Life dreams

[serenissima]

Got into a weird mood on the drive home, possibly inspired in some way by the magazine I was reading ("Glamour") while riding in the carpool. I can't think of any other explanation.

I kind of want to cut loose and do something totally unexpected. At the same time, I want to be assured that everything turns out all right.

I want to author a children's picture book and have it published and widely distributed.

I want to live in another country for over a year -- one where English is not the native language.

I want to do something concrete, measureable, to save the world. More specifically, to save the planet.

Comments

[breimh.livejournal.com]

Sounds like you're looking for something that's fulfilling and has meaning in your life, right now. A lot of people deal with that on a regular basis, these days. What about volunteering time at a library, to teach young children to read by reading to them? Or perhaps spending time in a mission to help people, or at the zoo to assist the workers there?

Whatever you come to decide you need and wish to do; I offer you the best of luck in your endeavors of seeing it through.

[copperwolf.livejournal.com]

I don't have enough spare time right now for an "extracurricular" activity. I'm about to start a class. But when my work hours aren't so long, then yes, I would like to volunteer in some way.

[aristeros.livejournal.com]

You could conquer Delaware and become a munificent overlord that gives out decent healthcare and a working wage. Then you can declare Fortran the native language and start on your book (write it IN Fortran!). If you're a dictator, kind OR cruel, they sort of have to print it. It's a rule.

In all seriousness, you -never- really have that assurance. Even when people offer it, it's a deceit, usually made in ignorance: they can't insist that the universe keeps their promise, and just because they think that Y will precede Z, life throws curve balls. They probably have really good chips and salsa in El Paso.