This is the truth ...

@Natasha_Jay

Heh. Aesop's fable about the Man, the Boy and the Donkey comes to mind.

Others will never understand a self-directed life, anyway. The question is: do you understand why you're doing things this way

https://sites.pitt.edu/~dash/type1215.html#aesop

The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey: Folktales of Type 1215

@Natasha_Jay @jeremyosborn this reminds me of a conversation we had last time we got together.
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it's the kernel of truth to the concept of freedom.
@Natasha_Jay It's ok. And I would recommend it to anybody that feels like it's their road to happiness. But it can be rough. Going the other way, you not only have to figure out things yourself (no clear path to follow), you're also gonna have a hard time fitting in. Finding others maybe still not understanding, but accepting your ways, supporting you, accompany you. The biggest battle for me is to truly accept it myself and follow those inner callings of life changes. Further away from norms.
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Its one of the joys of getting older
@Natasha_Jay sitting in the hot sun with a laptop very close to the water… dementia seems to also be coming with age :)
@Natasha_Jay You really shouldn't need to get older.