I’ve followed Nancy Roman’s blog for some time, “notquiteold” and tho she is younger than I see she is struggling with much the same questions at this age. Every now and then she posts a column that particularly touches me. This one did–perhaps it will you also.
This week a friend posted the following quote on her Facebook page:
And I thought –
Yeah! That’s Me! That’s Totally Me!
And I started to reflect on all those decisions I made that were difficult, but were best for me. Like dropping out of school years ago (I did go back later), changing jobs, and most recently, retiring.
And looking over those decisions, I see that I might have to change that little epigram a bit:
Yeah! That’s Me! That’s Totally Me!
The sentence didn’t quite work with “I never feel bad”. “
I always feel bad” – well, that’s probably a little closer to the truth.
Difficult decisions are difficult BECAUSE you are not just choosing to go on to something wonderful. You are also leaving something behind. Changing jobs means leaving friends, and leaving behind the known for the unknown. As much as you think the…
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