I'm done building a life around a job, I'm going to build a job around a life

I want to build a life I won't regret when I'm about to die.

I want to actually feel alive. Do things, move my body, be out there. Not just exist from weekend to weekend.

I want that feeling of belonging somewhere, like yeah, these are my people. Even if what we're into isn't what most people do. Especially if it isn't. Jumping off a cliff and then sitting around a fire talking about something that actually matters, that combination. Not another Friday at a bar making small talk with people I don't really know.

The life I'm trying to build looks something like this (not in any particular order):

  • more movement to feel capable in my body, like I can actually climb that tree, even in 20 years
  • doing the things I won't be able to do when I'm older like hiking hard trails, cliff jumping, skateboarding, skiing, whatever scares me a little
  • learning stuff and doing stuff purely because I want to, no monetization. Just because it's good
  • volunteering, giving something back without it being about me
  • traveling in a way that's actually immersive, for example a few weeks on a boat, living somewhere completely different the local way, not the tourist way
  • getting that careless kid feeling, where the day ahead feels like possibility and not like a list of obligations
  • finding my tribe. People I genuinely belong with

I'm looking for people who feel the same. If this resonates, I'd love to connect, drop a comment or send me a message 😄

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u/mary-cory-57 — 2 days ago

I'm done building a life around a job

I want to build a life I won't regret when I'm about to die.

I want to actually feel alive. Do things, move my body, be out there. Not just exist from weekend to weekend.

I want that feeling of belonging somewhere, like yeah, these are my people. Even if what we're into isn't what most people do. Especially if it isn't. Jumping off a cliff and then sitting around a fire talking about something that actually matters, that combination. Not another Friday at a bar making small talk with people I don't really know.

The life I'm trying to build looks something like this (not in any particular order):

  • more movement to feel capable in my body, like I can actually climb that tree, even in 20 years
  • doing the things I won't be able to do when I'm older like hiking hard trails, cliff jumping, skateboarding, skiing, whatever scares me a little
  • learning stuff and doing stuff purely because I want to, no monetization. Just because it's good
  • volunteering, giving something back without it being about me
  • traveling in a way that's actually immersive, for example a few weeks on a boat, living somewhere completely different the local way, not the tourist way
  • getting that careless kid feeling, where the day ahead feels like possibility and not like a list of obligations
  • finding my tribe. People I genuinely belong with

I'm looking for people who feel the same. If this resonates, I'd love to connect, drop a comment or send me a message 😄 (Female, 28, Netherlands)

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u/mary-cory-57 — 2 days ago

I'm done building a life around a job

I want to build a life I won't regret when I'm about to die.

I want to actually feel alive. Do things, move my body, be out there. Not just exist from weekend to weekend.

I want that feeling of belonging somewhere, like yeah, these are my people. Even if what we're into isn't what most people do. Especially if it isn't. Jumping off a cliff and then sitting around a fire talking about something that actually matters, that combination. Not another Friday at a bar making small talk with people I don't really know.

The life I'm trying to build looks something like this (not in any particular order):

  • more movement to feel capable in my body, like I can actually climb that tree, even in 20 years
  • doing the things I won't be able to do when I'm older like hiking hard trails, cliff jumping, skateboarding, skiing, whatever scares me a little
  • learning stuff and doing stuff purely because I want to, no monetization. Just because it's good
  • volunteering, giving something back without it being about me
  • traveling in a way that's actually immersive, for example a few weeks on a boat, living somewhere completely different the local way, not the tourist way
  • getting that careless kid feeling, where the day ahead feels like possibility and not like a list of obligations
  • finding my tribe. People I genuinely belong with

I'm looking for people who feel the same. If this resonates, I'd love to connect, drop a comment or send me a message 😄 (Female, 28, Netherlands)

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u/mary-cory-57 — 2 days ago
▲ 44 r/UtrechtExpats+1 crossposts

I'm done building a life around a job

I want to build a life I won't regret when I'm about to die.

I want to actually feel alive. Do things, move my body, be out there. Not just exist from weekend to weekend.

I want that feeling of belonging somewhere, like yeah, these are my people. Even if what we're into isn't what most people do. Especially if it isn't. Jumping off a cliff and then sitting around a fire talking about something that actually matters, that combination. Not another Friday at a bar making small talk with people I don't really know.

The life I'm trying to build looks something like this (not in any particular order):

  • more movement to feel capable in my body, like I can actually climb that tree, even in 20 years
  • doing the things I won't be able to do when I'm older like hiking hard trails, cliff jumping, skateboarding, skiing, whatever scares me a little
  • learning stuff and doing stuff purely because I want to, no monetization. Just because it's good
  • volunteering, giving something back without it being about me
  • traveling in a way that's actually immersive, for example a few weeks on a boat, living somewhere completely different the local way, not the tourist way
  • getting that careless kid feeling, where the day ahead feels like possibility and not like a list of obligations
  • finding my tribe. People I genuinely belong with

I'm looking for people who feel the same. If this resonates, I'd love to connect, drop a comment or send me a message 😄

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u/mary-cory-57 — 2 days ago