(June 30, 2016 at 8:48 pm)CapnAwesome Wrote:(June 30, 2016 at 8:19 pm)Spirian Wrote: On rare occasions I travel into San Francisco (city) to meet with business clients. The homeless population there is staggering.
I'm struck knowing that many of them could become very potent people if they so chose to apply themselves.
Some people are homeless by choice. I mean I'm really just barely above that level myself. I live in a tiny ass RV and make just enough money to get by. Last year I worked 15 weeks. That way I can have time to travel and do other stuff with my life. Working sucks man. I have precious little time on this earth, and I'm certainly not going to waste it on a 9-5 job. Some 'homeless' people are just hippies and rainbow kids who would much rather do art then work. You can't group them all together.
Yes indeed, many are homeless by choice, and working 9 to 5 for someone else definitely sucks! I'm wasn't talking about the ones who'd rather not work so they can lead a vagabond life, I was referencing the ones who are viable, and could get back up on their feet if they wanted it bad enough.
It sounds like you've struck a good balance in your life between "work" and "play" and to people like you (I meet MANY in my work) I always say "good for you!" Most people are so unsure of what they want from life that they coast through the mundane routine, never questioning the status quo, and thus waking up one day to realize their life has all but passed them by.
I used to work a 9 to 5 for someone else, and then I began asking questions like "why?" and "is this all there is?" I found out that life is not this construct that society has concluded it to be, and that anything is possible for a person with vision and determination. I'm now a life coach working for myself and the betterment of my clients, and a HUGE part of my work is helping people find their passion, and then helping them to take steps to realize that passion fully.
Many of my clients have quit their "stable" jobs to become artists, writers, dancers, teachers, etc. They've learned that they can indeed have a dream, all while making money doing something fulfilling and rewarding. In my case, I went from being a teacher working for a school district that wouldn't allow me to properly teach, to being a life coach working for the betterment of myself and others. I work about 20 hours per week on my own schedule, and I earn considerably more money that I ever could have working as a district teacher.
You are a rare person - good for you!
