tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post8296248092852882588..comments2024-02-07T09:39:13.250-10:00Comments on Over the Hill: the Books and Stuff: You've got me thinking ...JOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-55139838182325023582013-07-10T02:40:04.146-10:002013-07-10T02:40:04.146-10:00I think as long as you are happy who's right i...I think as long as you are happy who's right is it to tell you that you should be doing better. My son is a motor mechanic and the next step in his job would be to be in charge of the workshop but he says the amount of pay rise he would recieve for the extra resonsibility is not worth it. The same with my daughter who's a Social Worker,next step is a lot more responsibility for not much money, maybe that's what holds some people back.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-4574498925030894142013-07-06T07:38:47.181-10:002013-07-06T07:38:47.181-10:00Thank you, Leigh - I think it's about being ha...Thank you, Leigh - I think it's about being happy with who we are, ordinary or eccentric, rather than climbing a hypothetical ladder to be something we're not!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-54963107429721938412013-07-05T22:22:30.013-10:002013-07-05T22:22:30.013-10:00Being successful, in whatever field, is a fleeting...Being successful, in whatever field, is a fleeting high - often no more than an ego trip. It brings its own stresses and pressures. Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-11009787897460209602013-07-05T22:21:30.366-10:002013-07-05T22:21:30.366-10:00What is wrong with being normal and ordinary?What is wrong with being normal and ordinary?Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-89858994561902756802013-07-04T08:18:40.103-10:002013-07-04T08:18:40.103-10:00Is it age? Or just a life event that brings the re...Is it age? Or just a life event that brings the really important things into focus? Though I'm not sure I ever aspired to looking like Twiggy, or having the sort of money/fame etc of Cilla Black. My role model, if anyone, was Germaine Greer!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-51772667069702425542013-07-04T07:34:04.735-10:002013-07-04T07:34:04.735-10:00Absolutely - but I think it is not a stage we reac...Absolutely - but I think it is not a stage we reach until we get older. Youth is always striving and comparing. I don't know about you, but since turning 60 3 years ago, I have begun to see contentment as the best thing in life.Carol Hedgeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10359578624109905400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-68365888900863799832013-07-03T23:37:09.028-10:002013-07-03T23:37:09.028-10:00I see what you're getting at - the top is what...I see what you're getting at - the top is what you need it to be. What I'm questioning is the notion of 'the top' peddled by the Media (the programme I heard was Woman's Hour - talking about the importance of every woman making the most of herself, which was fine until they suggested that hospital cleaners should aspire to be hospital managers, rather than be the best cleaner they could possibly be. That's when my eyebrows raised!)JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-46972364158947776102013-07-03T23:34:23.777-10:002013-07-03T23:34:23.777-10:00You too, Ros - and mixed metaphors are welcome her...You too, Ros - and mixed metaphors are welcome here, too.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-64788251492786318942013-07-03T23:33:55.369-10:002013-07-03T23:33:55.369-10:00Welcome to the content corner, Jenny!Welcome to the content corner, Jenny!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-70281988564211650062013-07-03T23:33:28.590-10:002013-07-03T23:33:28.590-10:00Contentment is a precious word these days, Abi - a...Contentment is a precious word these days, Abi - and a precious feeling. Good thing there are still some of us who can define it!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-40466726500205904122013-07-03T23:32:34.672-10:002013-07-03T23:32:34.672-10:00It's the life-blood of the system, Val - keepi...It's the life-blood of the system, Val - keeping us dissatisfied so we're always wanting more. Great that there are some of us still bucking the system.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-65586472812009265272013-07-03T22:30:06.544-10:002013-07-03T22:30:06.544-10:00I think that is the top, though - and that's w...I think that is the top, though - and that's why it's not defined. The top is achieving what is important to you, whether it's climbing mountains, making good cakes, or keeping things under control.Stroppy Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16560035800075465845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-16661615208298966752013-07-03T22:29:57.455-10:002013-07-03T22:29:57.455-10:00Count me in too. We should have lessons in how to ...Count me in too. We should have lessons in how to be satisfied with our lot, not how to elbow everyone out of the way to overtake them. I wouldn't want to be up there at the top anyway. I'm happy scrubbing around at base camp (i suspect that was another mixed metaphor!)Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-46367982182018325422013-07-03T21:49:50.120-10:002013-07-03T21:49:50.120-10:00It's quite soul destroying to always want to b...It's quite soul destroying to always want to be the best. I am with you on this, Jo.Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-59844115154075400722013-07-03T21:32:54.153-10:002013-07-03T21:32:54.153-10:00You're not, Jo. I completely agree. I've a...You're not, Jo. I completely agree. I've always believed that we should set our own standards and never compare ourselves to anyone else - apart from this being a whole lot healthier, I think there's a lot more likelihood of the individual gaining focus this way and achieving that contentment.Abi Burlinghamhttp://www.abiburlingham.talktalk.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-73766327931572070652013-07-03T20:53:02.895-10:002013-07-03T20:53:02.895-10:00No, Jo, you aren't! In such a minority that is...No, Jo, you aren't! In such a minority that is :-) My feeling is that all this competing for pole position and all this encouraging people to be dissatisfied with what they have is feeding expectations that cannot be met. As my mother used to say, it can only end in tears - of disappointment. Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.com