Uncomfortable is not a bad thing. I write to get people to think. My writing is not advice. It just confronts. Most wouldn't live the way I do if they had a choice.
Lifestyle can be a trap and an addiction just like heroin. Lifestyle can also destroy the planet. While the 99% blame everything on the 1% and the 1% blame everything on the "useless eaters" it's really the middle class that's doing all the environmental damage.
If we keep putting things off until tomorrow, eventually we run out of tomorrows. I was "lucky" enough to have a series of unfortunate events, that began in the mid-nineties and culminated with my house and all my possessions burning down in 2007, that slapped me down hard. Now I'm free. It's far easier to downsize voluntarily.
I've alienated people with this manuscript, people who aren't willing to examine their lives and their values. There is no need to agree with any of it, but I hope you keep reading. It contains a bit of humor, but it really isn't that funny. Thanks for the comment and I hope you find peace in your heart.
I also live in a very trendy, career-oriented area (commuting distance to Washington DC) and I feel like there's something in the air here...like the peer pressure or corporate ladder pressure has somehow become airborne...but that's not an excuse.
I'm going to set up a 5 year plan to get out of corporate and live the lifestyle we want. We already have chickens, and orchard, an 1100 sq ft vegetable garden and are only solar panels away from off-grid. We'll spend the next 5 years setting up a farm business so we can leave our corporate jobs.
I'm sorry to hear about your loss, but also glad you found peace. I do enjoy your reading and I'll continue to follow up with you.
Please read my manuscript in its entirety. There will be some rough spots you may not like and certainly won't agree with. Again, I wrote this to make people think, not to change them. It try to add a bit of humor here and there. We'll just have to see how much reaction (if any) there is.
Thank you for commenting. I do love replying. lol
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