<p>Good topic choice. I'm not at all religious but, you might say I'm on a spiritual journey. I've had a few awakening experiences over the past few years and life has been put into perspective. At risk of sounding too spacey, I seek to harmonize with my inner consciousness. The more I consider my house, furniture, electronics, video games, job, friends, family, and everything else that complicates life, it occurs to me that the simple life is the best life. Whenever I imagine life without the stresses of permanence, I get "first kiss" shivers. What if I didn't have to pay a mortgage? What if there were no power or water bills? What if I could quit any job at any time and simply move somewhere else? OOOOoooo...just got shivers...seriously! Wouldn't it be great to go to sleep when the sun goes down and wake up whenever? That's what I seek. Instead of a full-time job and part-time life, I'm seeking a part-time job and a full-time life. Freedom to exist on my own terms. Everyday I wake up, I want it to be with purpose. Step outside my van, smell the saltwater and feel the first sunbeams creeping across the ocean, then looking down at Jack (the future beach beast of the gulf coast), letting out a big morning stretch to the sky and saying "lets go to work" instead of "crap I have to go to work today." I'm tired of worrying about societal pressures. You know, girlfriends/wives, "careers" whatever those are, houses and cars, birthdays/holidays/anniversaries, and anything else society dictates that you "should" care about. Sit down in absolute silence, close your eyes and just let it all go and then try and tell me that when your eyes open (figuratively and literally) you don't smile. That's the feeling I'm working to bring to myself everyday. I will rule life, not let life rule me. See ya at the beach!</p>