Sounds like a strange post doesn’t it..I mean there’s no such thing as a square goldfish…is there?
Some fish grow sizewise to fit the environment they live in…to a degree. As a kid, I thought it would be funny to put a goldfish in a small aquarium with pictures of aquatic plants all around the tank. I thought the fish would grow to accomodate the perceived larger tank size and become square…yeah I had some free time.
These days I have been feeling like a square goldfish. Most of my life I had moved around a lot and never before had I stayed in one place for so long as where I live now. I have worked in many unique places and have enjoyed a satisfying career working for some major corporations but the hometown life has been a bit difficult. Living in a small town has some advantages but after a while it can feel as if the walls are closing in. In my case, my town is surrounded by water and it starts feeling as if there is no where to go and not much to do sometimes. Couple that feeling with the need to commute a good distance to make decent money and suddenly life becomes too focused on getting to work and back to make the commute worth it. But there is a balance though. Find a job that pays well enough to afford to enjoy life and have a few hobbies while not spending too much of your time getting to and from the job.
These thoughts have brought me to a new view on how to resolve my feeling boxed in. Recently I have been afforded the opportunity to spend some time in another part of the world working on an ongoing project that I think may be the breath of fresh air I need. Time will tell…quickly. If all goes well, I hope to shed that boxed in feeling and gain a new and improved perspective of the world. Maybe when I return, home will be a place of rest before the next adventure.
Rowland Ramble - 