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Redefining Success
The Archangels Guide Us on What’s Most Important
All of my kids work hard, and they are, thankfully, self-supportive. I know a lot of people in their age group can’t find jobs that pay enough to be independent, and they continue to live with their parents. I’m grateful for my kids’ success, but I’m not sure any one of them feels fulfilled, happy, and at peace. They’re all stressed out to the max, they continue to work long hours, and they’ve all done very well for themselves. But at what price?
I’m one of the lucky ones. I enjoyed my job in education. I found it important and rewarding, and I was very good at it. That’s not to say I didn’t look forward to Friday or didn’t dread Monday, but once I got there, I did what I was good at and make a significant difference in many of my students’ lives. There were times I worked three jobs to try to get ahead, one full-time, one that was one to two nights a week, and another that was one weekend a month. I liked all of them, but sheesh, was I tired! I worked as hard in my life as my kids do in theirs, but I’m not sure they’re more successful than I was, even though they make a lot more money than I ever did. Oh, and I never did ‘get ahead.’
I was overworked and underpaid, but I felt good about what I did. My kids have important jobs, but they don’t particularly like them, at least not…
