Need to get back to it… I’m working on a book, so that has distracted me a bit!

I am working on some stuff, but I haven’t blogged in a while. Thanks for the reminder… have to get back to it! I’ll reach out soon– definitely would love for you to write a guest post!

Anytime. Are you still writing? I’m not seeing anything. Peace

Wow, Tom. You sound like you have such an interesting story! I love how you have kept your life so varied. We have to talk– I’m curious about the dentistry thing, and I am thinking it would be great for you to write a guest post on my blog… if you’re open to it, of course!

Thanks for the reply. I managed to leave my work as I have a very supportive partner and no big commitments financially ie.. Children. Also I had always been interested in property and had bought 3 houses to rent while I worked as a dentist. (I can thank dentistry for some things!) anyway, with these houses rented out it has allowed me to have an income.
As far as what I plan to do. That is a good question. I have renovated and sold for profit another 2 houses in the last year. Something I really enjoy if I can find the right house at the right price. However my back is not so good ( I can thank dentistry for that as well! Ha) so I need to rethink again…
To be honest I had been thinking of what to do for years before I finally left dentistry and as I had no answer I kept going. But I was not happy and as I get older I realise that’s really important. Like I say, a year has passed and I don’t have all the answers yet but I think it will come with time.
It’s been a great help for me to read your blog as I felt you had faced a similar situation to myself and your attitude is inspiring.
Mark

Hi Mark-
So sorry for my late reply! I think your comment got lost in my comment notifications, and I just found it. Your story sounds a little similar to mine– 10 years and trapped! I also can’t imagine going back to dentistry. I have to say, I really don’t miss it at all. Maybe the community, but that’s it. Thanks for the well wishes. I’m curious. How were you able to leave, and what are you doing now? Is that your last stop, or what do you hope to do?

No, we don’t. We have some survival words/phrases down but we’re not necessarily interested in learning it. For the most part Koreans want to practice their English with us whenever we go out to eat, shop etc. So, it’s been easy to get away with the very little Korean we’ve acquired! 🙂
~ Andrea <3

Oops. I think I misled you. I wasn’t young when I found out that as an adult I had gone off my natural course learned in childhood. I stayed off course for decades.

The original natural course was in some combination of writing, philosophy, and nature. I chose a safe, secure career (and for more personal reasons not for here) in 100% indoor high tech.

The course correction came via illness and related early retirement, where writing is now a hobby (as it always was), and I’m learning that I never learned to be a good writer, but I get to do it all I want! (And dollar-wise, it’s an inexpensive hobby.)

As for my biophilic inclinations, I have settled into a lifestyle and location immersed in forest that grants me endless opportunities to “live close to the ground.”

In my original comment I left all this out for brevity, and because publicly sharing personal information too often engenders wildly erroneous opinions that people draw — especially people who think they know you — from things not said that they add to the story themselves.

But you asked, and maybe this response will help to encourage someone — even just one — to go their own way, to work at finding it, instead of running to the life course that “the world” (or someone else) tells them they should go, or to the one they think is the most lucrative, or most secure. It doesn’t do the world any good to hurt yourself.

Thanks, dk! I’m amazed that you knew at such a young age! It took me years to figure it out, and sometimes I’m still not sure. 😉 I had the same experience. Curious to know what you did and what you were meant to do… maybe I’ll find it on your blog. I also hope that sharing this story will help inspire someone out there! So glad you know Zeebra. We have such a great blogging community!! It’s like walking into a bar where everyone knows your name. 😉