Going for it
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This morning I put in my 2 week notice for a job I have been in for 8 years. I have been thinking about it for years but have been afraid to do it. The episode where db reads his note to the academic community was rolling around my head this past weekend. I realized just how miserable I have been working a job overnights for a large shipping company managing people.I am so so happy and so fucking scared. Thanks for having this podcast it helps me examine my life and my beliefs, and think about the important stuff. Now I just need to find a job that does not steal my soul. Hopefully I will land on my feet.
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Good luck brother, maybe take the opportunity to move and start fresh - new places are great catalysts for growth.
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Wow - handing in your notice before you have another job lined up is a bold move. Fair play to you my friend. I have a lot of respect for that decision as you're essentially forcing yourself into action and change.
From what you say it sounds like a good move. What sort of thing are you looking to get into?
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I think I am going to nicaragua to build houses and clear my head for a bit.
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I have been in Nicaragua for 3 weeks now. deciding to leave the patterns i had fallen into was the best decision i have made in a long time. These have been some of the most difficult weeks of my life. I speak very limited Spanish and i am in a small town called El Sauce. About 10,000 people live here. I am one of 3 gringos in town. I have experienced so many feelings that had been absent from my life for years. Letting go of preconceived notions i have about people and allowing myself to learn has been so rewarding. One of the toughest things has been not being able to communicate with people beyond saying hello, goodbye, and thank you. I have become very good at playing charades with people to get messages across. The people of El sauce have been so nice and welcoming for the most part. I have had some scary experiences getting lost after dark in very poor neighborhoods without being able to ask for directions. People taunting me with calls of “gringo” and then making kissing noises and groups of guys following me around shouting at me. Other than that i have had so many great experiences. Climbing a mountain and getting so dehydrated i felt like i was tripping was horrible but i pushed myself to the limit and came out ok. I was supposed to have a horse to take me to the top of the mountain but something got messed up and the horse was not there. I had 3 liters of water but i got heat exhaustion and began sweating uncontrollably. I have never been so far from any sort of civilization. It was intense. a truck drove me from El Sauce to the mountain and dropped me off, returning 3 days later. I made it to the top and found the house i was staying in. Looking out from the mountain top the next morning was so fucking cool. While here i also helped build a house. This was very difficult as well but also very cool and rewarding.
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you sir are an amazing individual. May whatever cosmic entity floating in the unseen dimension continue to bless you. I'm also bookmarking this thread since it is the most inspirational one I've ever read. Keep posting please.
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Home from the trip. Readjusting to american life is very strange. Not that the problems we face are not of any value but they seem to be nothing when compared to not having any money to buy shoes clothing or food. Taking a real shower has been my favorite thing so far. I have lots of energy and am focusing on making my life what I want and know it can be. Before leaving on my journey I was stuck in a deep depression that was pushed out of me fairly violently in Nicaragua. Colors and sounds seem brighter and I feel so much closer to the person I want to be. I face some challenges soon being unemployed but feel ready and capable of overcoming them.
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Sounds amazing. Waiting to do something similar but for longer. Trying to decided between backpacking in SE Asia or S America. Tired of the same cycle when a whole world is sitting out there.
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I gotta figure somethin out too. Maybe kick it off with some Ayahuasca trip in the amazon. Also been thinking of living off the grid for a few months learning sustainable farming techniques and permaculture. Just unplug and live deliberately for a while.
I know this is just all talk though, truth is I don't have a clue how I would get started doing any of that. I make 12 dollars an hour working 25 hours a week. At the same time paying 300 rent and trying to maintain a healthy diet cheaply(mostly legumes, grassfed butter, and eggs). How could I just dive into any of those plans without being completely reckless
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Learn your outdoor survival stuff first. That is must. Good thing is Discovery Channel makes that info readily available if you can't afford books/classes. Biggest thing tho is the application. Get out in the woods on your days off, camp. Just always have someone w you preferably with more exp. The outdoors is no joke but I love it. Def no Les Stroud but I shouldn't die the 1st day haha.
As far as travel, I'm working on that aswell. Im just putting money aside every check, paying off any debt, selling non essentials, n trying to spend less. Ive got a time set too
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