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Originally Posted by brewer12345
Actually, I really like my job.* It is interesting, fulfilling and rewarding.* But it eats up all of my time and most of my energy.
While driving to work this morning, I realized that I really miss canoeing.* I miss spending the whole day on the boat with my Dad fishing in Barnegat Bay.* I miss going on multi-hour hikes.* I miss camping trips.* I miss the luxury of sleeping as long as I like.* I miss the summers when I was a kid and pretty much spent most of every day fishing the beautiful local lakes.* I miss being able to sit down and read a book for as long as I wish.* I also am painfully well aware that I am reneging on a strong call I feel to help others, yet there seems to be absolutely nothing I can do about it.
There's a lot to life besides the job, no matter how good you think the job is.
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Wow, your post is making me think hard about ERing....or at least take some vacation  What is your planning time line to ER to pursue your 'misses' and your 'help others'.
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