5 years ago I broke free from the rat race, got debt free, downsized to a tiny house, and can live comfortably working 5 hours a week. The trouble is, for better or for worse, work used to be a large part of my life, my identity.
My new career I really enjoy, it brings a lot of joy and inspiration to my life, but it doesn't require the time my old job did even when I take on extra projects.
I've had the great fortune to take the trips I wanted, do thing things I wanted to do, take it easy for a while. I started a new business, then got a offer to sell I couldn't say no to. However after 5 years of this, I did a lot of what I wanted to do, but none of my family or friends have a similar lifestyle.
This is a good life, frankly a privilege life, one I'm fortunate to have. But there is so much down time because most everyone is at work. I read a lot (a whole lot), take time to meditate, go on walks, pick up new hobbies, say yes to every invitation, spend as much time as I can with my family (I'm single). I love it all, but it still doesn't fill my days.
Have people dealt with this? Thoughts?
Submitted August 07, 2017 at 03:11PM by ryan112ryan http://ift.tt/2vGsxlA
