Homelessness as a Solution?

Just leaving this here to remind myself, and to help me work up the nerve:

Most people who write to me who are homeless chose homelessness. Homelessness was their answer to another problem, a foreclosed home, a lost job, a catastrophic disease which left them bankrupt and disabled, an abusive family, a lack. Alas, this is the hardest thing to explain. Homelessness was a positive step toward solving other problems.

via guide2homelessness.blogspot.com

It's from Survival Guide to Homelessness, a blog I plan to read a lot of over the next day or two. I'm thinking hard about pitching a tent.

Anyone who actually knows how to pitch a tent: Feel free to leave a comment below or email me through my contact page! ;)

Comments

[Virginia Lee]

Having faced this decision recently and dealing with it currently, I can tell you that it's not an easy choice or way to live. Pride has to go out the window. You need to reduce your possessions down to nil because it's rare to find people who value them as you do. I've once again had to walk away from everything and now I have to live with that. I'm walking the streets in my current town looking for money for rent and food vouchers. I'm trying to get hooked into vocational rehab but my orientation isn't for a few weeks. So in the meantime? I must set aside my pride and ask for help.

It's not easy.

I don't have a coat. I don't have proper walking shoes. I'm lucky in that I live somewhere with free bus service in town and inexpensive bus service to the next town.

I'm afraid most of the time, if not all. BUT it's better than the suicide I was contemplating.

Take care, hon. And never, ever give up. xo

[Sam Woodfin]

Oh, wow, Virginia Lee. I didn't realize you were in that situation, right now.

I've already started getting rid of some of my stuff. Luckily, my neighbor hauls off scrap metal and sells it. That makes getting rid of stuff a *LOT* easier.

What bothers me the most about your comment is that you're afraid most of the time. I really, really wish that weren't the case, and I hope that soon, it isn't.

Good luck, VL! And you never give up, either!