Something is wrong with the way we live. We work these jobs that don’t mean much. Many of these jobs make us sacrifice our true personality, our opinions, and our real feelings. When I say “us”, I mean those adults living and working in America. At those jobs, many of us are overworked, undervalued as anything more than replaceable cogs in a large machine. There is a significant lack of human dignity and a sense of accomplishment at the end of the day. I come home to a neighborhood where there is no sense of authentic connection with my neighbors. I feel alone in thinking it’s strange that I literally sleep next to my neighbors for years, yet I don’t know anything about them on a meaningful level. I feel no sense of connection from my co-workers in a way that’s permanent. I look at the infighting among politicians and political groups in this country and see a lack of unity and decency on a level purely past politics.

I’m trying to make sense of this world in which so many people are unhappy and feel alone. It seems to me that based off of everything we have, the pervasive sense of aloneness I feel should be much less common.

I have a strong desire to do work that’s impactful, meaningful to me, and improves the quality of others’ lives. I want to achieve this through my writing.

I feel like we are given such a short time on this Earth. Doing anything less than making a difference or working towards goals that empower us is such a waste of the human potential that everyone possesses (whether they realize they have that potential).

I’m frustrated because none of the options I see in front of me are appealing or seem likely to happen. As I see it, I can continue struggling to secure a full-time position. I can continue working on building a freelance writing business. I can do something totally different like become a certified personal trainer. Or I can pour my passion into a project with the hope that I can make money from it one day.

What I’m certain is that people need people. The way our society is structured creates a sense of isolation for many people. What I want to do is highlight the need for other people – and not in the sense of using other people for our own agendas – but the importance of having a sense of community and close-knit bonds. Traditionally, these things came from family and while they still do, most families have most adult members working so many hours that time for learning, playing, and growing together is very limited.

I want to help people structure their lives in a way that creates authentic bonds with other people and inspire others to wake-up to their potential.