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Originally Posted by CAlex6977  So I kinda felt a resonance with the title of your thread. However when I got inside it was not what I expected. Its pretty amazing what a simple monk did for the world.
My issue is I have my own business. I live comfortably alone in a one bedroom apartment. I eat healthy, I excercise daily, I drive sparingly to my office(Usually walk or ride), I recycle, I read daily, I meditate now and again. My business is quite fullfilling and I provide good value to my customers. I also write a thing or two in my blog now and again to try and express myself. I pretty much live the life many people want. At least this is what I thought I wanted when I was stuck in my day to day job over the years being an electrician, a carpenter, a print press operator, a fast food employee, a waiter, a bartender and a HVAC technician. Now I have the life I thought would be awesome. While it is quite relaxing and well easy. I do not feel that I know where to go from here. I have time and energy but I haven't figured out where to apply it.
I guess I need to go out and discover some new hobbies or something. What is everyone else doing out their to "Change the world" so to speak. Thanks for reading and if you want to know more about me you can find it here. Life as I See it  |
Your story resonated with me. I went from hard-working, low-paying jobs to well-paying, satisfying jobs and found that something was missing after a while. Maybe it was too easy, I do not know.
I quit and went for a very long walk. I walked for 3 months. During that time I learned a lot. I saw that when I have very little I feel more free. I saw that when I have very little I want very little. The universe will actually give me the things I need when I need them, too. I have learned that the best life is one where you have not too little or too much.
I am now back home trying to sort out what I learned and live by it. I have crappy jobs again but I feel like I am doing them out of a place of gratitude instead of resentment. I am just trying to make extra money while I gather clients for my freelancing and explore other career options. I want to change the world if only by having inner peace and a simpler life. It is hard because I live surrounded by stuff and with someone who struggles so hard to have more. It is a test of what I have learned and I hope that I can keep the lessons I learned alive inside me and that things will work out for me here in civilization again. It is not easy. The fear of lack always creeps back in.