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This episode was inspired by my panel session in Camden at the 2023 Self Reliance Festival, a question was asked that I was absolutely not expecting. A young woman, who was very emotional, asked, “But what if you can’t leave the city?” I listened to her intently, realizing very quickly that the reality was not that her family could not leave; rather, at this point in their lives, they simply didn’t want to. The bigger issue was her emotion; clearly, this was painful for her. They were a young couple, into gardening, had kiddos, but they were working with lower-income … Continue reading →

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This episode was done on a day when I was thinking about a lot of things.  One was a very close friend dealing with a major life transition.  That got me thinking to many of my own transitions.  This included realizing that I was on my own as a teenager, joining and leaving the military and moving to Texas.  I also thought about getting what I thought was a dream job, moving my family for it, then losing it due to a buy out.  My son growing up and leaving home, moving to Arkansas and moving back to Texas and … Continue reading →