I realized that I have become utterly flawed by a few comments that I am want to say when offered the opportunity. <\/p>\n
Comment #1 – San Francisco made me ambitious. Having moved there I realized I could not be the bohemian I had thought I would be but instead had to join the rat race because it was do or die there. To afford to live and partake in the rich mercantile lifestyle of a true San Franciscan, one needed money. And lots of it. So began my life of working my ass off and of making money. <\/p>\n
Juxtapose this with:<\/p>\n
Dream #1 – to live in a studio apartment in the French Quarter and write. <\/p>\n
Now collapse this with the following knowledge:<\/p>\n
Fear #1 – if I lose my job, I will lose this house, and everything I have worked for, become, who I am, etc. etc. etc. <\/p>\n
AND<\/p>\n
Idea #1 – Working hard to live a certain way that is contrary to my nature is wrong. Solidly wrong. No one has paid me (yet) to blog every day for the last 8 years, I do it because I am compelled to it – blogging is my thing. I also have a creative streak in me that rewards me more for finding unique solutions than for settling for conventional ones. <\/p>\n
Prescription: Follow that instinct. <\/p>\n
Old ways:
\nEight to ten hours in front of the computer
\nFear of being untethered to a digital object
\nAnxiety over tomorrow<\/p>\n
New ways:
\nSit on back porch in the sunshine
\nRead a book
\nTake a walk<\/p>\n
Re-grooving happening over here – it is not without fits and starts, but, oh, it is a worthwhile endeavor. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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