This is so cute, I just sat down saying to the Lord ,I am so tired today, feeling a little guilty, picking up my iPad and there where you! Saying the very thing I needed! And it felt OK! Last year I lost my husband of 45 years, and life just became stressful, anxious and unreal… I m very much creative in many ways, now I can’t think a creative thought!! Bought myself a weedwacker today, learning how to use it, not fun!! But it makes me feel in order, the rain made everything look like a jungle…I am surprised that I don’t feel a creative urge in any way,it’s been just too overwhelming! Off and on I feel afraid that I will never again be creative. But I was glad to hear you say don’t beat yourself up! 😊 thank you
I’m so sorry for your loss. I can really relate. I lost my husband of 49 years in 2014. It was a life changing event in so many ways. One thing I learned was that while I had numerous things I had to start doing myself, it was very empowering once I learned a new “skill!” You can too. ❤
In unserem Alter ist jeder Tag kostbar. Ich denke wir haben genug gearbeitet. Jetzt ist die Zeit Dinge wirklich mit Freude zu machen. Pausen gehören dazu. Ich bin froh, dass Sie das erkannt haben und die Reißleine ziehen. Man sollte sich nicht unter Druck setzen. Wer das nicht versteht hat Pech gehabt. Neben all den schön kreierten Videos, genießen Sie ihr Leben, den Sommer, die freie Zeit, auch mal ohne etwas zu tun. Der Mensch ist keine Maschine. Sehr authentisch wie sie uns hier mitnehmen. Danke und gute Erholung!
@@mariannebaaba9150 ich weiß nicht ob er Deutsch lesen oder sprechen kann aber ich kann’s und ich bin da vollkommen mit im einstimmen, man ist keine Machine! Und oft wundert man sich wieso man keine Inspiration hat. Aber wir sind auch nur Menschen und untergehen Launen, atmosphärische Einflüsse, und körperliche Bedürfnisse. Wir müssen uns auch mit Gutheit und Liebe behandeln. Ein bisschen Ruhe hilft so sehr und gute Freunde können uns neuen Mut geben und die sind kostbar! Alles Liebe! Und Gottes Segen !
One thing I have learned is to not set too many goals or schedules. Nothing can burn out.....say artistic creativity and inspiration than pressuring yourself. Just do things when you feel inspired. Schedules are for jobs, not art. I say let yourself relax and wait until you feel the need to create.
This hits really close to home for me. I retired in 2008, at the age of 52, thanks to a lucrative offer from my employer to retire early. Needing something to fill my time, I took up photography. I bought a DSLR and a boatload of other gear and set out to learn photography. It was hit and miss on getting out to take pictures for the first year or so. I decided the only way to learn my camera was to shoot every day. And to be sure I did it every day, I needed to be accountable in some way. So, I started a photography blog. I figured my Mom would be the only one who would read it and look at my images every day. I started on January 1, 2010. I posted for 1355 days. The first 1247 posts were on consecutive days. The rest were scattered dates until October 1, 2015. At that point, I was done and put up the photography gear and didn’t pick it up again. For every hour of shooting, there were 3-4 hours of culling, post-processing, and blog writing. I lost the love of photography. I moved my gear from Illinois to Arkansas and back to Illinois again. My son sold my stuff last year for me because it bothered me to have it around. That whole decluttering thing, you know. All that being said, I get it. I wonder if I had taken a break, if I would have continued to have an interest in photography. I doubt that I would. It took up way too much of my time. And now, I don’t even look at those images that I took or read the blog. They come up on my Facebook memories from time to time. It’s all just out there in the ether and on several drives that are in a file cabinet, because you know you need three backups. ❤️
It is so easy to get sort of sucked into the responsibility of keeping up with old goals and hobbies. There is like this feeling of guilt because you used to love it, or you've invested so much time and money. But the truth is, the hobby or goal brought you to a new place; call it a courier of sorts. You get to explore this new place, and maybe that means letting go of what brought you to it.
😊 I was forced to take a break when I came down with a bad respiratory illness a couple of weeks ago. While I have been cursing the weeks of recovery, the forced break has put me in touch with how I want to improve the quality of my routine and focus on a slower and more savouring pace of life. I am grateful for the time to rethink things. Enjoy your break!
Your break is well deserved. It's as you say, you love your hobbies but if you're not enjoying what you love, can make you dislike it, in that case taking a break is healthy. That happens to me with hand sewing which I really love, when I am not enjoying it, I stop for some time. I get your point very well!😊
I am just starting a channel on UA-cam, having a full-time job, and this is almost like a second one. I am enjoying it, but sometimes I am really drained. Having three Channels! I couldn't imagine, so kudos to you for keeping this up for so long! ❤ Love your videos, and I have to admit that I am glad you decided to take a break from your other channel. 😊
I am not surprised at all. You know when you have a dog you love but when you have a new baby, the dog gets less attention? Well, this channel is your new baby. You still love photography, but you have a new baby.
And I was thinking of asking if you have a video of a 'beginner's kit' for photographers just starting out. Say, something around $500 total. I was inspired by your camera equipment decluttering where you'd say 'hate that' 'replaced this with something better', etc. 😄
Great self judgement and evaluation...was wondering how long it would take you to get to this point in your retirement....give yourself permission to STOP RELAX REST REFLECT PLAY REVIEW BREATHE AND REPEAT .....
That ten-hour drive was a great video. You made lots of nice shots in that one for sure. I really liked the one in Chattanooga with the super ultra wide too. I stopped exporting all of my photos and painstakingly entering the settings in each one and that has reduced the time it takes for me to make a photography video by at least an hour. Now I just do a lightroom screen recording, which is so much easier. No one has complained. Win! Of course, I still make sure the settings are known for each image. These days, if I start shooting early enough and more importantly, stop shooting early enough, I can complete a photography video by 1pm. My goal is to always be done by 5. Of course, I don't have to also make a Life in Motion Diaries video that day! Now I'm starting to think about where I'm going, and what I'm using for when I get to do photography Thursday morning! :)
Love your comments about taking breaks. Also, really enjoyed your photography channel post. I could feel your passion as I watched your photo road trip and really liked most of the photos that you took. What struck me about the small towns were the sparse landscapes and empty closed down businesses. The interesting architectural or lack thereof details of buildings, windows, and doors always pique my interest too. I also recognized the enjoyment you found in taking that long ride back. Awesome. Good reminder here on taking breaks.🙂
Oh my goodness…who hasn’t been there! We adore your energy and your time bringing us your stories and experiences. I always find myself smiling when viewing. Just be kind to yourself and know we have more in common - we humans. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Your title scared me! 😲 I thought you were taking a break from this channel. I don't want to begrudge your happiness or deprive you of your sanity, but I love your messages. This message alone was so good that I had to listen twice. I am going to set my focus on genealogy and prioritize what fulfills me.
That’s a fantastic reminder! When I was younger, probably before I turned 30, I learned to say no! No to things I just didn’t want to do any more or didn’t in the first place but an organization tried to commit you to things without even asking. Then there was pausing from bad habits one was shopping every week…I didn’t always buy things but still. Then there was going with other peoples flow of spontaneity just doing things whenever the urge lead them…I had to learn to start taking a break from doing things all the time. So, this was a fresh look into just taking a break and I have always found it to be helpful and a blessing to do so as well. Thank you for the reminder and I am so happy for you that you did it! Thank you for all your wisdom! I love your content. ❤
🙂 Glad that you decided to" Give Yourself a Break." It did seem as though you were just " Adding More Pressure " upon Yourself. 😟 Retirement is WHAT Everyone Really L👀k's "Forward" to. We Do Need to "Busy" Ourself with Doing Something, just NOT Full-Time. Very Much "Enj🙂y" Both of Your Channel's. Each of them for the "Reason" that you did Create them to Be. Thanx Tim
there is nothing wrong with stopping and having revaluation of life. I lost my job nov 2012, unemployment said i couldnt work the way i was (using a cane=beginning arthritis) started disability process. was put on full disability by june 2013. spent a day each week meet friend for coffee, now shes full dementia. and pandemic hit. i was getting illnesses. im improving now. but a hand ful of people keep saying get out, take a class, they dont understand my immune system isnt up to that. i lost a neighbor, 2 cousins, my brother, then sis went through major surgery, cousin went through major surgery. after each event i got majot infections. so i spend time at apt. doing some minor gardening, and walking up and down the street. im ok with that.
I feel this way about social media, things like Facebook and UA-cam can take time away from things that should be more of a priority. I try to use them as rewards after I get my work done. Maybe you can see one as work and the other as a reward after you get the work out of the way.
In my experience I usually stay too long before stepping back. It takes a while to realize that your passion has waned or a new interest is crowding the other out.
Hey we all need breaks from time to time. I'm on a break from my channel because of a leak in my house and having to pack up different parts of the house . You can't do it all .
I'm 64 , approaching retirement in a year or so ..... Gearing up my Jeep Grand Cherokee for car camping .... I have the fridge/freezer, custom air mattress for my cargo area, Stove, lighting Fans, Weather Tech black-out window set, 3 creates of misc gear, .... Now the decision on picking out the "RIGHT for ME" Solar power station .... 🤔🙄 SO MANY to choose from .... Any suggestions ??? "Thanks" , Eric
I thought you were crazy when the 3rd channel started up. Too much. I personally never know which channel I am watching when I tune in. 😅 NRM & LIDM both envelope your retired life and interest. So why not just have one we can focus on. Not every video has to have the technical breakdown of the making of it. Remember , you are supposed to be enjoying retirement, not creating lots of work for yourself. Just my humble opinion. Happy Birthday also! 🎉🎂
Maybe you feel this way because your birthday is in two days. Who knows? I still can’t figure out how you find the time to do all the filming / editing and still have a life!? You must be giving up something to do all that… 🤔 photography perhaps?
Our country is in Clown World so there is no balance. People are overwhelmed and pressured to the max. I often wondered how and why you put this on yourself. I would have chosen the even and odd plan lol I follow the theory in life, you can have your desires but it's not meant to have them all at once. You like me are 65 and life at our age is about quality not quantity. You gave it a try and now you are reprogramming. Totally understandable. 😊
I haven’t heard anyone use the phrase “Messiah complex” for a long time. Not that that necessarily applies to you, Tim. Hopefully not. But we humans like to think we can fix everything, solve everything, take care of everything and we can’t. Self induced stress when we try.
My apologies for the late post. I had it scheduled for the wrong Tuesday. LOL. Life comes at you hard sometimes. :)
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Lots of people seem to post whenever. They don't post to a schedule. Perhaps you could try that. 😊
Ya gotta rest, sir. The title of this video is PERFECT!!!
No apologies. We love you!
I've been unapologetically "taking a break" for years now. It's wonderful!
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This is so cute, I just sat down saying to the Lord ,I am so tired today, feeling a little guilty, picking up my iPad and there where you! Saying the very thing I needed! And it felt OK! Last year I lost my husband of 45 years, and life just became stressful, anxious and unreal… I m very much creative in many ways, now I can’t think a creative thought!! Bought myself a weedwacker today, learning how to use it, not fun!! But it makes me feel in order, the rain made everything look like a jungle…I am surprised that I don’t feel a creative urge in any way,it’s been just too overwhelming! Off and on I feel afraid that I will never again be creative. But I was glad to hear you say don’t beat yourself up! 😊 thank you
I’m so sorry for your loss. I can really relate. I lost my husband of 49 years in 2014. It was a life changing event in so many ways. One thing I learned was that while I had numerous things I had to start doing myself, it was very empowering once I learned a new “skill!” You can too. ❤
Take all the time you need. We all need a break, I sometimes take a break from watching UA-cam, then enjoy it more when I come back.
In unserem Alter ist jeder Tag kostbar. Ich denke wir haben genug gearbeitet. Jetzt ist die Zeit Dinge wirklich mit Freude zu machen. Pausen gehören dazu. Ich bin froh, dass Sie das erkannt haben und die Reißleine ziehen. Man sollte sich nicht unter Druck setzen. Wer das nicht versteht hat Pech gehabt. Neben all den schön kreierten Videos, genießen Sie ihr Leben, den Sommer, die freie Zeit, auch mal ohne etwas zu tun. Der Mensch ist keine Maschine. Sehr authentisch wie sie uns hier mitnehmen. Danke und gute Erholung!
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@@mariannebaaba9150 ich weiß nicht ob er Deutsch lesen oder sprechen kann aber ich kann’s und ich bin da vollkommen mit im einstimmen, man ist keine Machine! Und oft wundert man sich wieso man keine Inspiration hat. Aber wir sind auch nur Menschen und untergehen Launen, atmosphärische Einflüsse, und körperliche Bedürfnisse. Wir müssen uns auch mit Gutheit und Liebe behandeln. Ein bisschen Ruhe hilft so sehr und gute Freunde können uns neuen Mut geben und die sind kostbar! Alles Liebe! Und Gottes Segen !
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One thing I have learned is to not set too many goals or schedules. Nothing can burn out.....say artistic creativity and inspiration than pressuring yourself. Just do things when you feel inspired. Schedules are for jobs, not art. I say let yourself relax and wait until you feel the need to create.
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@@annsalty5615 what a good word.
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This hits really close to home for me. I retired in 2008, at the age of 52, thanks to a lucrative offer from my employer to retire early. Needing something to fill my time, I took up photography. I bought a DSLR and a boatload of other gear and set out to learn photography. It was hit and miss on getting out to take pictures for the first year or so. I decided the only way to learn my camera was to shoot every day. And to be sure I did it every day, I needed to be accountable in some way. So, I started a photography blog. I figured my Mom would be the only one who would read it and look at my images every day. I started on January 1, 2010. I posted for 1355 days. The first 1247 posts were on consecutive days. The rest were scattered dates until October 1, 2015. At that point, I was done and put up the photography gear and didn’t pick it up again. For every hour of shooting, there were 3-4 hours of culling, post-processing, and blog writing. I lost the love of photography. I moved my gear from Illinois to Arkansas and back to Illinois again. My son sold my stuff last year for me because it bothered me to have it around. That whole decluttering thing, you know. All that being said, I get it. I wonder if I had taken a break, if I would have continued to have an interest in photography. I doubt that I would. It took up way too much of my time. And now, I don’t even look at those images that I took or read the blog. They come up on my Facebook memories from time to time. It’s all just out there in the ether and on several drives that are in a file cabinet, because you know you need three backups. ❤️
It is so easy to get sort of sucked into the responsibility of keeping up with old goals and hobbies. There is like this feeling of guilt because you used to love it, or you've invested so much time and money. But the truth is, the hobby or goal brought you to a new place; call it a courier of sorts. You get to explore this new place, and maybe that means letting go of what brought you to it.
"A feeling of guilt because you used to love it" That's exactly right.
😊 I was forced to take a break when I came down with a bad respiratory illness a couple of weeks ago. While I have been cursing the weeks of recovery, the forced break has put me in touch with how I want to improve the quality of my routine and focus on a slower and more savouring pace of life. I am grateful for the time to rethink things. Enjoy your break!
Agree
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Great advise here to slow down step back and take a break so you can get a new perspective!
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Thanks for sharing your insight - I know that I am spreading myself too thin, too.
I'm taking a nice long break from friends and family. I'm spent.
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One word says it all... BALANCE. That means you can't do everything that you want. It means just do what you love. ❤
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Your break is well deserved. It's as you say, you love your hobbies but if you're not enjoying what you love, can make you dislike it, in that case taking a break is healthy. That happens to me with hand sewing which I really love, when I am not enjoying it, I stop for some time. I get your point very well!😊
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Thanks for sharing
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Wasn't photography what got you started on UA-cam?
Sometimes our passion leads us to other avenues.
Our new mantra: "It's Okay."
A challenge indeed...yep you reached overload..but hooray you woke up..congratulations.....so true been there done that.
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Wonderful words of wisdom.
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This was really helpful! Thankyou!
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I am just starting a channel on UA-cam, having a full-time job, and this is almost like a second one. I am enjoying it, but sometimes I am really drained. Having three Channels! I couldn't imagine, so kudos to you for keeping this up for so long! ❤ Love your videos, and I have to admit that I am glad you decided to take a break from your other channel. 😊
I am not surprised at all. You know when you have a dog you love but when you have a new baby, the dog gets less attention? Well, this channel is your new baby. You still love photography, but you have a new baby.
Good analogy. :)
Thank you.
Be good to yourself Tim 🙏
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And I was thinking of asking if you have a video of a 'beginner's kit' for photographers just starting out. Say, something around $500 total. I was inspired by your camera equipment decluttering where you'd say 'hate that' 'replaced this with something better', etc. 😄
It's a big job. You deserve a big break.
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Breaks are important! I don't think I could teach without my summer break. And I've taken a few little UA-cam breaks as well.
Great self judgement and evaluation...was wondering how long it would take you to get to this point in your retirement....give yourself permission to STOP RELAX REST REFLECT PLAY REVIEW BREATHE AND REPEAT .....
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Very Well put Tim !
Great reminder to all of us!
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Loved this video! It arrived at a time where I really needed to hear it
Glad it was helpful!
Amen!
That ten-hour drive was a great video. You made lots of nice shots in that one for sure. I really liked the one in Chattanooga with the super ultra wide too. I stopped exporting all of my photos and painstakingly entering the settings in each one and that has reduced the time it takes for me to make a photography video by at least an hour. Now I just do a lightroom screen recording, which is so much easier. No one has complained. Win! Of course, I still make sure the settings are known for each image. These days, if I start shooting early enough and more importantly, stop shooting early enough, I can complete a photography video by 1pm. My goal is to always be done by 5. Of course, I don't have to also make a Life in Motion Diaries video that day! Now I'm starting to think about where I'm going, and what I'm using for when I get to do photography Thursday morning! :)
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Less is more. Renewed focus. Dont be hard on yourself.
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Love your comments about taking breaks. Also, really enjoyed your photography channel post. I could feel your passion as I watched your photo road trip and really liked most of the photos that you took. What struck me about the small towns were the sparse landscapes and empty closed down businesses. The interesting architectural or lack thereof details of buildings, windows, and doors always pique my interest too. I also recognized the enjoyment you found in taking that long ride back. Awesome. Good reminder here on taking breaks.🙂
Good for you for putting yourself first ❤
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Thanks Tim. I enjoy listening to your insights. It does help.
Oh my goodness…who hasn’t been there! We adore your energy and your time bringing us your stories and experiences. I always find myself smiling when viewing. Just be kind to yourself and know we have more in common - we humans. Thank you for sharing. ❤
Your title scared me! 😲 I thought you were taking a break from this channel. I don't want to begrudge your happiness or deprive you of your sanity, but I love your messages. This message alone was so good that I had to listen twice. I am going to set my focus on genealogy and prioritize what fulfills me.
That’s a fantastic reminder! When I was younger, probably before I turned 30, I learned to say no! No to things I just didn’t want to do any more or didn’t in the first place but an organization tried to commit you to things without even asking. Then there was pausing from bad habits one was shopping every week…I didn’t always buy things but still. Then there was going with other peoples flow of spontaneity just doing things whenever the urge lead them…I had to learn to start taking a break from doing things all the time. So, this was a fresh look into just taking a break and I have always found it to be helpful and a blessing to do so as well. Thank you for the reminder and I am so happy for you that you did it! Thank you for all your wisdom! I love your content. ❤
🙂 Glad that you decided to" Give Yourself a Break." It did seem as though you were just
" Adding More Pressure " upon Yourself. 😟 Retirement is WHAT Everyone Really L👀k's "Forward" to. We Do Need to "Busy" Ourself with Doing Something, just NOT Full-Time. Very Much "Enj🙂y" Both of Your Channel's. Each of them for the "Reason" that you did Create them to Be. Thanx Tim
Numero uno comes first. Because without you there would be a void.
Thanks for this vid.....it puts life in perspective.
there is nothing wrong with stopping and having revaluation of life. I lost my job nov 2012, unemployment said i couldnt work the way i was (using a cane=beginning arthritis) started disability process. was put on full disability by june 2013. spent a day each week meet friend for coffee, now shes full dementia. and pandemic hit. i was getting illnesses. im improving now. but a hand ful of people keep saying get out, take a class, they dont understand my immune system isnt up to that. i lost a neighbor, 2 cousins, my brother, then sis went through major surgery, cousin went through major surgery. after each event i got majot infections. so i spend time at apt. doing some minor gardening, and walking up and down the street. im ok with that.
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Great video! So true....
Thanks for the reminder.
Always love hearing your thoughts, no matter what subject you are speaking about. Thank you for sharing!
I feel this way about social media, things like Facebook and UA-cam can take time away from things that should be more of a priority. I try to use them as rewards after I get my work done. Maybe you can see one as work and the other as a reward after you get the work out of the way.
In my experience I usually stay too long before stepping back. It takes a while to realize that your passion has waned or a new interest is crowding the other out.
Take the time you need!!
Great message! Fun. Prioritize. Joan
Sometimes my giddy-up-and-go seems to have got-ee-up-and-went! 😂
Happy for your break. Enjoy!
wise words, as always!
I needed to hear this ❤
Hey we all need breaks from time to time. I'm on a break from my channel because of a leak in my house and having to pack up different parts of the house . You can't do it all .
wonderfully said!
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You still continue to make me smile! I am much older and thought you were overdoing it. Why not do videos once a week? Enjoy your retirement!!
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I'm 64 , approaching retirement in a year or so ..... Gearing up my Jeep Grand Cherokee for car camping .... I have the fridge/freezer, custom air mattress for my cargo area, Stove, lighting Fans, Weather Tech black-out window set, 3 creates of misc gear, .... Now the decision on picking out the "RIGHT for ME" Solar power station .... 🤔🙄 SO MANY to choose from .... Any suggestions ??? "Thanks" , Eric
Not yet. I’m still researching myself.
We all deserve a break. Enjoy
Smart decision 😎
I thought you were crazy when the 3rd channel started up. Too much. I personally never know which channel I am watching when I tune in. 😅 NRM & LIDM both envelope your retired life and interest. So why not just have one we can focus on. Not every video has to have the technical breakdown of the making of it. Remember , you are supposed to be enjoying retirement, not creating lots of work for yourself. Just my humble opinion. Happy Birthday also! 🎉🎂
The technical breakdown is part of the DNA of the channel for this first year. Then it goes away.
Are all travel videos going to be on Life in Motion? Rome, Camping
Parts of them yes. I’m committed to a video every day on that channel through the end of this year.
Enjoy your retirement by doing what brings you JOY.
Maybe you feel this way because your birthday is in two days. Who knows? I still can’t figure out how you find the time to do all the filming / editing and still have a life!? You must be giving up something to do all that… 🤔 photography perhaps?
Why do you need three channels?
I don’t “need” three. But the purpose of each is so different they just don’t combine well.
@@TheNewRetiredMe I think you are or once were an over achiever!
Our country is in Clown World so there is no balance.
People are overwhelmed and pressured to the max.
I often wondered how and why you put this on yourself. I would have chosen the even and odd plan lol
I follow the theory in life, you can have your desires but it's not meant to have them all at once.
You like me are 65 and life at our age is about quality not quantity.
You gave it a try and now you are reprogramming.
Totally understandable. 😊
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I haven’t heard anyone use the phrase “Messiah complex” for a long time. Not that that necessarily applies to you, Tim. Hopefully not. But we humans like to think we can fix everything, solve everything, take care of everything and we can’t. Self induced stress when we try.