Opportunities

It seems that lately I seem to be stumbling into an overwhelming number of new opportunities to mix my technology background and skills with my desire to do something to help humanity - even if it's one person at a time.  I've had a couple of companies, independently, approach me hoping to donate technology through me to both individuals and organizations whom have a need for it.  At the moment, I'm buried under computer components and spare parts.  I really need to take the time and build some systems and get them out of here.  Today, and more recently in recent weeks, I've had numerous requests to do work either via contract or on a case-by-case basis for both home and corporate users for everything to operating system issues, to end-user training, networking, and integration.  It's just absolutely crazy how the things are opening up for me.

Twice this week, with two separate individuals, I had conversations to the effect of it's time I think about doing the grant-work and seeing about opening up a business of my own.  I've spoken with people who have discovered me through the open-source initiatives I'm working with as they also wish to somehow incorporate some of my larger ideologies into new programs.  Word-of-mouth is an amazingly powerful tool, and I'm learning to harness it to accomplish things that I cannot do individually.  I'm networking with folks across fields, throughout numerous professions, all with common goals and a strong desire to make a difference in their own way.  I've been asked to be on-call ISS, and it's flattering.  I've been asked to handle photography (both black and white film and digital) for a wedding.  I've been encouraged to participate in the arts and look into doing some professional grade vocal work. 

It seems like doors are opening up across the board and I'm not really sure where I want to go, or how I want to proceed just yet.  Part of me would like to call this place home, to settle in, to help cement my network contacts and find my niche in the community.  Part of me wants to take what I've learned and move on - physically, emotionally, locationally as other pieces of my life fall in and out of place.  But most of all, I'm just floored that without really meaning to, I've learned to harness my gifts and apply them in a way that not only keeps me engaged, but encourages others as well, in my own way.

Tonight it means making some new "Moo Cards" and laying foundation work for whatever may come next.  Tomorrow it may mean something else entirely.  I just wish I could find my road map, because I feel like I'm finally at that fork in the road and there are three major paths that I can choose from, and while I know each will lead me onwards, from where I'm standing it's hard to take that next step, choose one, and never look back.