This is a response to my last blog post, which asked “To Remote or Not to Remote?” I admit; I did struggle with this decision. The thought of completely escaping my current life was so seductive. The thought of leaving all the things and people I love was so unnerving. I rode the roller coaster from very positive to “No way, Jose”, often in the same day, and landed on a compromise.
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I’ve recently been struggling with a hard decision, a big life-changing decision about spending a year abroad to work and travel. Like most community-minded people, I asked my friends and family what they thought. This is the rundown of how it played out. Note: The names have been changed to protect the guilty and the responses might represent input from more than one person…including the voices inside my head.
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It’s happened to everyone. You walk into your regular weekly class, the one you love with the teacher you love, and — OH NO! — there is someone else on a mat at the front of the room. It’s happened to me as a student and I’ve also been that unfamiliar, spurious person nervously smiling at the sea of unfamiliar faces. Continue reading
accidental goddess 