Any charitable work that really made a difference would create more guilt in me than it took away. Guilt is what I feel when I can’t quite manage gratitude.
There are plenty of willing and good hearted folks who can help without making it all about themselves and not even meaning to. I’ll leave it to them for now.
I’m guilty as hell about not needing to support myself, not least of which because it’s unfair to anyone I’d want to be my friend. It draws the line at friendship for most anybody.
Still, work is hell on earth for me. All I can manage are music gigs, which are very few and don’t ask anything I’m not willing to give. As far as the 9 to 5, sorry all you 9-5ers, but your resentment and shame is actually easier for me to take than being one of you.
I’ll check out those links you gave. Thinking - working with ideas that matter - beats working on crap that doesn’t matter any day.