Over the last 10 years I've been on and off thinking about my future and what I want to do in the long run. For 10 years I didn't take any meaningful action for it other than save money and not be wasteful with it. I have been living day by day, month by month, and my plans rarely extended far beyond my attention span. And that has been fine for the most part.
More recently though, I've been thinking about where I'm headed in life and I don't like this aimless approach anymore. Some may call that complacency, and maybe that's part of it. But it's more the lingering effect of being severely ill in 2010-2011. Combined with a mild burnout or depression (I never got a definitive diagnosis) that has been pulling me down from time to time since 2008, I kinda lost my spark in the early 2010's. And where to find passion, or enjoyment, when it feels like everything around you is deteriorating? Yep, very hard...

At any rate, I don't like where the world is headed, I don't enjoy the internet, or technology in general, anymore. My sense of wonder and curiosity has been replaced with cynicism and skepticism. And all of that is covered in a thick topping of frustration and distrust towards everything that passes for leadership these days. I hate feeling that way!
So, it's time to try and take charge and maybe find some purpose in life again, maybe even find some happiness along the way.

Since purpose and happiness are unlikely to be provided through the internet I've set my sights on something different.

Recently I had a meeting with someone to maybe help me with that and I'm a little more optimistic about my options. I envision a future that's far less dependent on the internet, and it seems more feasible now that I better understand the process of what I have in mind. So over the coming months I'll be exploring options to help me achieve that vision. At first to steer myself into a more enjoyable direction and course-correct from whatever I'm doing now. And once things are in motion have it be the primary path I'll walk.

If it all works out I'll be owning a three-wheel motorcycle with a cargo bed and create a semi-passive income stream for the long haul. And, equally important, my current online activities will be transformed into a, hopefully, enjoyable hobby again. Like it was before 2011.

And that's all kinds of exciting...