Mother's Day

I am motherless.

It's been a long time. And for the most part, mother's day passes without comment.
It is unsaid, what is missing.

I never knew my mother as an adult.
As a woman.

I did however, get to know her sister, quite well.

She gave me the best advice when it comes to jobs.

"Sounds to me like you are trying to make work for yourself.
Why don't you go do something natural, like I did.
Hair grows an inch a month, and you can't see in the back of your head so you have to get someone else to cut it.
You get to choose who you want to meet, and if you do not like them, once you have your clientele, you can always say you are busy. Or if you opt to make an appointment, you only have to grin at them for one afternoon."

It is actually very good advice, and there are times when I ditch the desk job and basically hustle for a living doing odd jobs here and there.

Which is somewhat odd for someone who holds qualifications categorised as a 2 in the Development Needs List.

ie. The demand for trained professionals in this area exceeds the supply by approximately 30% to 40% at the undergraduate and post graduate levels.

But, basically for a lot less money, I get flexibility over my time and who I socialise with.

And in some ways because of that, I feel less social stress, to conform.

I think given our environment, SSAIGD youth, should consider this type of thing when they are looking at careers, or at least skill sets.

Generally organisations are unfriendly and are to be avoided for long periods.

I am ready to leave and be a free spirit,.. but to try a ting....
I'll have a go at managing complexity.