Un-homed But Not Unhinged: Hopes and Dreams

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It wouldn鈥檛 be very realistic to be going through this range of experiences and not discuss the hopes and dreams that I carry with me. Yes there has been a run of bad circumstance compounded by my own mis-steps. But that doesn鈥檛 mean that I鈥檝e given up on something good coming my way. It鈥檚 what I鈥檝e been working toward all along.

Certainly having a place to live sits at the top of the list of eventual achievements. But sometimes I wonder what kind of place I might be able to get. True that cost is a large factor, but I like to clearly imagine the kind of place so that my search has focus. It has worked in better times so I hope it works again now that I鈥檓y rebuilding my life.

If I follow any kind of checklist, I can visualize having a two bedroom so that one extra room can be for a painting studio. It鈥檚 been a looooong time since I鈥檝e had a place devoted to making art. Art is in my blood so I would find that grounding.

I also imagine having lots of sunlight. I鈥檓 not an air conditioner kind of guy by nature. Part of the reason I moved back home was to be in the sun and feel that warmth. So there鈥檚 nothing like having some sun streaming through your windows in the afternoon. In fact one of my favorite times of day is sunset so I find it relaxing having the rays at end of the day.

Plus I imagine having a simple but nice little kitchen once again. Cooking something almost seems like a figment of imagination now, but I figure it must be like riding a bicycle. It will come back to me.

So I keep little things like this in mind to put some goal out there. Whether it will be feasible at any given time or another remains to be seen. More than likely it will be smaller than that but you never know. Just as things can go unexpectedly bad, they can go unexpectedly good.

Oh yeah, can鈥檛 forget the hot shower鈥

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  • Joe Bright
    Joe Bright
    Joe Bright is a graduate of Iolani School and went on to study art at The Cooper Union School of Art in New York City, and later Chinese medicine at The American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco. Joe currently runs a small acupuncture clinic, Kama鈥檃ina Acupuncture in Kapahulu as the first dedicated low-cost 鈥渃ommunity acupuncture鈥 clinic in Honolulu. Joe has a varied background that has included working as a bicycle mechanic, freelance artist, teaching calligraphy and Tai Chi, a nanny, and even a CEO of a small entrepreneurial company. He continues to create art, even having work recently appear at the Honolulu Academy of Arts as well the Bishop Museum. He also continues with entrepreneurial projects when possible and serves on the Board of Directors for a local Buddhist meditation organization, Vipassana Hawai鈥檌.
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