Ah!!! A good question... because I do not think everyone does want to be their own boss. I think some people like to follow or as aqua put it so elequently:

"C M Sheep"

Being your own boss does require that you take responsibility for yourself, something that some people do not want to do. I remember when I divorced my husband... suddenly I realized that there was no one around to tell me how I must think or make my decisions for me. LOL At first it felt a little strange.

After I settled in I was overcome with a great sense of freedom and peace. I have always been happier single. I never liked the feeling of being owned. No matter how you may think your marriage is different, 95% of them (marriages) the partners feel like they "own" the other person to some extent.

That creeps me out. I am anti-marriage.

Jeannie

sing it sista.marriage was the three worse things that ever happened to me...positively that is.

LONG TO HEAR

My world can be so silent
And it sometimes brings a tear
The laughter of the children
I long one day to hear

To hear their little voices
As they play their childhood games
Longing to hear them sing their songs
And pray in Jesus name

To hear the birds each morning
Greeting another day
But my world is one of silence
One that’s hard to convey

I wish I could express to you
But I really don’t know how
I’m not sure that you would understand
What I’m sharing with you now

For it can be real lonely
When I feel I’m not a part
Of what I see around me
It often tugs at my heart

But though our two worlds differ
Jesus is by my side
It’s in this common faith we share
God’s love in us abides

For He is the hope I have
And the new song on my lips
My hearing may be limited
But my spirit connects with His

And with my fellow believers
As we worship side by side
For I have found no greater love
Than the love of Jesus Christ

It is just as easy to be happy as it is to be unhappy. I have been told that many times. I never understood how it was my choice. Then I heard a story. I have passed it on many times. I remember it whenever I feel stressed. It works everytime. This seems the perfect place to pass it on to the folks on jsh.
When your driving down the highway, and the traffic is backed up. You're late for an important meeting, and it's for a job interview you can't be late for. Then suddenly...bloewern!!! You get a flat tire. You get out, and scream, pound your fists on the cars top. Kick the tire, and break a toe. Then you get into the trunk and get what you need to change the tire. You change the tire and go on your way, and feel so bad it ruins your job interview, and you don't get the job.
The the same story, your driving down the highway, same circumstances. You get the flat. Get out of the car, and go to the trunk for the spare. You fix the tire and go on your way, still happy. You get to your interview and get a great new job.
There is one thing for certain that these two stories have in common. In both, the tire got changed.
What happends to us is 10% of our life. Our attitude is the other 90%. It really is up to us to see the brighter side of life. Hello to all. May you just fix your tire. Forget the broken toe, and the loss of the new job. Life is too short to be angry all the time. If what you want it to be angry, there will always be something to help you get there. Happiness is just as easy to find. It's nice at last to find a topic that has some serenity to it. Mahalo

(((James))) I love it! Thank you for sharing yourself with us in this poetic and musical way!

Anoasis

So true!