My favorite quote from one of my most favorite people:

Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing.

--Helen Keller

My greatest fear is dieing with unused vacation days and/or unspent money.

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I think my Number is 7

I pretty much live everyday as if I havent picked 'my' number yet...that is, I dont worry about dying. Thats not to say that I am living my life to its fullest or anything...Im much to chickenshit to really go out on a limb for that. But I do belive I am fully present in the life I am living. That is all I need.

Some day I will do a Glinda, and move to the Keys or the Islands and find any ole work I can.

I do what makes me happy mostly. Or, at least, I don't feel under any pressure to live life in a certain way. There is a freedom to not owning anything. Of course, my rather cavalier approach to life might be a little less possible if I wasn't in a country that guaranteed me a minimum income, regardless of my employment status. That minimum income is a small figure. basic benefits in case of unemplyment do not buy a luxurious lifestyle. But they minimise the wolf's access to your door. Again, easier if you're not a homeowner: benefits won;t pay mortgages...they'll pay rent, and for a limited time interest payments on mortgages...but the less you own the more help you can access. Knowing that's there if needed is enormously reassuring.

I pray that day comes soon for you (all of you!). :fingerx: There's nothing better than living the life you love and loving the life you live.

As for the money end of things, I'm earning about 1/3 third what I used to and I'm at least 99% happier. It was a very worthwhile tradeoff. :)