Life Goals
Nov. 3rd, 2006 11:30 amThis is an excerpt from a comment I made in ![[profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
gwynt_y_storm's LJ:
"I get the general feeling I'm on the right track for some things, but never completely in the right place. sigh. I have an idea of where I should be eventually, but it's gonna be a few years before that happens."
Years ago my mother asked me if I had any life goals, a picture of where I wanted to be someday. I told her about a day when I'd been doing my usual creative things around the house, gone out and harvested some parsley, and was in the kitchen preparing it for drying. The sun was shining gently through the windows and I suddenly realized that this was a perfect moment. I was doing things I loved doing, no rush or worries, everything important was where it should be. She said that it was a very pretty picture, but was hardly a life goal. But when I asked her what would be a goal, she couldn't explain it in a way I could understand. Oh well. To me, that perfect moment is a part of my life goal. To not have to focus on just one thing, one art, to not have to do shows in NYC just to make a living, to not have to feel isolated and apart from the world, as seems to be the case for many artists, in order to become "great".
I'm quite comfortable with not being famous, and I enjoy both having my own space, at home, to create in, as well as sharing time with friends and family, and even with strangers (who may become friends). We don't merchant much at this time, but still do Birka because it's a nice bit of side income, and because of the people we get to meet. I'd like to do more with becoming more self-sufficient, and I'd like more time for weaving, spinning, gardening, painting, yoga, tai chi, etc.
I also enjoy finding out more about living a healthy life and sharing that knowledge with others -- I guess that's my contribution to helping to change the world for the better. I'm not a fanatic about it, but it's true we're running out of time and need to make some major changes in how we live.
I guess I'm wondering how to do all the things I love doing, and make a decent enough living at it to not only pay the bills but put some aside for the future. I wonder if I should stay at the chiropractors for the next few years, or if there is something else I should be doing that would be rewarding, but end up bringing in more income.
And eventually it would be nice iffitzw didn't have to work full-time doing what he currently does, and had more time for weaving, bookbinding, printing, etc. No doubt he could make some money doing these things, but as much as he makes now? Plus, we still talk about building a house up in Ashfield someday, as well as a larger building for teaching, feasts, etc. Even if we did straw bale, there's still the plumbing and electrical... it all adds up to a rather large venture.
So, those are some of the things I puzzle over, as I work toward my 'life goals'.
gwynt_y_storm's LJ:"I get the general feeling I'm on the right track for some things, but never completely in the right place. sigh. I have an idea of where I should be eventually, but it's gonna be a few years before that happens."
Years ago my mother asked me if I had any life goals, a picture of where I wanted to be someday. I told her about a day when I'd been doing my usual creative things around the house, gone out and harvested some parsley, and was in the kitchen preparing it for drying. The sun was shining gently through the windows and I suddenly realized that this was a perfect moment. I was doing things I loved doing, no rush or worries, everything important was where it should be. She said that it was a very pretty picture, but was hardly a life goal. But when I asked her what would be a goal, she couldn't explain it in a way I could understand. Oh well. To me, that perfect moment is a part of my life goal. To not have to focus on just one thing, one art, to not have to do shows in NYC just to make a living, to not have to feel isolated and apart from the world, as seems to be the case for many artists, in order to become "great".
I'm quite comfortable with not being famous, and I enjoy both having my own space, at home, to create in, as well as sharing time with friends and family, and even with strangers (who may become friends). We don't merchant much at this time, but still do Birka because it's a nice bit of side income, and because of the people we get to meet. I'd like to do more with becoming more self-sufficient, and I'd like more time for weaving, spinning, gardening, painting, yoga, tai chi, etc.
I also enjoy finding out more about living a healthy life and sharing that knowledge with others -- I guess that's my contribution to helping to change the world for the better. I'm not a fanatic about it, but it's true we're running out of time and need to make some major changes in how we live.
I guess I'm wondering how to do all the things I love doing, and make a decent enough living at it to not only pay the bills but put some aside for the future. I wonder if I should stay at the chiropractors for the next few years, or if there is something else I should be doing that would be rewarding, but end up bringing in more income.
And eventually it would be nice if
fitzw didn't have to work full-time doing what he currently does, and had more time for weaving, bookbinding, printing, etc. No doubt he could make some money doing these things, but as much as he makes now? Plus, we still talk about building a house up in Ashfield someday, as well as a larger building for teaching, feasts, etc. Even if we did straw bale, there's still the plumbing and electrical... it all adds up to a rather large venture.So, those are some of the things I puzzle over, as I work toward my 'life goals'.
