Thanks for replying!

I just saved the title and author of that book in my Google Docs. Thanks for mentioning it as I love reading new material.

It’s cool how a comment or post can remind us of something and it gets spread around so fast.

Have a great day!
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Glad you’re enjoying what you’re doing. Your comment reminded me of a fabulous book I read some years back. The War of Art by Stephen Pressfield. In it, he talks about being much happier to be working for himself, even with all its discomforts, than working for someone else. I suspect if you haven’t read it you might like it?

Actually, since I wrote that post I’ve severely cut back on the amount of news watching or reading I’m doing. I’ve been scanning headlines in front of newsagents and that’s as much as I need. It’s one thing to understand what’s going on, but it doesn’t need to completely demobilize us, right?

Good to see you here.

I have crap work history myself but I’m doing this and I’m happy with it. I’d rather NOT get a job and just do this as it makes me happy and I can actually provide value to a lot more people much faster anyway.
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After 7 years of being in business for myself, I know this feeling all too well (you are right I believe, no one is immune from self-doubt once in a while!)

The last time I decided it was time to “look for a job” I completely turned my business around…sometimes it can be a useful motivator and benchmark to see how far we’ve come and know there is no going back.

Kate
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Awesome post, and I can relate. I’m having some doom and gloom thoughts myself, and struggling mightily to focus on faith in the future on a personal level, never mind societally. I think there’s some truth to a societal “lowest common denominator” that ensures the maximum number of individuals be contributing members of society – but this rules out the highs and lows. I think it rules out individuality, even in countries like the U.S. where the public school system is about making us into good, obedient workers. Think how many more innovators there’d be if we focused less on conformity and more on allowing individual talents, however outside the norm? All I can do is keep focusing on my passion and purpose, just as you described. I detach from what’s going on in society, to avoid depression, but I still care. It’s just that the best way for me to have an impact is by healing myself and sharing what I learn with others in my immediate circles.

As always, good to read you.

Linda

I can well believe you were upset today. It’s so immobilising when it gets to you. I spent a few vacuous hours the other day doing goodness knows what. I certainly wasn’t in my most resourced place. I think it’s useful to know we can get caught and not deny it AND then choose not to stay in it. In some ways I think that pretending these feelings don’t or can’t exist makes it worse. We all have to be real.

And, you’re right, it’s great to have friends