By all means, this is an excuse: I've been busy. On one hand, of course, that's a great thing; I'm getting away from the computer and doing more active things. On the other hand, I break certain good habits, like this one.
I went skiing with some friends last weekend on a rushed trip. I barely packed and ended up wholly unprepared. Of course I know what to bring to the slopes. I just didn't bring it, lol. I knew better, and I should have acted better.
Can't wait to feel my face again.
Wear sunscreen.
It was fun otherwise. :-D
I saw an ad offering employment for a "professional skier" in the lodge. Back when my dad took me to Colorado, I grew so enamored with skiing I vowed to become a professional. (lol) Seeing this advertisement with "Previous Ability Not Required - We'll Train You!!" sparked that passion again, a little.
I've immediately begun fantasizing about driving up there with half a car full of stuff, the rest of my belongings sold off, getting a one-room house or apartment, and pursuing that goal. 14-hour days training my heart out, Monday through Saturday, hittin' the slopes from sunrise to sunset; recuperating quietly all day Sunday, roasting meat for next week's burritos, reading books and watching movies.
That simplicity entices only my fantasies. Reality hits me too hard. Our winters last two months (even at 11,000 feet), I could easily fall prey to a debilitating injury, I probably have a too-elevated interpretation of the ad, and the ever-present concern I'll just blow thousands of dollars and an uprooting of my entire life for a pipe dream.
I probably need a major shift in my attitude just like this, but I can't see this as a wise decision worth risking. That bugs me, but I admit I'm too comfortable down here, keeping pace with the snails.
I'm not sure how much "professional skier" pays, but I wouldn't imagine it to be that much. I also wouldn't think that the hours would be much shorter than what you have right now. While I certainly agree with you about the allure of that kind of lifestyle I don't think much about it outside of perhaps the fact that it would be a radical change over what you do currently would have too much of an impact on your lifestyle. Without more time and resources to do whatever it is you want to do the only thing that is going to enable you to start doing it is adjusting your mindset, although as I stated perhaps a shift in careers could provide that change.
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't be in it for the money; I have a decent stash of cash saved up already, and if I did this, I'd be dramatically cutting most of my current, lavish expenses. Just sell all my distractions and give a hundred percent to it.
DeleteThere are so many unknowns and unintended consequences, however, it's probably a fool's errand.
My perspective on this whole concept is a bit mature. At my point in life I'm still waiting to get out into the "real world" and "do something." I think I need to get started on some kind of career path before I can have any real identity crisis, because even though I have a bunch of creative desires and feelings that I could be more rigorously pursuing-betterment I still have enough "direction." Finish my education, get a job. Once I've reached the "end of the road" that society has laid out for me I can easily see that sense of purposelessness that's lurking beneath the surface properly establish itself.
Delete*immature, *self-betterment
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