<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
		>
<channel>
	<title>Comments on: How to decide what to do next</title>
	<atom:link href="http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/</link>
	<description>Advice at the intersection of work and life</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 09:29:28 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=</generator>
	<item>
		<title>By: Tamara van Halm</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-243672</link>
		<dc:creator>Tamara van Halm</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Feb 2011 19:02:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-243672</guid>
		<description>In a playful moment with the Universe I typed in Google......what to do next. And here I came across this great post. Because it raised for me an old dimensional feeling...am I really doing the right thing in this moment? And shouldn&#039;t I be focused on the big picture that&#039;s in my heart? 

But here comes the controversial understanding that this Universe never conspires against us and has more dimensions to it. Once that veil has been lifted you don&#039;t question the order of events and experiences. Life becomes a very different conversation, equally the notion of the separation of Life and work entirely vanishes. It is a love for life. Only the mind would nominate one life or person more significant or meaningful than the other. But as long as one perceives that, they are still asleep to the nature of reality......as we are all One, playing our part to awaken to our divine principle.

Does that match with traditional career profiles? Probably not because many of those are still trapped in the world of matter, running the wheel in unconscious Doing. Where the true ocean lies within the Authentic heart and life&#039;s purpose is to awaken from the delusion of Self. Great game for humanity will be to combine this quantum understanding economically and socially. Is the big picture more important than the cockroach? No because from Oneness and Presence one understands that you never know how certain dots connect in the end. The Universe never acts in randomness, it&#039;s merely a game of not minding what happens, experiencing through a different state of Consciousness and staying awake. 

PS Sex is indeed the driving force behind this Universe and closes the gap between Heaven and Earth. The Selfless career? :)

Kindest regards,

Tamara</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In a playful moment with the Universe I typed in Google&#8230;&#8230;what to do next. And here I came across this great post. Because it raised for me an old dimensional feeling&#8230;am I really doing the right thing in this moment? And shouldn&#039;t I be focused on the big picture that&#039;s in my heart? </p>
<p>But here comes the controversial understanding that this Universe never conspires against us and has more dimensions to it. Once that veil has been lifted you don&#039;t question the order of events and experiences. Life becomes a very different conversation, equally the notion of the separation of Life and work entirely vanishes. It is a love for life. Only the mind would nominate one life or person more significant or meaningful than the other. But as long as one perceives that, they are still asleep to the nature of reality&#8230;&#8230;as we are all One, playing our part to awaken to our divine principle.</p>
<p>Does that match with traditional career profiles? Probably not because many of those are still trapped in the world of matter, running the wheel in unconscious Doing. Where the true ocean lies within the Authentic heart and life&#039;s purpose is to awaken from the delusion of Self. Great game for humanity will be to combine this quantum understanding economically and socially. Is the big picture more important than the cockroach? No because from Oneness and Presence one understands that you never know how certain dots connect in the end. The Universe never acts in randomness, it&#039;s merely a game of not minding what happens, experiencing through a different state of Consciousness and staying awake. </p>
<p>PS Sex is indeed the driving force behind this Universe and closes the gap between Heaven and Earth. The Selfless career? :)</p>
<p>Kindest regards,</p>
<p>Tamara</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Jonha</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-225338</link>
		<dc:creator>Jonha</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-225338</guid>
		<description>Hi Penelope,

I guess we need an explanation on cockroaches being the cleanest insects. haha
I am struggling in managing my time because I, too, am always drawn to the little things that I think will make me happy but I realize what will really make me happy is being productive. Perhaps I just don&#039;t want to be pressured.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Penelope,</p>
<p>I guess we need an explanation on cockroaches being the cleanest insects. haha<br />
I am struggling in managing my time because I, too, am always drawn to the little things that I think will make me happy but I realize what will really make me happy is being productive. Perhaps I just don&#039;t want to be pressured.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: My Friends Rock! &#124; TonyMorganLive.com</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-184237</link>
		<dc:creator>My Friends Rock! &#124; TonyMorganLive.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2009 21:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-184237</guid>
		<description>[...] Penelope Trunk [...]</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>[...] Penelope Trunk [...]</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Joel Gross</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-183475</link>
		<dc:creator>Joel Gross</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:33:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-183475</guid>
		<description>Penelope, this is one of your better posts.  I usually wouldn&#039;t think of a pastor as being a career minded person, but this post showed me otherwise.  Nice job!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Penelope, this is one of your better posts.  I usually wouldn&#039;t think of a pastor as being a career minded person, but this post showed me otherwise.  Nice job!</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: I Need Money</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-183425</link>
		<dc:creator>I Need Money</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:08:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-183425</guid>
		<description>Why bother with all that when simple roach bait can end the infestation problem? It&#039;s working smart, not hard.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Why bother with all that when simple roach bait can end the infestation problem? It&#039;s working smart, not hard.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Ekaterina</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-183031</link>
		<dc:creator>Ekaterina</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-183031</guid>
		<description>I am currently juggling a full time job, some contract work and my last semester of a Bachelor’s degree. In other words I didn’t see an end to my “to do” list in the past couple of months. Once I realize that the papers are due in a couple of week, “killing cockroaches” seems the only escape possible, without feeling guilt and remorse a week before those said papers have to be handed in.
However I have to say that sometimes “killing cockroaches” can also be a booster. As soon as I notice that I have made it through a large amount of smaller tasks, I get a certain feeling that I can do it all! And eventually “all” gets done.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I am currently juggling a full time job, some contract work and my last semester of a Bachelor’s degree. In other words I didn’t see an end to my “to do” list in the past couple of months. Once I realize that the papers are due in a couple of week, “killing cockroaches” seems the only escape possible, without feeling guilt and remorse a week before those said papers have to be handed in.<br />
However I have to say that sometimes “killing cockroaches” can also be a booster. As soon as I notice that I have made it through a large amount of smaller tasks, I get a certain feeling that I can do it all! And eventually “all” gets done.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: principalspage</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-183020</link>
		<dc:creator>principalspage</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 02:14:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-183020</guid>
		<description>This may be my favorite post of all time.

The message was great.

The fact that you referenced the &quot;C&quot; word and a Pastor in the same paragraph... disturbing.

Please tell me you do these things on purpose.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This may be my favorite post of all time.</p>
<p>The message was great.</p>
<p>The fact that you referenced the &#034;C&#034; word and a Pastor in the same paragraph&#8230; disturbing.</p>
<p>Please tell me you do these things on purpose.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Claire</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-183009</link>
		<dc:creator>Claire</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 16:26:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-183009</guid>
		<description>What a great post this was... but did the cockroach have to die? LOL, luckily my son loves bugs and captures them and relocates them for me. 

I&#039;ve been &lt;i&gt;&quot;silently screaming&quot;&lt;/i&gt; since my layoff in November. I&#039;ve used the time to take a hard look at figuring out what to do with my life and how to find work that will &lt;i&gt;make life matter&lt;/i&gt;. 

I too need to be around others who ask these questions every day... and my last job wasn&#039;t a place where this kind of thinking was encouraged, in fact, asking fundamental questions about what should matter was discouraged! As a result I wasn&#039;t all that disappointed with the layoff... just the timing, since I was in process of taking leave to have surgery and with the loss of my medical insurance have been dealing with a prolonged illness that now prevents me from working a &lt;i&gt;normal&lt;/i&gt; schedule.

It&#039;s during these times that the rational mind pushes us forward, but the spiritual element, the connection to something bigger in each of us is the part that poses the questions in our mind and keeps us moving forward... and holds off the despair that can come when the answers to the questions don&#039;t come fast enough. 

There are times (for me it was last week when I received the eviction notice) when even killing cockroaches can seem like an overwhelming task. That&#039;s when we need to remember to forgive -- ourselves and others -- and focus on finding what matters most. This is where faith intersects life and it&#039;s here where the answers will come through a reliance on something beyond ourselves which guides us to our next destination.

Still... Silently screaming along the way! :-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What a great post this was&#8230; but did the cockroach have to die? LOL, luckily my son loves bugs and captures them and relocates them for me. </p>
<p>I&#039;ve been <i>&#034;silently screaming&#034;</i> since my layoff in November. I&#039;ve used the time to take a hard look at figuring out what to do with my life and how to find work that will <i>make life matter</i>. </p>
<p>I too need to be around others who ask these questions every day&#8230; and my last job wasn&#039;t a place where this kind of thinking was encouraged, in fact, asking fundamental questions about what should matter was discouraged! As a result I wasn&#039;t all that disappointed with the layoff&#8230; just the timing, since I was in process of taking leave to have surgery and with the loss of my medical insurance have been dealing with a prolonged illness that now prevents me from working a <i>normal</i> schedule.</p>
<p>It&#039;s during these times that the rational mind pushes us forward, but the spiritual element, the connection to something bigger in each of us is the part that poses the questions in our mind and keeps us moving forward&#8230; and holds off the despair that can come when the answers to the questions don&#039;t come fast enough. </p>
<p>There are times (for me it was last week when I received the eviction notice) when even killing cockroaches can seem like an overwhelming task. That&#039;s when we need to remember to forgive &#8212; ourselves and others &#8212; and focus on finding what matters most. This is where faith intersects life and it&#039;s here where the answers will come through a reliance on something beyond ourselves which guides us to our next destination.</p>
<p>Still&#8230; Silently screaming along the way! :-)</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: berry connell</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-182987</link>
		<dc:creator>berry connell</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 23:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-182987</guid>
		<description>OK, wait a minute...the &quot;C&quot; word?
you mean cockroaches?
Careers?
Clumsy search methods?
Cowabunga!
 Oh, dang! I can&#039;t believe it....on second thought, If you had asked me a year and a half ago if i would be bothered by a &#039;stalker&#039; I would have laughed.
If you had said it was a woman, I would have rolled on the floor!
Ask me for the last six months, I&#039;ll tell you, yes. It happens.
This is probably a good idea for a future post, but, what you have to do is convince folks to 
#1 Be up front with your dis-interest
#2 Demand a lavel of politeness
#3 DO NOT be afraid to use the &#039;spam&#039; button. If you&#039;re on MSN or like servers, I garantee a success rate that will cinch all incoming smut or relationship problems that come in.
She did not want to believe it. I listened to her (on-line) crying and would allow her access to the blog, my e-mails, BUT, after a short period, her suggestiond would tuirn to demands, and then whining if things didn&#039;t go her way.
It took SO MUCH TIME and mental energy dealing with her that my real work, painting pictures, was being shuttled to the side.
A couple of occasions I fiund myself cussing (never the &quot;C&quot; word, though, because, a gal on Vagina Monologues said that sometimes gals &lt;i&gt;want&lt;/i&gt; that response.
But, whenever i would cuss?
Dang!
I don&#039;t cuss at all even to people who badmouth me, whether on-line or in person.

OK, well, one fellow I did, but, he was supposedly buying child prostitutes for burger money, and I lost it!

None the less, in an atmosphere where one is trying to get a business going, one bad apple can tint the entire situation, and not in a good way.
OK, well, dang!
You post it, folks aren&#039;t going to listen to me.
I stupidly just opened up a new section on my blog (again) and am hoping she doesn&#039;t ruin this one like she had the last five.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>OK, wait a minute&#8230;the &#034;C&#034; word?<br />
you mean cockroaches?<br />
Careers?<br />
Clumsy search methods?<br />
Cowabunga!<br />
 Oh, dang! I can&#039;t believe it&#8230;.on second thought, If you had asked me a year and a half ago if i would be bothered by a &#039;stalker&#039; I would have laughed.<br />
If you had said it was a woman, I would have rolled on the floor!<br />
Ask me for the last six months, I&#039;ll tell you, yes. It happens.<br />
This is probably a good idea for a future post, but, what you have to do is convince folks to<br />
#1 Be up front with your dis-interest<br />
#2 Demand a lavel of politeness<br />
#3 DO NOT be afraid to use the &#039;spam&#039; button. If you&#039;re on MSN or like servers, I garantee a success rate that will cinch all incoming smut or relationship problems that come in.<br />
She did not want to believe it. I listened to her (on-line) crying and would allow her access to the blog, my e-mails, BUT, after a short period, her suggestiond would tuirn to demands, and then whining if things didn&#039;t go her way.<br />
It took SO MUCH TIME and mental energy dealing with her that my real work, painting pictures, was being shuttled to the side.<br />
A couple of occasions I fiund myself cussing (never the &#034;C&#034; word, though, because, a gal on Vagina Monologues said that sometimes gals <i>want</i> that response.<br />
But, whenever i would cuss?<br />
Dang!<br />
I don&#039;t cuss at all even to people who badmouth me, whether on-line or in person.</p>
<p>OK, well, one fellow I did, but, he was supposedly buying child prostitutes for burger money, and I lost it!</p>
<p>None the less, in an atmosphere where one is trying to get a business going, one bad apple can tint the entire situation, and not in a good way.<br />
OK, well, dang!<br />
You post it, folks aren&#039;t going to listen to me.<br />
I stupidly just opened up a new section on my blog (again) and am hoping she doesn&#039;t ruin this one like she had the last five.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
	<item>
		<title>By: Irina I</title>
		<link>http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/2009/03/24/how-to-decide-what-to-do-next/comment-page-1/#comment-182986</link>
		<dc:creator>Irina I</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://blog.penelopetrunk.com/?p=2324#comment-182986</guid>
		<description>&quot;We can inspire each other with an honest struggle to have meaningful days. But only if we surround ourselves with people who are engaged in asking good questions.&quot;

I know EXACTLY what you mean. One of the things I&#039;m figuring out about myself on this first job is that I can be very lazy if I am given the freedom to be lazy. But I also can do very high-quality work if I am pushed by external forces.

Therefore, I need to surround myself with high achieving external forces in order to perform well and be content with my work product. And I am very excited that there are a lot of experienced analysts at my work (who are 2-3 years older) from whom I can learn sooo much.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#034;We can inspire each other with an honest struggle to have meaningful days. But only if we surround ourselves with people who are engaged in asking good questions.&#034;</p>
<p>I know EXACTLY what you mean. One of the things I&#039;m figuring out about myself on this first job is that I can be very lazy if I am given the freedom to be lazy. But I also can do very high-quality work if I am pushed by external forces.</p>
<p>Therefore, I need to surround myself with high achieving external forces in order to perform well and be content with my work product. And I am very excited that there are a lot of experienced analysts at my work (who are 2-3 years older) from whom I can learn sooo much.</p>
]]></content:encoded>
	</item>
</channel>
</rss>

<!-- Performance optimized by W3 Total Cache. Learn more: http://www.w3-edge.com/wordpress-plugins/

Page Caching using disk: enhanced

Served from: blog.penelopetrunk.com @ 2012-02-09 04:03:40 -->
