Un-homed But Not Unhinged: Small Measures of Success

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For all the downs that come along with being un-homed there are moments when things come together nicely.

I am happy to say that with the extra busy-ness of late that I have caught up with back rent on the office.

Plus I paid March rent on time. That was the first time in about a year. Phew!

Going back to some of my first posts I had mentioned that there were several things that led to being un-homed. Certainly a continuous run of bad luck didn鈥檛 help. But at the very least you could say that I was in the hole. So although I鈥檓 not out of the hole as yet, the rent on time was a huge stepping stone.

I鈥檓 thankful for having a very forgiving landlord. As he said 鈥淚 choose people, not credit scores.鈥 If only more of the world worked like that and had the patience he showed thus far.

By the way, the photo today has no real bearing on any of this post. But did anyone know we have something called 鈥淓skimo Candy鈥 here in Hawaii? Not to mention that their truck sports a Polynesian looking image for it. Stranger thing have happened I suppose.

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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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