I have received an email from a lady whose creative work I follow and it includes an offer for mentoring.  This is a group email, so no big personal decision here and frankly while I could probably use a life coach, I’m pretty sure I can’t afford her.  I’m sure she would expect to be paid for her time.  No judgement implied, we all need to get paid somehow and if I didn’t have a job, I’d want to do what she does, get paid to talk to people.

The thing is, I would like to be mentored but I don’t have a goal.  If I had a career goal or a life goal, that would be one thing.  But I don’t have a real career goal, just to do something I enjoy and I think I’ll be doing that soon (more in a minute).  And my biggest life goal is to learn to love people, which I do the best I can and I am getting better at it.  I don’t have something specific that I could be coached to do.

This is not the first time I’ve gotten an offer, or even just been reminded that there are opportunities if I choose to pursue them, for mentoring.  I wonder if this is something I should reconsider.  Would it help me find a goal?  Is a life goal even necessary?  Is it enough to be sure my daughter manages her life in a good way?  I mean, for parents, there is an age where your children are the purpose of your life.  She’s past that age though she still needs help and guidance sometimes, but I’m not sure I want another long term project that requires that kind of dedication.  Not that my child is a project, but parenting, man, that’s a long term commitment.  Do I really want to take on another big goal?  I don’t know.  On the other hand, do I need maybe a little more direction than I have right now?  Maybe.

Yeah, work.  I passed the background check and I will be a reservist in about a month.  I’m just waiting for the start date.  I have 3 more emails to receive — the final offer, the training schedule, and the travel itinerary — and I can’t wait until I get them.  I am very excited about this.  More details will become available as time passes.

I still want to put together the subscription box too.  I love mailing things out and if I can get it to be self-supporting, I mean I don’t even need to make money just not lose any, that would be great.  The theme is chakras.  I am hoping for a $25 dollar box with maybe $5 shipping.

I am into the M’s in my mailing list project.  Once I get to the end, the next thing will be to answer the letters I’ve received in response.  Then I will move on to the mail art list.  I just want to get cool mail so I have to learn how to send cool mail.  Mail as a hobby is like instant karma.

Nothing deep in closing.  Just wishing you all love and joy.