what is your '3D' job/career? and will these 'jobs' things change in the near future?

[niki]

@modwiz & @WhiteCrowBlackDeer : a quick but very important, urgent, and 'practical' question I want to ask: how did you get all those Certificates ? (ie: healing, Shiatsu, Reiki, licensed massage therapist, Medical Massage, etc)

and how long you have to be in the course/class until you get those Certificates?

and most importantly, does it need a previous related background in education/work, or doesn't necessarily have to?.. (otherwise, it would be the classic "can't get experience can't get job, can't get job can't get experience" circular dilemma/problem that I hate/loathe the most, that in a way is responsible for still putting me in this current 'stuck' situation for years...).

really need your 'practical' help/feedback, thank you.

[RunningDeer]

Posted by niki (here)
@modwiz & @WhiteCrowBlackDeer : a quick but very important, urgent, and 'practical' question I want to ask: how did you get all those Certificates ? (ie: healing, Shiatsu, Reiki, licensed massage therapist, Medical Massage, etc)

and how long you have to be in the course/class until you get those Certificates?

and most importantly, does it need a previous related background in education/work, or doesn't necessarily have to?.. (otherwise, it would be the classic "can't get experience can't get job, can't get job can't get experience" circular dilemma/problem that I hate/loathe the most, that in a way is responsible for still putting me in this current 'stuck' situation for years...).

really need your 'practical' help/feedback, thank you.

Hello Niki,

Even thought, I've got several academic degrees, I’d advise anyone to consider a trade school or technical training. People change over time and need diversity. It’s unrealistic for someone to stay in a profession for 30-35 years for a pension and gold watch. Holistic health was an interest of mine so I continued on with training.

- Reiki I & II - John Harvey Grey, “Center of Reiki Healing,” Jaffrey, NH
Each level consisted of two weekend trainings sessions. And there was a six month gap between to develop the technique with friends, family, students or any other willing people.

The cost back in 1989 was $500 for each level. But there were other Reiki teachers that charged a lot less. My teacher was one of the original 22 Reiki Master Teachers trained by Mrs. Hawayo Takata. I’d say shop around. There are a lot of teachers available, so you can get a better price.

- “Kushi Institute,” Kiental, Switzerland, for “Lifestyle and Cooking” certification, which included Shiatsu training and Outward Bound. I can’t recall if it was a week or 10 days because it was back around 1992. But there was class room instruction, cooking, and Shiatsu blocks. It culminated with an Outward Bound experience. It was expensive with flight from the US, room and board and tuition.

- Shiatsu/pressure points training from my Tai Chi Master - Dr. Yang Jwing Ming, “Yang’s Martial Arts Association,” Boston, MA. This was done over three or four months. We met weekly for three hours for instruction, philosophy and hands on training. I don’t recall the cost, it was back in 1990 ish.

I wish you success on your journey, Niki. I wish I had better information or ideas to pass along.

Peace,
WhiteCrowBlackDeer

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[eileenrose]

I just like to add, as I did do the Reiki classes and get a certificate that making money from offering healings isn't really what happen for me. I did open an practice and I did advertise and I got hardly any responses. I continued to train and finally decided that even with the information delivered in my class, it really didn't work for me energically.

So I began looking at why it wasn't working up to snuff (the reiki healing).

Now, 17 years later, I can say that I do heal much better (myself....anyone else I care to let in), and I still don't use any of the information or energy received in that class. But it did start me out. So it was essential.

And I also got the basic Cranial Sacral training. Again....only low level success. And practicing on another didn't work out (unlike Reiki you can sometimes have a few issues come up with patients). Not feeling well trained enough and not feeling like taking the classes offered through official channels (due to cost and lack of interest in their ideas on this topic). I decided to keep learning on my own on myself. Worked out extremely well. It too led me to learn how to self heal. But again....had to let that method go ...again it was a good pointer.....but not actually what worked (as far as I can tell).

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[Ricker]

;Hi Niki

Currently I'm doing metallurgical profiles on bearings and raceways for the aerospace industry.
Is this in line with my soul purpose? No If I could find a job that entidled me to live in the woods and eat nuts and berries I would have it.
But alas in mainstream America I have a wife 4 kids and a grandchild that are my soul concern. Dose the job fufill me? No. however it provides me with the means to provide for my family. Remember there are only 3 things you actually need in life. Food, clothing and shelter. And clothing is optional sometimes. Everything else is gravy or fodder depending on your views.
As for my future, I would like to move out of the city and live off the land. I remember farming as a kid with my parents. We didn't have a lot but we were alwayse fed and happy. No cable, pc's or cellphones!
As for your current situation, find a job that you don,t mind doing that supports you. The knowlege is everywhere if you know where to look for it. This is a great place to start. In the last year alone this forum has taught me a lot about the outside world and myself as well. Do not stress yourself with materialistic things. It's a hard habbit to break. (Trust me) Get food and shelter then surround yourself with people thare like minded. Just my 2 cents.
Sorry for the long winded response. :-)

Ricker

[modwiz]

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That was quick.

[modwiz]

Posted by niki (here)
@modwiz & @WhiteCrowBlackDeer : a quick but very important, urgent, and 'practical' question I want to ask: how did you get all those Certificates ? (ie: healing, Shiatsu, Reiki, licensed massage therapist, Medical Massage, etc)

and how long you have to be in the course/class until you get those Certificates?

and most importantly, does it need a previous related background in education/work, or doesn't necessarily have to?.. (otherwise, it would be the classic "can't get experience can't get job, can't get job can't get experience" circular dilemma/problem that I hate/loathe the most, that in a way is responsible for still putting me in this current 'stuck' situation for years...).

really need your 'practical' help/feedback, thank you.

It depends on the state you are in in the USA. Some require no license, jsut registration, and some require 1000 hours, like my state of NY. Massage schools offer valuable training, but not essential training IMO. It is about money matters hiding in language about safety. A garbled language where grams of truth are supposed to account for kilos and almost nobody flunks massage school because it would be bead for business. In my class of 30 only 10-15 belonged there and only 5-8 of them were worth the money they would charge. Mediocrity is the standard becuase money can get you placed and lack will shut you out. Actual native talent is never even discussed. I got where I am by knowing where I belonged and did what could be done, where it could be done. I got my medical massage certification after my regular license.

It is the way the world is set up that does not allow people to just decide what they like to do and let whether they are good at it, or suck at it, to create natural demand for what they offer. I ahve had great massages for unschooled people and frustrating, lame massages for licensed therapists. Certificates don't do massage, people do.

I loved my education. I had been doing it on my own for 17 years before I got my paperwork. Once again, in some states this is perfectly permissible.

[music]

Hi Niki, I work as a field ecologist, specialising in threatened species, basically trying to balance the needs of endangered plants, animals, and communities with resource use. It doesn't pay well, but I am happy. I also fight forest fires in my job, which pays better but is less fun. I have done many things for pay, from simple labouring to practicing reflexology, via cattle hand, musician, driver, french polisher (unfinished apprenticeship), English language teacher, and so many more! My rules for employment are first, that I am happy, second, that (in my opinion) I do good rather than harm. I will (and have) done work in which I wasn't happy, but this is only ever short-term to get me either out of something, or into something.

Follow the truth of your heart. Your parents are on your back because though they love you, they are operating from a place of fear - the ideas that life is a struggle, and that it has no meaning if you are not well off. These are wrong (obviously) to everyone here, but it is a truth for your parents. Be always calm in your dealings with them, but also be true to yourself, and strong in your purpose. Your parents will still love you, and if you remain always in your heart, eventually they will begin to see some of the things you do. Be patient with them.

Work vs no work? I think that what humans need are tasks within which we can constructively work to the greater good, whether paid or unpaid. Our natural state is to be loving, generous, and kind, but somehow we have been tricked into becoming slaves to the people who have made money their tool for attaining massive personal power over other humans. Be loving and patient with your parents as you follow your heart, talk to them gently on important matters, and they will begin to see glimpses of truth through their programming.

[markpierre]

Posted by Ricker (here)
;Hi Niki

Currently I'm doing metallurgical profiles on bearings and raceways for the aerospace industry.
Is this in line with my soul purpose? No If I could find a job that entidled me to live in the woods and eat nuts and berries I would have it.
But alas in mainstream America I have a wife 4 kids and a grandchild that are my soul concern. Dose the job fufill me? No. however it provides me with the means to provide for my family. Remember there are only 3 things you actually need in life. Food, clothing and shelter. And clothing is optional sometimes. Everything else is gravy or fodder depending on your views.
As for my future, I would like to move out of the city and live off the land. I remember farming as a kid with my parents. We didn't have a lot but we were alwayse fed and happy. No cable, pc's or cellphones!
As for your current situation, find a job that you don,t mind doing that supports you. The knowlege is everywhere if you know where to look for it. This is a great place to start. In the last year alone this forum has taught me a lot about the outside world and myself as well. Do not stress yourself with materialistic things. It's a hard habbit to break. (Trust me) Get food and shelter then surround yourself with people thare like minded. Just my 2 cents.
Sorry for the long winded response. :-)

Ricker

You're absolutely wrong about that, I hope that's okay with you. Everything you do is soul work. There are no exceptions, and there are no accidents.
What you do in the world is irrelevant. It's a provision. It was placed there for you.
What's your work about? It's about you. Your work or occupation directly reflects your state of mind. Not what you do, but how you do it. Becoming aware and Mastering your thinking is your job.

It's a venue for relationship. How you treat people. How you allow authority to treat you. How much judgement and grievance is still in you.
I don't care what those relationships look like, they're how we learn. Confrontations or smooth sailing, all of them contribute to your unfolding. And not just your own. Few people can recognize
the value and importance just their presence in any given scenario has on every other participant. Confrontational or benign, it's all used.
It's about decision making. It's about your attitudes and tolerances. There are too many things going on to list.

People that think they've missed their calling have missed the point, but they haven't missed the purpose.
And no one is trapped doing what they do. You can always change your mind, and you do when or if it's time. But not before you do, or before you're able to. It's interesting how everything new
depends on your readiness for it. And 'the new' waits for you, however long it takes.
The universe adjusts to your real agenda, whether you're aware of it or not. Even refusing opportunities is lesson work. We don't make our opportunities, they all come from Source.
If your lessons included responsibility for a family, that's pretty noble work.

You can waste time, but not in the way that you think. Time is at your disposal. You waste time once you're aware of the opportunities to learn about yourself, and fail to value them.
You change and grow anyway, you just don't enjoy it as much. But in the same respect you accelerate your growth by appreciating what's really going on with what's been given you.
You don't have to make changes for change to occur. Usually when we do, it's to adjust to discomfort. That's not really such a good reason, but it doesn't matter. The universe just adjusts along with you.
There's a lot of adjusting going on these days.

If you're ever given the opportunity to realize your dream, God bless you. You'll have earned it, but the reward will be how different you are because of all the work you've done.
Good 'work' mate.

[eileenrose]

ps: I noticed when traveling that people who did massage treatments always got employment (even if they only advertised for that day). While healers of energy never got work (the acupuncturist and chiropractors in the groups didn't even try....you would have to ask them why....I have my guesses). Just saying....some fields of practice don't stir up support from the general population (and hence little income can be expected as a result). Of course they didn't get work if they were bad at it (as word usually got around). But people tend to recall good massages (for some odd reason).

I often give out herbal advice and I never get calls for more advice (or paid). Again...another field empty of income.

I pretty much found them all, ie. every alternative field of practice that doesn't pay (and don't care....as the healing works....and I take full advantage of it for myself and friends).

[eileenrose]

pss: And psychics always get work as well (again...they have to have references that are exceptional). People always want card readings, palm readings etc. And pay well. Or astrologists (even bad ones earn some).

Of course that is hard to learn this art as it is more a gift....though people still insist that classes help.....for me that just made me more confused (I mean it is extremely ....different type of education that all the rest combined). I have become intuitive....over the last 17 years of energy work I do on my own, but not in a way I can earn an income (I mean I don't feel that the reason I now have a partial intuitive side now has to do with earning income and since it is innate...it works on its own....and it comes with a price....so I don't want to use it to earn an income....even if it could even be turned into something that could).

[RunningDeer]

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Posted by WhiteCrowBlackDeer (here)
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That was quick.

Niki posted that " [I]a quick but very important, urgent, and 'practical' question I want to ask[/I]"

I was trying to respond to Niki's urgency, but it wasn't moving inside. The concept was good, but it was late and my fingers couldn't think any more. And I'm still working out the bugs between preachy, teachy, patronizing and helpful info.

[Anchor]

Lots of self judgement noted on this thread - not just on the opening post.

It is a common thing, that people judge themselves by standards that they think that others hold, and go on to give validity to these.

Judge yourself, of course you must, it is the only valid kind there is - but please do it by your own standards and not that of others.

This is how fashions start ! People get scared to do their own thing and not look quite right doing it. In the office it turns into group think among conformers.

Really I want to say (SHOUT actually!), do what makes you happy and to hell with everyone else.

Find out what that is by digging deep into what your actual motives are, what you really want to do.

I know there are practical issues with this in many cases, but when that happens its going to be be for a reason and you need to figure it out.

I think that with parents, a line has to be drawn. You decide where that line is not them - then you make it work.

Tact, care, patience and love (tough variety perhaps) will be required.

[mosquito]

Before I reply, please note: Niki is neither in China nor the USA (as at least 2 posters have assumed) he's in Indonesia - hence the Indonesian flag.

I've had many jobs, in computing, healing (acupuncture, massage) but right now I'm an English teacher. It's weird but, if asked, I'd say that some sort of healing work, combined with massage, is definitely what I enjoyed most, but I'm not too sure I want to go back to doing them ! Many reasons, 2 of which are - my qualifications are only valid in the UK, to where I have no intention of returning; I don't want to be dependent on sick people, or people who are actually capable of remembering their appointments for making a living.

Despite my love of healing work, my current job is without doubt best suited to the parts of my psyche that are at the forefront at this time in my life. In a nutshell - parenting. I'm childless (so far !!) but I touch the lives of over 2,500 youngsters a fortnight. (2000+ 14-16 yr olds, 500 odd 7 yr olds). My job isn't strictly speaking teaching them English, it's about engaging their interest in the language, and fostering a desire to communicate. So I've learned that it's a perfect vehicle for engaging their interest in LIFE, and in encouraging them to think for themselves and be confident. Yesterday, one of my new students phoned me and said she hoped I could give her strength. Priceless.

I often go through phases of boredom and wanting to change, as I did at the end of last term. But when I asked for feedback on the year (from the teenagers), I was knocked out by what they told me. I couldn't believe the amount of love I received, nor what they said about their perception of our classes. From the 7 year olds, I have a mountain of beautiful, imaginative drawings (one of which is my Avatar pic) and a stack of love letters !!!!!! Add to that the fact that I pay NO tax, NO utility bills and I live in a rent-free apartment, I think I'm pretty lucky.

As I said in Fred's "Teacher's" thread, the trick is to not preach or force students around to my, or anyone else's point of view. I've learned that regardless of the job you do, however mundane, you can still put your heart into it and do it to the very best of your ability. If the job isn't right for you, the universe will respond !! And yes, I'm prepared for whatever change comes my way in the future.

I endeavour to be 100% authentic in class, and if that means letting them know I'm pissed off with their behavoiur, then so be it !

At this critical stage in human history, I honestly feel I've been moved into this role. The more children we can encourage to be free thinkers, the better.

Niki, I feel for you. You don't live in a country where you can just fork out $500 for a course at the drop of a hat, and you obviously have family and societal pressures that most of the people here don't come remotely close to understanding. I believe you are a kind soul, earnestly searching for your place in life, I wish I could offer some concrete advice, but all I can say is TRUST and be a bit more patient.

[donk]

I'm a corporate slave to bank that gotten eaten by another bank (and will probably soon be eaten by another bank) that has me getting up at the @ss-crack of dawn to drive 30 mins into a sh!t-hole of a city to create piles of paper that will never be looked at again, magically moving money around within the rules of our faith based financial system, do thing miserable boring crap that no one else around here likes to do, and a ton of stuff that is so meaningless it is depressing...for less pay then probably anyone else here.

---or---

I get to sleep til 8am (with little traffic) to come to a safe, climate controlled, comfortable building where I have to actually "work" 1-2 hours of an easy 8-9 hour stint, where I am not babysat--free to come and go as I please, and try to get in about 5-6 hours of avalon or other internet reading. I particularly enjoy the repetetive mindless tasks no one else wants to do so I don't have to pretend to work while listening to interviews and documentaries. The health insurance of my new overlords is really terrible, but i make enough to get by.

....it's all perspective, and mine changed from the former above to the latter once i accepted the matrix, the lies, and the horrible system exist whether I want them to or not. I accepted that for most slaves, they are so attached to the lie of "work" and that part of their identity, that you need to be really delicate when trying to present the idea of "work" as your life, your identity...the insanity of the idea of ownership, believing in the politics and econ and history that takes all of maybe a book or two and THINKING to see how sick it is that WORK IS A VALUE....the most horrid idea ever, I think. Jobs is a sick word--if it was really a life enhancing activity, it wouldn't be called a job, it's just a means of "production"...keep the masses distracted and not thinking/living/loving.

I embraced my "laziness"...like was said earlier--it's such BS,

lazy = not doing sh!t you don't WANT to do = life

I am so lucky I have a job where I get to do what I want to do. I also found that not WANTING to do anything in particular is rewarding, you are rarely disappointed and things like waiting in line, sitting in traffic, and staring blankly at a computer screen are rewarding, as long as your mind is free. But it is not just luck, I made choices and relationships along the way, add value to the organization when I get curious enough to examine what I'm doing and find better ways (or more often, removing meaningless inefficiencies) of doing it. It was never having an (openly) hostile attitude (I'm a passive-aggressive anti-job/responsibility kinda guy) and especially not taking anything personally, while getting real personal with the people I work with.

I feel like I could turn any work place into a tolerable situation, especially one is such nice conditions...but whether I could actually succeed or not--I damn sure would go down trying...I cannot imagine a "life" of dreading waking up, dreading "having to go to a place my slavemasters force me to go", hating what I do (well, I am not a fan of what I do, but no longer hate myself for what I considered contributing to the bull**** that it is the soul crushing anti-life anti-freedom finance industry that is the fuel of our slave matrix), wishing I was somewheres else...that would get me motivated, as it is the only thing that ever has in the past--I worked d@mn hard at making the place I spend about half the day, and way more than half my waking life.

What happens when the dollar/financial system collapses (as it should have around the turn of the century, had the rules not constantly been changed)? I will do the same thing. Try to make it so that I can enjoy whatever the circumstances are that I find myself in. I have no expectations, few needs, fewer wants...and sure has hell have no entitlements. I will stay free (even if it is hanging on rack in room 101 of some mini-love FEMA camp in some Orwellian nightmare we seem to be heading toward)--you may get me to believe 2 + 2 =5, but you will never get me to believe that a job is anything other than slavery**.

**work, which i may not particularly enjoy, is good, when it is for something you need or even just want...a JOB is different, it is working for someone else, usually on their terms, from a position of power (with the ablity to control with a reward or punishment system for us soft spoiled bastards that can afford to post or read the inner-nets...or if you are in a 3rd world country, a big stick, starvation and rape)

Anyway, that was an exhausting use of my employer's time, I need a cig--to decide if it's time to look at what is expected of me today, or if I should just completely blow everything for an hour an or two--ahhh the tough choices of the retirement plan trust account manger...

[ENIGMAggie]

Hi Niki, I’m new here to PA, nice to meet you, and happy birthday! I felt compelled to respond to your post as I feel in the same boat you’re in. However I don’t need my parents to make me feel like a loser. My current job is in IT as a technical analyst. The only thing I’m thankful for about it is the decent pay. But lately I’ve been really feeling like the job is literally sucking the soul out of me. What I do has zero meaning, and to spend half my day at it, well to quote the movie Office Space: “human beings weren’t meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day.”

Future plans: Earlier this year, I started training to become certified in shiatsu. Is it my ‘soul purpose’? I have no idea. I’m a “constant learner” like you, and am also interested in myriad of things…how does one choose what path to embark on at this moment? Eh, guess I need to work on my intuition a bit. I’d love to be a writer too, but get lost as soon as I try to choose what to write about! Someday I’ll figure it out.

If you have musical talent AND a passion for it, then I think you really know what you need to do! I agree with others on the thread, follow your heart, don't listen to anyone else.

As far as your last question, “and last but not least, will these whole 'jobs' things CHANGE in the near future?” Change how? As in go away? Unfortunately, not likely. Unless in the near future we’re all able to instantly manifest food in our pantries, new clothes, etc., if with our minds we’re able to repair the roofs over our head, and we can teleport to different places with our minds, we will still need currency to purchase and some form of vehicle to get from one place to another. If that is not what you meant by jobs ‘changing’, then please elaborate. I wish I had more advice for you, but from the responses I’ve seen from others here, you’re in good hands.

Oh, and WhiteCrowBlackDeer: I have the book ‘The Eight Pieces of Brocade’ by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming sitting on my bed right now...it’s required reading at my shiatsu school. How wonderful that you learned from a master!

Take care,
Meg

[RunningDeer]

"Oh, and WhiteCrowBlackDeer: I have the book ‘The Eight Pieces of Brocade’ by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming sitting on my bed right now...it’s required reading at my shiatsu school. How wonderful that you learned from a master!

Hello Meg,

Thanks for the shout out for Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming! I'm grateful for the opportunity to study with him. I had other types of classes as well.

"Earlier this year, I started training to become certified in shiatsu. Is it my ‘soul purpose’? I have no idea. I’m a “constant learner” like you, and am also interested in myriad of things.."

There's no doubt in my mind that you'll be criss-crossing lots of paths. Great that you are open to it all. If you haven't as yet experienced synchronicities, get ready. They're comin'. All fruitful experiences, too.

BTW: A belated welcome to the forum.

Peace,
WhiteCrowBlackDeer

Posted by ENIGMAggie (here)
Hi Niki, I’m new here to PA, nice to meet you, and happy birthday! I felt compelled to respond to your post as I feel in the same boat you’re in. However I don’t need my parents to make me feel like a loser. My current job is in IT as a technical analyst. The only thing I’m thankful for about it is the decent pay. But lately I’ve been really feeling like the job is literally sucking the soul out of me. What I do has zero meaning, and to spend half my day at it, well to quote the movie Office Space: “human beings weren’t meant to sit in little cubicles staring at computer screens all day.”

Future plans: Earlier this year, I started training to become certified in shiatsu. Is it my ‘soul purpose’? I have no idea. I’m a “constant learner” like you, and am also interested in myriad of things…how does one choose what path to embark on at this moment? Eh, guess I need to work on my intuition a bit. I’d love to be a writer too, but get lost as soon as I try to choose what to write about! Someday I’ll figure it out.

If you have musical talent AND a passion for it, then I think you really know what you need to do! I agree with others on the thread, follow your heart, don't listen to anyone else.

As far as your last question, “and last but not least, will these whole 'jobs' things CHANGE in the near future?” Change how? As in go away? Unfortunately, not likely. Unless in the near future we’re all able to instantly manifest food in our pantries, new clothes, etc., if with our minds we’re able to repair the roofs over our head, and we can teleport to different places with our minds, we will still need currency to purchase and some form of vehicle to get from one place to another. If that is not what you meant by jobs ‘changing’, then please elaborate. I wish I had more advice for you, but from the responses I’ve seen from others here, you’re in good hands.

Oh, and WhiteCrowBlackDeer: I have the book ‘The Eight Pieces of Brocade’ by Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming sitting on my bed right now...it’s required reading at my shiatsu school. How wonderful that you learned from a master!

Take care,
Meg

[niki]

Posted by enfoldedblue (here)
Hi Niki,

I am an artist and mom. I will be 40 very soon and have never had a full-time 9-5 job (except for 2 months in summer when I was at university)...my soul wouldn't allow it. But I've done everything from cleaning to important community development projects. Now I've never had a lot of money, but I 've had heaps of learning, fun and adventure. I believe that the most important thing is to follow your heart. I know that if I had listened to my parents and lived my life to please them and those they think are important, my soul would be soooo stale and depressed....it just couldn't have happened...I didn't come here to play someone else's game. I feel right now, more than ever before, it is time to live our lives, by inner guidance. We are programmed to look outside of ourselves for direction, but I have found that the more I let go of worrying about how others percieve me, the happier I am. I realise now that if anyone judges me, it represents their own issues, and has absolutely nothing to do with me.

Follow your bliss

@enfoldedblue : see your words that I've bolded above, and here's my questions :

1) practically, how did you able to do those things: "cleaning to important community development projects" ?

2) do those jobs need the "formal" Prerequisites, such as higher-school/uni/Degree, or related-job experiences, etc etc?
Or can I just go right-away into it, without any related previous experiences or Uni Degree?

3) is 30 yrs old (my current age) now already too LATE, practically/realistically,
or still possible/not too late?..

4) how about the money?
how did you get the money, to keep serve basic things & food on the table (ie: surviving) everyday?

Would really be thankful if you (or anybody else) can help answer these very 'practical' questions/matters, if I were to 'jump' and follow this 'radical' path in my life soon...

thank you~
warm regards from Indonesia.

[ulli]

I quit working in 1982 when I closed my business in London and moved to the Caribbean. I was a fashion designer and had my own company. Later I opened a few small shops whenever I became bored, but they did not last and besides, I felt too trapped.
I love my freedom. Every day I can create and structure as I wish, and being on Avalon has become a favorite pasttime for me.
My husband supports me and I do my best to support him in return. He deserves to come home after work and find a comfortable scene. I enjoy making sure that he is happy. I know that sounds corny, but so be it. We each play our part.
Over the years I have taken the money that was left over from my London business and invested it in fixing up small properties, which I rent out. The rents are bringing in enough to have money for travel. I love reading about the other Avalonians lives, so thanks for this thread.