not bad- darn . when I go that way or you mine- let’s hang out.
What I can say is that you would need to follow your passion, but also be realistic. Also know what you can achieve as well as what you’re willing to put in the hard work for.
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That’s so cool Rocas
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Leaning toward environmental or poverty, or maybe intellectual property.
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I’m a freelance copyeditor, working for a couple of academic publishers. I do a little pro bono work for AODA on the side. I mostly enjoy the work, but I would love to move it more toward my more esoteric interests. Most small presses, the type that publish most books on Druidry and occultism, don’t even use copyeditors, though. It’s not that easy to get paid to read a book after all, LOL.
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Wise words, thank you!
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I was looking into Environmental Law - through Vermont Law - the campus looks fantastic!
The price is pretty good for a law school.
Good
Luck !
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Happy Pride All, speaking of Happy… Thank you all for replying to my post- I didn’t expect the amount of responses and the variety that you all do is fantastic!
This past year I have been moving seriously into another field or profession in the field … basically my covid reinvention tour:-) ha .
Recently, I got a job being a photographer in hospitals taking photos of new born babies. The job is out of the box and comfort zone for me however, handling babies. In addition to being a photographer I have to sell myself a bit - which is a bit odd and I am on the fence about this. Thus far, I don’t t Mind the hospital setting and “calmness” that comes with that environment. If anyone works in the hospitals. I would love to know what you do?
I am possibly going to look into becoming a teacher - learn geology and earth science - filling my love of the Ovate process. I do Love clothing and designing as well and learning how to mold clothing and be more fiber conscious- eco friendly and sustainable fibers. Also, possibly Learn sculpture in the spiritual sense.
I also Own a tour company called Drag Queen
Tours - it’s based in NYC and I am allowing my spirituality to come into my Druid path. Intersect it.
So… it is fantastic to know how you all are working your Druid Journey in you life.
This has been fun, feels like a very personal and dynamic community that we have.
In the future I will put a few more questions. Stir the pot.
Keep it coming and Awen Awen Awen all.
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I used to work in intellectual property. Still a licensed patent attorney. I personally did not like it and got out of the field, but if you have any questions, shoot me a private message.
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I hear this. I have a friend who is a Native Plant enthusiast and stated that the lawn installation and unsustainable materials drives her nuts. Still…like you said, sometimes there’s just a moment of opening for education, like teaching about cooling and temperature regulation or tree cover, property value, etc. I like your dream. It sounds really beautiful, and I hope you are able to achieve it one day soon.
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Happy Pride back to you! Thanks for the great topic. I’ve enjoyed reading all the powerful stories of potential for the future. 
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Thank Melanie T,
Ditto on that. Whenever I step into a garden and see all the plastic lining and the amount of work that people do to upkeep an unsustainable garden, my mind goes nuts. It looks like more work than just letting nature have its course.
Thanks for the notation of my dream and everyone else’s dreams. I hope we all are able to achieve them in the near future.
Ditto on loving to hear people powerful stories as well. Keep them coming.
xx
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I am an artist
It fits pretty well with my path since my body of work is focused on Nature and our interactions with it 
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I’m studying biology, with a focus on ecology and plant-soil interaction, bioremediation etc. About to start my third year.
That being said, you can’t avoid also learning computational biology, bio-informatics and genetic engineering, as these are all obligatory courses for a biology degree (in Dutch university). I don’t mind the technologies per se, but I’m not confident these technologies won’t just be abused for profit far more so than really be put to work doing good.
I switched to biology after joining the AODA.
Back when I joined the AODA I was studying biomedical sciences, with the intention to shift into a double degree including medicine. But as through Druidry I grew to understand myself better, I eventually realized that I was trying to prove something to myself, and I didn’t actually enjoy the rather competitive environment of pharmaceutics and the general vibe of hospitals. So I switched to biology, and have been really happy with that! I love doing field work and studying life more generally.
Before this I’ve studied laboratory chemistry and life sciences, and I’ve worked at social services, the post office, and in retail.
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Hey Brigyn, thanks for the insight. I love Where you are going in your journey. Keep going.
Xx
Stephen
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@Brigyn, I did something similar, switching from biomedical stuff to a focus on ecology as my spirituality developed. In my case, I didn’t really plan well for after school and ended up working in a genetics laboratory because there are just more jobs on that side of biology. I recently left that and am re-engineering my work life to be more in line with my values, but it’s been a long few years.
Hopefully you’re smarter than me and have already figured all of this out, but just in case you’re like me and are currently too caught up in the ecology to remember the economics: If you don’t start right now and take an active role in figuring out how you’re going to make money, you’re going to get pushed back toward computers, medicine, and genetic manipulation.
(With no offense intended to the people who are happy working on that side of biology–tastes vary.)
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Thanks so much for the advice! I have a few plans running at the same time, so I have good hope that at least one of them will work out.
Our main focus for the past few years has been on needing less, so we should get by fine on me working a part-time job - that opens up a lot of new possibilities too.
I’m so glad to hear you’re making those changes. It’s a struggle, but it really is worth it. Wishing you all the best!
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That’s an interesting story. I definitely think that had I discovered druidry earlier–say, before I was halfway through my Ph.D., I would have taken a different path, probably into a more ecologically oriented area.
With that said though, I’ve put my writing and editing skills to good use for the druid community, so I feel like I was able to adapt my skillset in a good direction :).
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Hello! I am currently an IT for the U.S. Coast Guard. Its certainly not my passion and I really resent the time I spend stuck in the office especially since I have no windows, but its a stable and comfortable job that lets me be home for my wife, and I have plenty of downtime to explore my personal goals and passions. I also took on a collateral duty as a local Victims Advocate so I can help others and have previously served on Leadership and Diversity Councils to promote understanding of other cultures. The Coast Guard is wonderful and has taken great care of my family for generations, but computer work is drudgery for me.
I am also currently attending college for a degree in homeland security/emergency management.
While I don’t feel my primary occupation really helps my spiritual journey or Druid exploration, I do appreciate the extra side roles, and that it has allowed me to travel and explore all corners of the country. I’m not even 30, but have seen more of the country than a lot of people twice my age so I am grateful for that.
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Coming in late to this conversation, which I think is a really awesome one (it’s so cool learning what everyone does).
I’ve worn a number of hats throughout the years – I’ve been working in some capacity or another since I was 14. I’ve mowed lawns and babysat; worked as a retail cashier; worked front desk in a library and worked as a library shelver; worked in facilities management; been an academic (full complement of work as a researcher and instructor); been a linguist in tech; worked as an analyst and consultant in legal technology; and now I’m working as a product manager in legal technology (i.e. I make software and my job is to work with users, figure out what they need in the product, and then work with the developers to make that happen).
What I do for my work is not very related to my druidry – it’s not artistic, sacred, nature-focused, anything like that. It has some real creative components, for sure, though not traditional artistic ones. It’s work; it’s not my joy. That being said, my druidry definitely affects how I am at work, though – it reminds me to treat my co-workers with love and respect, to protect others when I can, to face problems with curiosity, to say “this work may not be my joy but that doesn’t mean I can’t bring my joy to this work.”
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