Living the Dream.

I'm stressed.  I'm overworked.  I am in control of my own destiny.  I have been turning down jobs.  I am a one man office and trying to get everything done is difficult.  Business is booming and I don't look forward to the next email or phone call asking me if I can take on a new project.  I need to take care of the ones I have.  I am not afraid nor intimidated by my clients.  My expectation will not let me give than my best.

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Joe Diffie - "Ships That Don't Come In"

​He said it's only life's illusions 
That bring us to this bar 
To pick up these old crutches 
And compare each other's scars 
'Cuz the things we're calling heartache 
Hell, they're hardly worth our time 
We bitch about a dollar 
When there's those without a dime. 

And as he ordered one last round 
He said I guess we can't complain 
God made life a gamble
And we're still in the game.

So here's to all the soldiers 
Who have ever died in vain 
The insane locked up in themselves
The homeless down on Main
To those who stand on empty shores
And spit against the wind
And those who wait forever 
For ships that don't come in.

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So when I get stressed out I take a step back and ask myself "Isn't this what you wanted?".  I didn't have aspirations to be a famous Architect.  I never had dreams of being self employed.  I just wanted to play in the game.  I have been fortunate to do enough good work that I keep getting more.  I control how much I take on and at least they are asking.  Beats the alternative.  I am lucky, as my ship did come in.