Last night began the start of a whole new journey and an end to the life I’ve known for four years.  This is a journey from comfortable to homeless, from home owner to landlord, from enjoying a mountain refuge to having no refuge at all, from lots of money going out to positive income coming in.

This difference between expenses and income does two things. One, it gives me a small residual income stream. Two, it frees me from having to come up with mortgage money each month. This freedom from expense is the key point.

I earn plenty of money, but until today it all went to support the illusions of comfortable living. My gutter service business brings in 90% of my income in two three month blocks. That leaves me struggling to scrape together the mortgage and other bills for six months each year. No more.

Now that I’ve chosen the inconvenience of homelessness over the comfort of ownership, I have freed up SIX MONTHS a year to do whatever I want. I can focus on building the new businesses or help friends profitably turn their ideas into money. I can save a ton of money or buy sushi every night. I can paraglide for six months in Brazil or get lost in the Himalayas. Now I’m limited only by my imagination, not my expenses.

So what’s next for me? I have some ideas, but the point is that I have restructured my life to create possibilities instead of limiting them. This is true on both the macro imagination side if life and the micro daily task side of life. Every day will present new challenges, encounters, delights and frustrations. simple things like where to sleep or shower are no longer simple.

The fear of this daily reality is what keeps so many locked into lives they hate. They imagine six months of travel, or art, or adventure, or just relaxation, but fear keeps them locked in their life.  Eventually their imagination fades, dreams dissipate and change seems impossible.

This daily reality is something to embrace and celebrate, not fear and avoid.  The daily reality is where the magic happens.  Big dreams are great and keep us all striving forward but putting ourselves in the arena every day creates unfathomable possibilities

Welcome to my world of possibilities. I don’t know what will come, but I know I am thankful for everyone who is following along. I pray you find humor, insight, ideas or motivation.  Today is amazing, and tomorrow will be even better.