My wife and I both work for nonprofits because we want to do meaningful work, but we're struggling to afford having kids on our salaries, and she's considering taking a corporate job she'd hate just so we can start a family, which makes both of us feel like we're failing somehow.
More people experience this than they realize.
You're facing the painful reality that pursuing right livelihood in an unequal economy sometimes requires choosing between different kinds of fulfillment and responsibility.
“Where Are You with Buddhist economics — right livelihood?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.