Still moving forward

Life has been pretty chaotic lately (being sick and moving) but I've still managed to start reaching out to friends and family more to get to know them better and give them the chance to know me better.  It's been very energizing and draining at the same time.  I'm largely an introvert (it's how I recover "energy") but I think I can do this long-term.  I was a bit concerned as my normal reaction is to hibernate/cave at home and play video games.
 
As far as moving forward on all my initiatives to make money doing something I care more about...  Well I became engrossed in caring for my daughter.  It's really been a great experience for me and has helped to stabilize me on the path that I'm traveling, but I've been focused on my daughter so much that I'm missing the things I NEED to do in order to continue doing what I love doing (like caring for my daughter and making the world a better place).
...<time lapse>...
 
Well it's 8 hours later and I had 2 really good, genuine and amazing conversations with 2 of my friends.  In each case we talked about thoughts, feelings, how our lives were going, and well...  Good stuff that forges friendships and strengthens bonds already there.  I'm exhausted and now it's time to go recharge my batteries, but first to say that today...  today I did what I could to make the world a better place.
 

And I am happy.

Reposted from Apr 12, 2016

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