Since I was laid off, I have had time to slow down, relax, and reflect on my life some.  I have been able to realize I want a career when I can really help people.  I am considering the healthcare/medical field.  When I first started college I wanted to become a Social Worker or work in Social Psychology.  Listening to others who had influence over me, I thought I would never make enough money to survive and that people who wanted to go into that field only were attracted to it because they needed help themselves.  Those people’s opinions really shaped who I became.  I feel like I have strayed from what I really wanted to do,,, make a difference in people’s lives (and make money at it).

I have always been more of a social person than one who would  be happy sitting behind a computer for 9 hours straight, in a tiny little cubicle with bad air and fifty million dust bunnies.  I love working with people, talking to people, helping people.

A few of my friends started The Aspen Fund, in order to help me out with my current medical bills.  It turned into a one time event before we all went our separate ways.  I had a dream of turning this fund into an actual non-profit org to help others with their medical bills, where insurance fails.  But from what I have found, it takes a lot of work and help from others to run a successful non-profit.  I am not sure if I am quite cut out for that sort of thing, plus the mystery of where I would get health insurance is a bigger issue.

This leaves me with the ponderance of what am I going to do next for a paycheck.  I have considered going back to school for nursing, but I really don’t want to go back to school.  Also, nursing probably isn’t the best field for someone so susceptable to spreading and receiving nasty germs.  This is kind of where I am at a loss.  I need ideas.  What sort of jobs out there would fulfil my desire to make a difference in this world by helping others?