If you want to make God laugh, make plans.
SO what's up with old H.Locke?
The new job with Zurich Financial is great. I love the location. I wrote once long ago that Union Square was one of my fave spots in NYC, and now that's where the office is at. It is awesome to finally not be in a hurry to go home when I leave work, because there is tons to get up to around me ... drinking, shopping, gym, classes. The general atmosphere just isn't oppressive like the financial district was at Chubb. But that isn't what is great, the actual job itself is just a better fit.
My main activity continues to be Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 3-4 days a week I can be found on the mats, cranking arms and strangling necks. On the other nights I'm working out or pounding Guiness. All I need now is a girlfriend and shit would be pretty damn set for a few years while I save $$$. And that's where the above quote comes in. I had a bit of an episode earlier this week when I calculated how much I could put aside by year's end. I was a bit disillusioned by how much debts + bills + lifestyle chews up and worrying about how I would ever carry through my big plans to move on, be set, etc. Right after that a bunch of new expenses suddenly became pressing issues. It was geting me down. Eventually I sat back, and realized how much good I've walked into in the last year and how many precarious situations I've made it through going back a long time. Nothing ever goes exactly as planned, and the only constant has been my inability to force any true discipline or regimentation into my lifestyle despite repeated efforts.
Well why fight it right? I have to let it be, go with the flow. I should yield to the overwhelming strength of who I really am and stop trying to force change. Less worry and more doing what I do best: take it easy. Like jiu-jitsu, la vida es una arte suave..
Hope life finds all of you well!
The new job with Zurich Financial is great. I love the location. I wrote once long ago that Union Square was one of my fave spots in NYC, and now that's where the office is at. It is awesome to finally not be in a hurry to go home when I leave work, because there is tons to get up to around me ... drinking, shopping, gym, classes. The general atmosphere just isn't oppressive like the financial district was at Chubb. But that isn't what is great, the actual job itself is just a better fit.
My main activity continues to be Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. 3-4 days a week I can be found on the mats, cranking arms and strangling necks. On the other nights I'm working out or pounding Guiness. All I need now is a girlfriend and shit would be pretty damn set for a few years while I save $$$. And that's where the above quote comes in. I had a bit of an episode earlier this week when I calculated how much I could put aside by year's end. I was a bit disillusioned by how much debts + bills + lifestyle chews up and worrying about how I would ever carry through my big plans to move on, be set, etc. Right after that a bunch of new expenses suddenly became pressing issues. It was geting me down. Eventually I sat back, and realized how much good I've walked into in the last year and how many precarious situations I've made it through going back a long time. Nothing ever goes exactly as planned, and the only constant has been my inability to force any true discipline or regimentation into my lifestyle despite repeated efforts.
Well why fight it right? I have to let it be, go with the flow. I should yield to the overwhelming strength of who I really am and stop trying to force change. Less worry and more doing what I do best: take it easy. Like jiu-jitsu, la vida es una arte suave..
Hope life finds all of you well!