I encourage you to watch this film. They really nailed it with the life situations, the challenges, triumphs and heart felt moments. This is real. Watching Nomadland, I saw myself in so many parts of the story. In her 60’s, Fern became a nomad to find work and live on the road during the Great Recession. I was 53 when I began to look for work in California and found I was too old for many of the jobs where I was skilled. Instead of fixing up a home in a van, I started to house hop with a computer, phone and two suitcases. I taught myself social media, began to blog, signed up for a coaching program, hosted radio shows on the internet and started Heal My Voice. I found purpose in the midst of my own struggles. Friends were happy to have me visit them for a week or a month or two and provide me with a place to sleep and work in a spare room or their office. I also explored coffee shops and cafes for workspace. I expanded my home visits to house and pet sitting for the exchange of a place to live and sometimes an Airbnb. People have told me they cried when they saw the struggles of Fern in Nomadland. I watched it and thought, “I’ve already cried those tears by living it.” My husband died in 2005. I’ve worked online since 2008. I have lived without a house since 2014. You can sit and wallow in your pain and grief and spend all of your time wondering, “Why me?” Or you can feel your feelings, find innovative ways to share resources, create connection, find joy in simple moments and live a fuller, richer life. #grief #resilience #sharedresources #community #innovation #nomad #nomadland https://www.instagram.com/p/CPV3CSAjA9r/?utm_medium=tumblr
