Comments on: Don’t Die With Your Music Still In You

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Sun, 05 Jun 2005 10:37:47 +0000

Brilliant Sentiments, good to see that there’s people who still believe in loving life out there

By: ~ awasu ~

~ awasu ~ — Wed, 13 Apr 2005 05:11:53 +0000

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By: Mary

Mary — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 17:29:51 +0000

Dear Steve, I happened upon this site today and read your blog. It’s comforting to know you are out there with the spirit still in you. Please keep writing. You opened up my mind again and all the giddy enthusiasm that others poke fun of is back. I don’t want to go with the song still in me either. Thanks so much.
P.S. Here’s a poem I wrote a while back that fits the theme here..
wait, this was not my intention i must have gotten lost somewhere along the way let me fall quietly to sleep and play in the aftermath of my dreams let me have peace and stay hidden from all I cannot be hold tight gentle soul speak softly and listen to the earth don’t go with your words unsaid breath deep and let out a roar love greatly dance spin your web live with fire beneath your feet fall to your knees kiss the ground embrace what calls to you there is no time no time for folly no time to question just be just be go and just be
Take care,
Mary Mary
Austin, Texas

By: Deborah M.

Deborah M. — Sat, 15 Jan 2005 23:55:54 +0000

I can’t believe I found this right now when I needed it most. What a great post Steve.

My situation: I have recently decided to turn in my 2 week notice at work on this coming Tuesday. My husband is currently unemployed after being layed off but it actively seeking a short term job to help with our income. All we are sure of though is $1000/month that my unemployment will provide. We have no savings.

I work for the State of Alaska and I simply cannot stand it any longer. Eight hours a day is way to much time to spend being miserable. My income is $57,000/year with full benefits and we’re giving that up so I can have a chance of doing what I love to do in the way I love to do it. I want to write and sell my own software and have always wanted to do so. It is too dificult to write my own software at night after having spent all day in a very toxic work environment. It is poisoning my entire life and it simply must stop immediately.

I have to confess it is a little scary to simply jump off a cliff with no visible means of support but I have done this before a couple of times and the support is always there. I know this in my heart. Your posting helped remind me of it and reinforce my resolve.

I read a quote once and I can’t remember who said it right now but…”Be bold and mighty forces will come to your aide”! It’s true.

Thanks again for the great post and all your articles. You have succeeded in helping me for one.

By: Mike W.

Mike W. — Fri, 14 Jan 2005 00:33:45 +0000

I understand completely. About 6 months ago, I quit a job that I absolutely hated, without having another “real” job to go to. I was so miserable there were several times I had to call in sick to work, because I was too depressed to go to work.

I few months later, I heard about a job opening at a company that, for years, I had wanted to work for. I got the job, and now I enjoy what I do for a living.

By: Karthik

Karthik — Thu, 13 Jan 2005 19:03:12 +0000

Steve’s post certainly rings true to me. I quit a good environmental consulting position to come back to school for a PhD. The pay’s a small fraction of what I used to make, and my definition of ‘eating out’ has suddenly become Taco Bell, but gosh, I’m enjoying every minute of it. And to think I was so nervous to do this …

By: JaSoN

JaSoN — Tue, 11 Jan 2005 02:29:20 +0000

The Tao that can be named is not the real Tao.

By: Steve Pavlina

Steve Pavlina — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:47:08 +0000

There are no email addresses setup for this site, but you can always send me a private message through the contact form.

By: Vyacheslav Stepanyuchenko

Vyacheslav Stepanyuchenko — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 12:14:41 +0000

Hi,

Your recent post to the blog is great.

Thank you very much for such a great formulation of thoughts that seem to be so close to my own current state of mind.

I think it’s just the best speech I have ever heard.
It’s just plain true wisdom. Really.

> It’s that one person I’m writing for.

Yes, you can consider me this one person. I have also sent the link to your blog to some of my friends.

I tried sending a message to steve@stevepavlina.com,
but don’t know if this e-mail address works or not…

Regards,

By: Thomas

Thomas — Mon, 10 Jan 2005 08:52:00 +0000

A little secret I should convey is that there seems to be some force in the universe that will conspire to help you achieve your dreams when you really get yourself aligned with them and moving committedly in that direction. Once you get started on the right path for you, you don’t have to go it alone. I don’t know precisely why this is so, but it just always seems to work that way. When you know you’re doing what you really feel you should be doing, everything just clicks. Even when setbacks occur, right behind them is a new opportunity that turns the setback seem into a stepping stone.

This force is actually called “Framework 2″ in the Seth-
material. It is the inner reality which is the source of our world.