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Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Dreams

Every once in a while I start thinking about something and relate it in a conversation I am having with someone. But then I get this weird feeling that it never really happened, that I dreamed it. It's sort of weird, and it happens from time to time like this, where a dream I had manifests itself as a memory, and then I'm not sure if it actually happened or if I dreamed it. I've noticed it happens when I'm especially consumed with work, and am thinking about it more than I would like to. So my dreams start centering around work, and then in the morning or a couple days later I don't know if these things really happened or if I dreamed that they happened. It's kinda weird.

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Friday, March 02, 2007

Some inspiration

Anyone who reads this blog on even a semi regular basis knows that I write a lot about not being happy with a regular 9 to 5 job. Even though that's what I went to school for, even though it's what I chose, and even though I've reached a point that to most say would constitutes success, I don't feel as though if it were to end tomorrow that I'd be able to look back and say that I took advantage of every moment and lived my life they way I would have wanted.

I have a wonderful wife and a good life, but when it comes to my job and my place in this world, I feel as though I am lacking... I guess I just feel as though I am meant to do more, and the good news is that my wife feels the same way when it comes to her life too.

Recently I have come to realize that more than anything else I admire people who have the balls to do what makes them happy, not what society says is right, not what their friends and family say is right, and in most cases their passions don't make them financially secure. But they are happy, and that's what really matters. In common, these people seem to share a passion for living their lives this way, and they also don't take societal norms too seriously.

So I've decided to share some of the websites from these people who I've found scattered around in cyberspace. And if one day I can inspire someone in a way similiar to the way these people have inspired me, I will consider that success, and that I've finally found my place.

Note: I will probably continue this list as a sidebar after this post as I find new sites.

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