I have been back a couple days now, although it feels like I am still settling in. This is partly due to me not catching up on sleep yet and also because I am yet to go to work. There was a mix up with scheduling and I had to cancel my classes for today so my wife could get to her university.
I am hoping that I will be able to reschedule as we could really use the money. One of the problems with my line of work is that unless I am working directly with clients, I am not getting paid, the other is that month to month, it is inconsistent. These factors make planning for the future very difficult.
I have always hoped Steem would be able to provide an alternative revenue stream I could turn to if I needed, but for me at least, that is a future position, not present. For that future I have to make sure I am heading in the right direction. This is often a problem as people want something later but what they do now is unlikely to get then there which manifests in disappointment and regret.
Right now I am sitting next to my daughter as she just feel asleep and find myself hoping she doesn't face the same fate. I don't want an easy life for her, but I do wish her one that isn't limited or directed by money. Perhaps in that what seems to be distant future, I will be capable of providing for her economic needs and encouraging enough that she will not be satisfied with comfort but instead push her own boundaries.
I am quietly confident that Steem will eventually do well and make many wealthy along the way but the more important factor is what opportunities it presents. A world full of artisans of their field doing it mostly for the love or importance would be a beautiful thing to see.
Taraz
[ a Steem original ]
(posted from phone)