Like, whoa...
I've spent the last few weeks doing nothing but school, getting/giving massages, volunteering at a community-run public health center, doing Qi Gong and yoga, and gleaning for myself and various homeless shelters. I feel like my third eye is open. Thanks to the wonders of unemployment and my amazing ability to not spend money on anything but rent, I've been able to devote all of my time to shit I care about: body work, public health, and food distribution.
I wanna make one of those subway ads for the Dept of Health and Human Resources with info about unemployment. New slogan: "Unemployment: cash flow to make your Qi flow."
While gleaning at TJs, I saw some Hare Krishnas collecting their share to redistribute and thought "hm, is that where I'm headed?". I already live like a monk, and the more I live without buying shit, the happier I am living without a bunch of crap.
Wednesday is my birthday (woohoo), and I thought about breaking my no spending rule for the day and like... buying a record or a shirt or something. I don't think I will. I may go out to dinner or something, but I don't think I even want presents. I'd actually much rather sell everything I own that was purchased during my "gilded era" (when I spent money) and put it toward student loans.
I feel a little guilty since so many people are in freak-out mode over finances and I'm in this bizarre zen-like state, but I gotta say, this is a pretty special time. I hope everyone can have a period of self-discovery like this at some point, because I'm all too familiar with working 60+ hours a week at thankless, low wage jobs, and living like a work machine is tolerable, but fucking blows. My new goal: work for The Man for less than 20 hours a week, cease to be a consumer, live minimally, and always do something community service related.
Happy birthday to me.
I wanna make one of those subway ads for the Dept of Health and Human Resources with info about unemployment. New slogan: "Unemployment: cash flow to make your Qi flow."
While gleaning at TJs, I saw some Hare Krishnas collecting their share to redistribute and thought "hm, is that where I'm headed?". I already live like a monk, and the more I live without buying shit, the happier I am living without a bunch of crap.
Wednesday is my birthday (woohoo), and I thought about breaking my no spending rule for the day and like... buying a record or a shirt or something. I don't think I will. I may go out to dinner or something, but I don't think I even want presents. I'd actually much rather sell everything I own that was purchased during my "gilded era" (when I spent money) and put it toward student loans.
I feel a little guilty since so many people are in freak-out mode over finances and I'm in this bizarre zen-like state, but I gotta say, this is a pretty special time. I hope everyone can have a period of self-discovery like this at some point, because I'm all too familiar with working 60+ hours a week at thankless, low wage jobs, and living like a work machine is tolerable, but fucking blows. My new goal: work for The Man for less than 20 hours a week, cease to be a consumer, live minimally, and always do something community service related.
Happy birthday to me.