OK, where do I go from here? And why did I choose the category LIFESTYLE? We can make a conscious decision to engage in a certain lifestyle but life's uncertainties can quickly derail our intent. Such is the case with me. Within days of having written my first post and talking about resiliency I recieved the bad news from my employer that they were altering my position. I had to take my own advice and move on. As an interrogator I often told suspects that "life is like a shit sandwich, take a bite and move on"! I took my bite and find myself in a position where I am now exploring more lifestyle changes.
With the current economic crisis we are all in I would expect that there are many who are, at this very moment, taking a bite of that sandwich as well. My pay was cut in half and the bills coming in have remained pretty much the same so there will be continuing lifestyle changes. I am looking at this as an opportunity. I always told my children that overcoming obstacles was what built character. The situation is what it is and my only recourse is to ask myself how I am going to adapt.
This past year, for the first time ever, my wife and I planted about 70 tomato plants, we planted sweet potato plants, and potatoes and squash and corn. We made our own spahetti sauce, tomato juice and froze a lot of our crop. Talk about a lifestyle change!!! There it is! I am beginning to think that this, as an alternate lifestyle, may not be such a bad idea. We are now considering marketing plants and produce and my wife has really been very active in expanding her crafts business.
As with so many facets of life, one can not live on expectations of a lifestyle alone. There are too many uncertainties in life and we all are better off if we put ourselves in a position whereby we can adapt readily and quickly. Lately I have listened to so much political BS that my head is swimming. The president tells everyone they should be able to live the American Dream and to be able to have a college degree, and a home, and health care, and so and so on. I think the American Dream should be to be resilient to all the changes that have been and always will be thrown at us.
Even at 61 years of age I have dreams. I don't think any of us should ever forfeit their dreams. A dream is more valuable than any lifestyle. Maybe I will even decide what I want to be when I grow up.
There are a lot of topics that I want to discuss here and will try to do so over the coming months. I hope people will comment and share opinions. Life is a learning experience for us all and we can all share in the varied experiences of one another and the varied opinions of one another.
Upcoming will be thoughts of Spring's arrival, the current state of our economy, the Fairtax proposal in Congress, planning the garden, maintenance on the house... isn't every facet of our life, our lifestyle, impacted by everything in our life's experiences?
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