Un-Homed but Not Unhinged: When to Hold On, When to Let Go?
I鈥檝e been asked several times what I think it will take to climb out of my particular situation and into a more stable status. Without being too facetious I would say that a little good luck might be nice. But beyond that I try to work every angle that I can and see what comes from it.
Of course when you have a small business that you have put heart into, and income isn鈥檛 quite what you need it to be, the first idea is to get a second job. Or, if you鈥檙e feeling kind of low in spirit you start wondering if you should get a new job altogether. There is temptation in that regular salary from someone else. But when is it time to abandon what you have been working on?
I鈥檓 especially cautious if I feel motivated out of fear that I won鈥檛 pull through. In my mind, despair is not a good foundation to work from if it can be helped.
There was one episode where I tried taking on some writing work. But it was pure chaos and the guy who was hiring me was completely without boundaries. I literally had to block his number after he burned me for huge numbers of texts and calls at all hours.
Another strategy for extra cash to get by has been to sell some things off. It hasn鈥檛 been all that much, but it helped with cash flow. I had to look at what was sentimental attachment and what could be let go. So I sold my bicycle, and some other things. But I found that so many other items didn鈥檛 have enough value to justify what money could be had for it.
Like the job status, it鈥檚 hard to know when to hold on and when to let go.
Previous posts in this series:
- Location, location, location
- Range of Motion
- Food More Than Sustenance
- Figuring It All Out Someday
- Solitude
- The Good, The Bad
- From The Heart
- Does Anyone Really See Me?
- Keeping Perspective
- Showers at the Natatorium
- Achieving Homelessness
