Because I'm Ornery

[airshipjones]

I am seeing a lot of this meme going around in people I care about feeling overwhelmed, and like they haven't accomlished they things they wanted to and such not. Well, I have to put my two cents out there.

I feel completely 180 degrees the opposite. I have accomplished things I never expected to and done things I only dreamed of. And I have done a few things nobody else has (to my knowledge). I try not to let pride in my accomplishments run away into hubris. I am usually just surprised that I have come this far.

I was pleased when I completed an A.S. degree even though my grades at the time weren't that great. At some point, I realized that I needed more in my life and I completed a Bachelors degree and then a Masters degree. Nobody in my family (birth family) has ever gotten a graduate degree.

When I was working for IBM, I ran a project to integrate several different flavors of *nix into an Active Directory environment. The method we chose so that we could meet IBM's requirements was unique and I have never seen or heard of anyone else doing anything like it. I have also created some amazing scripts for monitoring security settings on Windows domains which even some very well known scripters (with published books on the subject) were impressed by.

I have experienced earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tornados, floods, fires, car accidents, personal health crises, and I'm still here going strong. In fact, I think I am just getting better with age. If I can't run as fast, I'm smarter and wiser, and I will chose a better course. I won't last forever, and I dont' want to, but I do want to be a good example to my son.

Comments

[goldfish42.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I read that, and I was waiting for it to get to the point, some sort of "...then just remember this..." or "Now list ten things you've done that are wonderful." But it never got there. It felt like half of something. Sure, sometimes I feel that way; then I stop and think "I built a fucking BARN all by myself! In between rounds of crippling fibromyalgia pain!"

[airshipjones.livejournal.com]

That's Awesome! Do you have pictures? I love to see that.

[moofedct.livejournal.com]

Thank you for posting something positive. I'm inspired now.

[tenacious-snail.livejournal.com]

thank you. I admit that I've been puzzled by the meme I've seen, and it is so unlike my own personal experience.

[uncledark.livejournal.com]

For me, just being able to say such a thing in public is an achievement. I'm used to not admitting when I'm overwhelmed while I'm overwhelmed, so being able to say it is a sign of recovery.

[crankles.livejournal.com]

Good for you! You have a lot to be proud of.

[purplerabbit.livejournal.com]

You ARE awesome and I has been a privilege to be with you through most of that. 21 years and counting. I look forward to the next. I love you. I admire you. And I know your husband and son do too.

[klrmn.livejournal.com]

that's got to be the best 'ornry' post i've seen in ages. =)

[ogam.livejournal.com]

Egads, would you please point me to an example of this meme?

[uncledark.livejournal.com]

Here.