Nov 22, 2008 23:25
I think I know what I want to do with my life. It's perfect. It's fucking perfect.
I'd always thought that I'd end up being a lit professor at community college, but since I've been battling depression for the past several years, it's taken up much of the focus in my life. I feel myself connected more to psychology and therapy than I do to wanting to teach. I've started thinking about going back to school to study psych and social work. I think I want to try to become a therapist that can help people without insurance by working on a sliding scale. I'd like to offer art therapy, guided meditation, wilderness/nature therapy, journal therapy, and resources for people who need access to other affordable medical care, such as massage, acupuncture, chiropractors, doctors, and dentists. I would also try to hook them up with yoga classes.
I'm thinking that this is the best way to utilize my resources. I would still be able to focus on art, while helping people, and using the help with tuition I could get from my work for studying psychology. I'm going to start working on a plan for this so I could present it to the people who work with tuition assistance. If I found a way to stay linked to the company, I would get full tuition coverage if I ever went for a doctorates.
Plus, I could offer some of my own natural therapies... I've been getting into aromatherapy lately, and making bath salts. I want to learn how to make tea, too. Also, Andy and I are learning how to build bikes, which would be an amazing thing to offer to my clients... depending on their income status, I could charge between 0-100 bucks a bike.
I could literally do all of the things I love... at once.
I feel so good right now. So, so hopeful. I have something to focus on. I have my project. Get set. Go.