I just read an article on the internet that made me think about my own life a bit. The woman in the article spoke about giving up a $95,000 a year job in Manhattan to buy a one-way ticket to St. Johns in the Caribbean. When she left, she had no job to go to and knew no one on the island. She ended up selling ice cream at an ice cream parlor for $10 an hour. No, I have no plans to up and move to the islands! What made me think of my life was my decision to eschew a corporate job and start my own business...and then move to New Hampshire, well away from the financial capital of the world where most of my contacts worked. Similar to the woman in the article, my wife and I knew no one in New Hampshire. Unlike the woman in the article, we didn't give up the cash for our move...I lost that later! I must say that the move to New Hampshire was within the top five things that I have done in my life (my daughters are the best thing I have ever done!). The environment is beautiful, the people are nice, and we get to experience the best of all four seasons! That's a picture we took from the top of one of the local mountains. I truly can't imagine a more beautiful area to live in!
Anyway, back to the story. Sometimes a move can be just what the doctor ordered. I know that when we moved, we wanted to move somewhere that was less crowded and had a lower tax rate. We also wanted to make sure that where ever we moved, we wanted to have cable internet service so that I could conduct my business over the internet. As far as we planned, our plan worked! Sharon's illness was the curve ball I didn't see coming...we'll leave that for another blog post. For this post, I'd just like to say that the woman in the article I read transformed her life. She wasn't happy in Manhattan and felt like she was just spinning her wheels. She wanted her life to become simpler. We all have our own paths to follow. In the end, sometimes I think that following your heart isn't necessarily a bad thing. Just make sure that you use your head too. Dreams can come true, if you plan your way there.
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