^^^^^ OMG this, times 100. You are 110% spot-on. It's not for everyone, and the sooner some people realize it and just quit trying, the better off they (and others around them) will be. That's not a hit on anyone, just good life advice. If you are working somewhere or at a particular career where you are not happy, do yourself a favor and get out. I don't care what the money is like, leave, now.

Our industry can be so many hours/days/weeks/years on end of boredom and sameness, punctuated by moments of sheer terror. It is the moments of terror that help separate the truly great pilots from the so-so pilots. (For everyone, my wish is that they never have to find out which they are) But in order to find some peace with the life/career we have chosen, we must also be able to find a way to laugh and enjoy it, and make light of the misery that does exist as we fight and swim our way to the top.

As I read some of the bitter, whiny posts here on APC, I can't help but feel that some truly got screwed, and deserve to *****, but some just have no idea what a hard life really is. Life is full of choices. There's almost ALWAYS multiple doors to open and walk thru. Along with that comes the option of being satisfied with our choice, or just walking thru one door, hating it, and doing nothing to make it better. Or perhaps to just be content for a while, but to smile thru the misery.

Some days, I find my glass half full. Other days, it's half empty. But at the end of the day, it's up to me how I look at it, how I move forward with my life, and how I impress those around me. But I love to make people laugh, for laughter is, after all, The Best Medicine (c).

Of course, there are also days when the damn glass is empty, perhaps even cracked. I can sit and complain about that, or I can keep refilling the glass, or I can fix the glass so it holds water... Or I can get a brand new one, and fill it full again. It's all up to me. Someone else may be able to empty the glass for me, but I also have the ability to fill it up again.

Or not.

If your glass is not as full as you'd like it, ask yourself why not, and decide whether you'd rather fight to keep it full, or just go get a pretty new one.