Thursday, September 9th, 2010
Which box will you choose?
Well now, I know the Universe has a sense of humour as so often I find myself just looking up to the sky and saying, ‘this is very funny, very funny indeed’. But, now it really is quite great.
In the search for freedom, nature, a spontaneous and connected lifestyle we find ourselves drawn to France. Finally, we feel that we have found a place which suits us all and we are loving it. Wide open spaces of verdant, lush countryside, beautiful stone houses… We can see a future here, the school at Issac is great and we have found a gem of a place to live owned by lovely, helpful people.
What more could you ask? So now we feel we ought to look into ways of making a living whilst we rent and set up a life here. And we have now met the French tax system! A system where you have to choose which box your profession sits and more or less stick to it. At first glance, it would appear that we have walked straight into the lion’s den of restricted, non-spontaneous bureaucracy…
But, am I worried, no. I am laughing at the perfection of it all. I see the greatest gift in this and am marveling at the brilliance of it. In having to restrict myself to only one profession, and as you know I am well known for carrying out 3 or 4 at any given time, I am going to have to practice the Buddhist art of ’single-pointed focus’! For the first time in my life, I am going to have to choose ONE profession and not only that, I am going to have to stick to it, for very boring french fiscal reasons.
So, the journey continues and the best thing is, I know which box I’m going to choose and I’m also going to have to make it work…