OK, so moving on. . . . .or at least TRYING to do so. . . .
The basic piece of life management that keeps me here at the canyon is that I don't want to go back out into the "real" world by going back to work in the system again--regardless of whether that system be social service or educational--but I haven't yet figured out how to sustain my life if I don't. Hence, I've been willing to work for pennies and peanuts until I figure out how I can fund my life without becoming another corporate cog fighting to change the system from the inside out.
Been there, done that. . . .never want to do that again :)
This book is about creating a successful life while at the same time escaping the corporate tentacles that suck the life right out of the people who work within them. So I am very hopeful that it will help to motivate me to restructure my life in such a way that I can maintain the level of personal autonomy that I need in order to breathe, while at the same time allowing me to have food and at least the basic necessities of life (you know, like chocolate and sunflower seeds....lol....OH! and also the fuel for my new jetboil...lol).
All joking aside, I am suffocated by my work life here at the canyon. So even though the canyon itself has been feeding my spirit, the life sucking is quickly approaching the point of being greater than the canyon's capacity to feed my spirit. Yes, the writing on the canyon wall is becoming very clear that it's time for me to actively prepare for my departure and hope that the departure will be relatively quick and painless :) and now that my drive line has been installed, I can finally move forward.
In the meantime, I will continue to swim with the salmon. . . . .even when I am surrounded by signs warning that there is no spawning allowed :)