tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post8947507567205120349..comments2023-09-14T17:11:20.353-08:00Comments on Wayfarer Scientista: Realm of PossibilityWayfarer Scientistahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-79399813747935039262008-01-22T18:49:00.000-09:002008-01-22T18:49:00.000-09:00jenn, thanks! love your new avatar pic!julie, than...jenn, thanks! love your new avatar pic!<BR/><BR/>julie, thanks! I'm working on it. <BR/><BR/>parlance, ooo...a meme for procrastination! And you are absolutely right, often things are much more scary when they are before us then after we have passed the hurdle.<BR/><BR/>crazymuum, thanks! hopefully I have a clue though ;)<BR/><BR/>ms chica, indeed. <BR/><BR/>ecogeofemme, exactly. EXACTLY!<BR/><BR/>bean-mom, the driver's scare me more then the roads...although the ones from Anchorage south were even worse. <BR/><BR/>jodi, it is always greener, which is why I think I'm taking such a hard look at it. <BR/><BR/>hel, you and I both girlfriend.<BR/><BR/>but why, no apologies necessary. I appreciate your comment - it is good to hear from someone who was in my shoes and how you decided. thanks for you input.<BR/><BR/>qt, yes indeedy. But I think you know what you have decided...just not how best to go about it. <BR/><BR/>maypole, isn't it? <BR/><BR/>dj, but the question is, for me, whether or not it is the work or the workplace that was the sould destroying stressor?Wayfarer Scientistahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996334636311497271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-75168491518049717842008-01-21T23:29:00.000-09:002008-01-21T23:29:00.000-09:00Stress at work is soul destroying. It me several ...Stress at work is soul destroying. It me several years ot decide to leave a profession I loved but with excessivly high stress levels but I havent looked back with regret since I left. Life is funny like that...DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-23289813383325216712008-01-21T20:47:00.000-09:002008-01-21T20:47:00.000-09:00the realm of possiblity is exciting and scarythe realm of possiblity is exciting and scarypainted maypolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06446625015003854710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-3608116281551205882008-01-19T11:43:00.000-09:002008-01-19T11:43:00.000-09:00Crossroads often give you conflicting emotions lik...Crossroads often give you conflicting emotions like the ones you describe. I am going through something similarre: being at the most indecisive point in your life to date, but in a different realm.QThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15544956727530046973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-1571952775238385872008-01-19T10:29:00.000-09:002008-01-19T10:29:00.000-09:00Apologies in advance for the long comment...A numb...Apologies in advance for the long comment...<BR/><BR/>A number of my friends have had good experiences from mass posting their cv to recruitment agencies, monster, and the like, finding mostly smaller, niche employers who have been looking for (and are full of) people like them. One guy left uni having been unable to get a PhD place, had no job, and ended up developing mathematical models of the stock market. He loves it, and it suits him down to the ground, and he'd never have found it without having his hand forced into being receptive to interest in his cv.<BR/><BR/>When I considered setting aside years of scientific training and doing a job that I inherently loved for a new career where I had no experience, I had all sorts of complex and conflicting thoughts - wondering whether (if I left science) all those years were somehow wasted or could have been better used, whether it consituted 'giving in', disappointment and disillusionment that I found myself highly qualified and well-regarded but with diabolical prospects of finding suitable and permanent employment in academia, excitement at possibilities, fear of the unknown, all those thought experiments of "where would I be in five/ten/twenty years time if...", and so on. You can expend a lot of effort in playing those ideas over - glad you had a long drive to think things through.<BR/><BR/>Sooner or later, you'll be in a position where you have options to choose from - and hopefully you'll be in a position where you can't possibly make a bad decision - good luck with wherever your thoughts are leading you!But Why?https://www.blogger.com/profile/18410865104797473854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-55607703016810497222008-01-19T09:05:00.000-09:002008-01-19T09:05:00.000-09:00How beautifully you describe getting to stay over ...How beautifully you describe getting to stay over in the realm of possibility.<BR/><BR/>It is such a strange space. Full, yet empty.helehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00500335410678018061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-54547321338841062992008-01-19T04:33:00.000-09:002008-01-19T04:33:00.000-09:00I'm kind of envious of your long road trip and all...I'm kind of envious of your long road trip and all that time to think. This is a stressful time for you -- figuring out which path to take, it's also a wonderful time -- from my perspective (two small kids, a necessary job, a house, pets, etc.) Guess the grass is always greener.. sounds like you are staying true to yourself and doing some serious soul searching.slow panichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00806001325853693285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-40527641555904993682008-01-18T19:34:00.000-09:002008-01-18T19:34:00.000-09:00Glad to hear you excited and embracing possibiliti...Glad to hear you excited and embracing possibilities!<BR/><BR/>By the way, I've been in that area of the country you describe, and the roads scare the heck out of me in winter.The bean-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411250616280191525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-21019454788300952772008-01-18T15:16:00.000-09:002008-01-18T15:16:00.000-09:00I think if I were in your shoes, I would feel some...I think if I were in your shoes, I would feel some relief at giving in to other possibilities. Like you, I love being a scientist, but I think there are several other careers I could enjoy as well. Because this one takes so much training and commitment, it would be emotionally difficult to switch. Confronted with a choice, I would want to fight for this career because I've already worked so hard for it. But after I got over that, I think I could be successful on another path. <BR/><BR/>I really hope you feel happy with wherever your road leads. I'm so interested in what you will do next.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-73279306986322850252008-01-18T15:12:00.000-09:002008-01-18T15:12:00.000-09:00Sometimes it's good to say the words out loud. The...Sometimes it's good to say the words out loud. They become more concrete than when they float through the mind.ms chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11281861496244331321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-12575609392663958472008-01-18T12:35:00.000-09:002008-01-18T12:35:00.000-09:00Wayfarer...I am so excited for you! Into The Great...Wayfarer...I am so excited for you! <BR/><BR/>Into The Great Wide Open lyrics<BR/><BR/>Eddie waited til' he finished high school<BR/>He went to Hollywood, got a tattoo<BR/>He met a girl out there with a tattoo too<BR/>The future was wide open<BR/><BR/>They moved into a place they both could afford<BR/>He found a night club he could work at the door<BR/>She had a guitar and she taught him some chords<BR/>The sky was the limit<BR/><BR/>Into the great wide open<BR/>Under them skies of blue<BR/>Out in the great wide open<BR/>A rebel without a clue<BR/><BR/>The papers said Ed always played from the heart<BR/>He got an agent and a roadie named Bart<BR/>They made a record and it went in the chart<BR/>The sky was the limit<BR/><BR/>His leather jacket had chains that would jingle<BR/>They both met movie stars, partied and mingled<BR/>Their A&R man said "I don't hear a single"<BR/>The future was wide open<BR/><BR/>Into the great wide open<BR/>Under them skies of blue<BR/>Out in the great wide open<BR/>A rebel without a cluecrazymummahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04663148723513574331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-60289205413077151662008-01-18T03:57:00.000-09:002008-01-18T03:57:00.000-09:00Wayfarer, sometimes the scariest times are the mos...Wayfarer, sometimes the scariest times are the most rewarding. I heard a definition of 'humor' lately that I like. ( I hope I didn't read it on your blog - my memory plays tricks on me sometimes and I repeat things back to the very people who told them to me.) The definition is that humor comes from looking back in tranquillity on something in the past that was frightening at the time. So maybe soon you'll be revisiting this scary time and smiling to think of what joy your decision eventually brought you.<BR/>By the way, I actually came by your blog today to tag you for a challenge, the rules of which are on my blog. But I think you've got too much on your plate at the moment. I'll just leave it to you - one day you might feel like sharing five random facts about yourself.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-55980994823777399682008-01-18T03:42:00.000-09:002008-01-18T03:42:00.000-09:00What an amazing description. Accidents like that a...What an amazing description. Accidents like that are very nerve-wreaking, but at least everyone was okay.<BR/><BR/>Best of all, the road ahead of you is open with possibilities, and that seems to be more a pro than a stress for you now. I'm glad to hear it. :)Julie Pipperthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03169574697104642479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1908003946850783762.post-69017631804420743772008-01-18T02:14:00.000-09:002008-01-18T02:14:00.000-09:00There are few things so magical as the realm of po...There are few things so magical as the realm of possibility.<BR/><BR/>Hoping the pixie dust stays with you always.Ms. Skywalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01611709391769911868noreply@blogger.com