tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post1185096778113598390..comments2023-04-06T02:30:06.988-07:00Comments on Torrent of Consciousness: You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two, Boys - Part 4 - Down and OutMelanie Boxallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-89678789335355629442013-05-31T03:36:28.052-07:002013-05-31T03:36:28.052-07:00I recently read a book called about an English tea...I recently read a book called about an English teacher who went to live in Mongolia for a year, to teach at a school in a remote village. They reneged on promises to pay her, and she lived on virtually nothing, but stayed anyway. But it was HER CHOICE, and she knew there was an end to it. Yes, choice is a massive factor.Melanie Boxallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-20456886267284986312013-05-31T02:05:35.578-07:002013-05-31T02:05:35.578-07:00In my own life, the most cash-poor time was the pe...In my own life, the most cash-poor time was the period when I was the sole bread winner and we lived first in the tipi, then in the log cabin. No modcons. One toddler. We also had no debt, were initially surrounded by other people doing more or less the same thing, and we owned the land free and clear. We were also young and healthy, and living in a decent society with a safety net. The lifestyle was also a Choice. That is probably more important than anything else. Thank DoC social services were not as invasive as they became later. The ability to distinguish between factor s we are responsible for, and those we are not, is vital and often lacking. I have blogged a bit about this, don't feel like looking it up now. It is the middle of the night a d I am playing with the nexus.Ien in the Kootenayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01766317652520657570noreply@blogger.com