To be, but what to be...

Yes, I definetly want to be as opposed to not to be, but what to be is the real question. With grad school, a real job, two non-profit board positions, and several activist groups, I'm back to being overcommitted. I have to make some cuts, and I just don't know where I'm going to do it. Each activity feels a different need in my life, and I don't know how to change that. Currently I'm trying to just cut back involvement and work more effectively to reduce the time required. But its hard to do that when you are involved in such great things. I guess I'll have to keep playing it by ear, but I'm always nervous about not planning ahead.

In other news, I'm learning more and more by the day about economics, and seeing the power it offers as a tool for positive change. I was talking with someone tonight, and it is true that there are all kinds of economist's out there yaking about how to fix things...for every one that says one thing there are two others that say the opposite...but I feel that its a matter of working at the pragmatic level. Create a model of the local economy, look at the factors influencing it, and figure out how to fix the problems. When there is economic stability, political and societal stability follow. I know that sounds like a capatilistic way of looking at it, but then aren't most motivated by capital? I think George Soros has taught me the valuable lesson of using capital as a positive force, rather than the greed powering machine it can be.

Positive thoughts of change and progressive steps to the future flood my head. A long road, yes; a difficult road, yes; impossible, no.