Since I started telling people about my plans, a few have commented that I might be running from something, problems or responsibility. Instead, I feel like I am preparing to stop running. I've been running on the hamster wheel long enough, & now I'm getting off.
I just think you're running to your next dream... just like I did :) And who cares what other people say anyway? Comments like that I find come from those who don't follow their dreams. So sad.
ReplyDeleteI think the cliche is, "are you running away from something or to something".
ReplyDeleteTo avoid something, we run away.
To obtain something, we run to.
....and running in a circle, that is just exercise.
All of these can be good or bad things. It depends on the context.
12 years ago I ran away from the gray skies of Michigan and an oppressive career at Ford Motor Company.
My only plan was to move to Arizona. I had no job and only knew 2 people here.
Sure you can say that I ran away rather than running to something.
It turned out to be one of the best decisions of my life.
Ironically, my life did not change that much. I just restarted the same life in a different place. Basically, a do-over.
I think the greatest changes in a person's life come from when they change as a person such as becoming a parent, getting older, education, etc....not from location or daily routine.