that message to sink in and to this day when im getting dished i recall that talk and i know in my heart that id rather them bitch me out then anyone else.at age 17 i moved in with my sis in vancouver and went to acting and modeling shcool,i did some work for sears and local stores there and i moved home about a year later cause i was so homesick.at 20 i went to the local stripp joint on a friday night met a stripper met her the next night for dinner and then the day after she moved in with me for the next 17 years.we have 2 children together a 19 year old boy and a 9 year old girl,my ex knew what the future was going to be for me and after we split i decided i would put it on hold untill i was settled,i won custody of both kids 8 years ago while my daughter was 10 months old and we are not only mother and child but best friends as well,if she didnt tell me she loved me like 10 times a day id think somethin was wrong lol.2 years ago i started my transition into lisa and its been quite the ride.the first time my daughter seen me as lisa was the best,she was on the pc and i walked outta the bedroom and her mouth just dropped she looked at me and said mom your so beautifull and i held her and cried and knew i was on my way.now its like ive been lisa forever and my kids are so awesome with the transition after all thats all that matters to me the rest is just a bonus.

[kramtime]

Wow, that's so awesome. I am touched. You are blessed.

[lisaparadise]

Wow, that's so awesome. I am touched. You are blessed.awe thanks babe , does that mean i can go on your boat and swim with the dolphins

[kramtime]

Yepper, I got a case of suntan oil, ready with your name on it.

[jenny_landis]

no cuz perfect life doesnt exist where i live

[uriah]

I never really had much difficulty in life and was always at the top of my game since being in so cal at 15 and even sooner…Moved here from WI where skateboarding was a crime to everyone but a few of us…Moving here was like a whole new planet…I had way too much fun in high school and it carried on well after…I eventually got bored of life and took a chance on a small company that wanted to hire me far from where I lived at lesser pay…I actually worked warehouse for them…Well, I had just started College at the time and had a limited education…A month into my employment I broke my collar bone playing football and couldn’t perform at my job so I asked them if I could just answer phones for them (good God a bonafied receptionist) One week of doing so they asked me if I’d like to get into tech support cause they really liked the way I dealt with people…Too funny how life treats you…Took the job and set sail on that and a few months went by and I was a full-fledged outside sales rep! I loved that job and made a grip doing it…I bought a house and a F150 xcab paid them off and then some (of course the 2 bed I bought in the South OC at the time was only 85 grand) I eventually sold my place (made 2 hund. Thousand on it) when I was certain it wouldn’t get any better and I was desperate for change (kicking myself in the shins now that it’s worth 450K) but I went back to school and got a degree and several IT certs right when the dot com bubble burst (gee that was convenient) started out at 15.75 an hour…What a shame from what I’m used to…At that time I threw my back out while doing squats at the gym…I spent two years in rehab…Well, 3 years later (including the two I spent in rehab) I’m doing average and well above what the national market is…but it just goes to show you…Life can start out perfect but there are so many uncertainties in it that your basically just a little fish in a big pond…You never have a clue as to what the future holds…I thought mine was always gonna be perfect…Not even…But my life aint close to over yet…*Crosses fingers*

[uriah]

And oh yea...My short term goal is to own my own consulting business where I support SME's while chillin in my BVD's downloading MP3's and watching DVD's...

[lisaparadise]

And oh yea...My short term goal is to own my own consulting business where I support SME's while chillin in my BVD's downloading MP3's and watching DVD's... thats a rap song isnt it

[uriah]

If it is...I guess I wrote it or didn't know it existed...either way i'm so gonna do it eventually...

[syntax]

And oh yea...My short term goal is to own my own consulting business where I support SME's while chillin in my BVD's downloading MP3's and watching DVD's...

but the big question...

are you down with OPP??

[uriah]

hehehehe...Other Peoples PC's???