I stepped away from the digital world for quite some time in order to build an exit for myself and my family. Previous to now, I spent over twenty-five years working for corporate America. There are benefits to this; there are drawbacks, as well. Large corporations can provide security of all sorts-financial, medical/dental benefits, investment opportunities, and a (relative) secure stream of income. However, you must be willing to live with the trade offs of significantly reduced autonomy in your life, your schedule. You will have to endure spending a large amount of time with people that you would not choose to be with outside of the work environment. You will be compelled to conform your behavior and your being to another's set of principles. Money is not everything-I will say it is very far from everything. You will have very little control over a vast amount of your life in exchange for materialistic security.
About five years ago, I said "no, thanks". I walked away from many personal and enjoyable endeavors in order to give both myself and my family greater freedom, exit, and an ability to say "no thanks". I wanted to provide my child with an example of greater autonomy, an example of how you achieve a higher level of autonomy, even if it comes with a temporary amount of transitional sacrifice. How could I explain to my child that maximizing freedom is essential all the while I'm a twenty-first century thrall.
I have completed my journey towards being less reliant on corporations so now I will turn back to addressing faith, traditions, and freedom.
