Saturday, November 14, 2009

A Change in Track

I was derailed. The previous blog made me realize how ludicrous it is for me to expect to eradicate $8000 in one year on my wages. It felt plausible when I was captured by the idea, but when I set it to reality, it fell apart.

In the two weeks since I've blogged, I reappraised my goal. I am still riding some kind of train that won't let me disembark. It keeps rumbling forward, passing stop after stop but not stopping to let me off. And so I rumble along with it, falling into a soothing rhythm that encourages soothing meditation.



I believe the $8000 was the ticket onto this train. I thought the train was headed to Debt-Free station but sometimes what you think something is and what it really is are two different things. I am no longer trying to eradicate the $8000 debt.

My new goal is to live a sustained life in a way that is rich and full without spending money. I hope no one's disappointed that I'm not going to blog about how to save money to get out of debt. Instead I am going to blog about self-reliance in an urban environment...things to do that don't cost money (so it isn't added to any debt).

And I suppose I'll end up green. I'm already on my way....