On The Path to FINDING ME
How I Started This Journey
I married and had kids very young—and divorced young. Like most people, I worked all the time, raising my kids.
But my story of FINDING ME didn’t really begin until much later.
Losing My Job—and Myself
For over 26 years, I worked for the same company. I was loyal, dedicated, and always gave it my best.
Then new management took over, and just like that… I was let go.
It was devastating. I didn’t realize it at the time, but it sent me into a deep depression. A kind of depression I never thought could happen to me.
It took over two and a half years before I even started to climb out of it.
The Daily Grind Was Gone… And So Was Direction
For decades, life was structured:
Get up → Go to work → Come home → Sleep → Repeat.
When that ended, I found myself lost. I didn’t know what I wanted to do anymore.
Facing Depression
My depression wasn’t the dangerous kind, thankfully—but it was heavy. I stayed in my room. I avoided people. I only went out for groceries or essentials.
It crept up on me without warning and stayed far longer than I wanted.
But slowly… I began to get better.
Choosing to Start Again
When my head finally cleared, I asked myself:
“What have I always wanted to do?”
Years ago, I built a workshop and bought a wood lathe—something I’d dreamed of owning. I realized it was time to start creating… start doing… start living.
A New Chapter: FINDING ME
Now, I’m trying all the things I never made time for before.
Things that are fun, creative, interesting—things that help me find myself again.
This blog is my place to:
Share my story
Show my projects and creations
Document my adventures
And most importantly—to inspire others to start their own journey of FINDING ME.
It’s Not About Perfection—It’s About Living
I’m not competing with anyone. I’m not trying to have the “best blog” or the “best YouTube channel.”
This is about FINDING ME and enjoying life again.
And if my story inspires even one person to get out of the rut… to start something new… then this will all be worth it.
Thank you for joining me on this journey.
Let’s see where it leads…
On The Right Track, No Boundaries!
I’m starting this next chapter with no limits—no more routines holding me back, no more boundaries I didn’t choose.
Just forward motion, on my terms, exploring everything life has to offer.
Let’s see where the tracks lead…
Out in My Workshop
I’m going to start posting some YouTube videos I’ve made of some of the things I’ve started to do. I hope they are not too boring, but they will get better as I explore more of what I can do and where I go and the adventures I find.
On The Right Track, No Boundaries!
Out in My Workshop
So here I am out in my workshop.
I’m going to start a new project! I’m going to make a 3D cheese slicing board.
This will be my first attempt at making anything like this. I’ve broken this up into a few videos so that it won’t be too long and become boring. I have some other videos of making pens, done the same way—several shorter videos explaining what I’m doing.
I hope you enjoy watching them as I go along. I’ll post them every other day or so. Please stop back by and watch them as I put them up. These are nothing new—there are a lot of videos out there doing similar things.
However, these are videos where I’m making these items for the first time as I’m FINDING ME.
Yes, I will make mistakes—but like everything else in life, that’s how we learn.
I was told many years ago, “No one starts out as a professional doing anything.”
You can watch the first video HERE
You can watch the second video HERE
You can watch the third video HERE
You can watch the fourth video HERE
You can watch the fifth and final video HERE
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Pictures Credit
Main Page picture : Credit goes to: Greg Rakozy – https://buymeacoff.ee/grakozy
Logo is from Nasa
Viewer looking over city : Leon Seiein — roarvisuals.co
On The Right Track Picture credit goes to : Chad Peltola