tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994205462075967000.post8732661746834442234..comments2023-03-25T05:41:32.948-04:00Comments on It's raining in Baltimore, baby...but everything else is the same: Cups of tea I forget to drinkSJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994205462075967000.post-45113369170587932122014-03-27T10:57:10.166-04:002014-03-27T10:57:10.166-04:00SJ, I agree, I think given the options of staying ...SJ, I agree, I think given the options of staying here, or moving back to my homelands, when I am posterchild for you can't go home again, I'd wish for a door #3. Practically, I'd go for the opportunity where you already are and hope to either make more money or work less hours, quality of life and self actualization thing. Good luck deciding, it's one of the hardest things to do, figuring out where you belong. Hugs.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994205462075967000.post-75673013697681188122014-03-25T14:13:26.411-04:002014-03-25T14:13:26.411-04:00MM -I know. Boy, do I. I sometimes want to put dow...MM -I know. Boy, do I. I sometimes want to put down the machete and go to the beach :) But I can't, and I will go on and that's just how it will go. I do try all the time to remember how incredibly lucky I am to have options. I know how rare of a position I am in.<br /><br />Mel -Somehow, I managed to "reject" your comment. WTF? I got it, though, and thank you for it. I think for me, my options are to either stay here or go back to Kentucky and I know what I'm dealing with in both of those locations. For me, it would be easier almost (i know this sounds insane), if I was going to just close my eyes and LEAP to Charleston SC or something like that. A chance to start something new is almost less scary than turning over the coin of pro's and con's of the "known."<br /><br />Liv -I have the "get out of dodge" mentality too. Which is why I can't seem to just effing STOP even entertaining thoughts of living somewhere else and plunking down a 30 year mortgage in the suburbs and calling it a life. I am just thinking there is more out there for me. Not necessarily grander or bigger, but just different.<br /><br /><br />SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174193133138897712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994205462075967000.post-76303761867614585012014-03-25T13:10:39.934-04:002014-03-25T13:10:39.934-04:00Hmmm, I don't see that as drama. You have a c...Hmmm, I don't see that as drama. You have a complicated life and you're figuring it out. It's more like work than drama. And you do good work on your life, you examine it - be proud of that.<br /><br />Personally I've always thought you should "get the hell out of Dodge"...but that's just me. I think DC sucks something vital out of you, like maybe your uniqueness. It feels like you've never been able to fully blossom there and your are aching to blossom. <br /><br />Your writing here was superb. So many different emotions and perceptions so eloquently expressed. I truly enjoyed reading it.<br /><br />The baseball will do you good. I'll bet things get clearer in your mind and heart and a few games :) xxlivhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091094639074377780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7994205462075967000.post-47041821067743686492014-03-24T21:41:01.115-04:002014-03-24T21:41:01.115-04:00No one, no matter how much they are living their d...No one, no matter how much they are living their dreams, is ever completely at peace with how things have turned out. <br />And you are young and you have opportunities and if those opportunities seem confusing, I completely understand. <br />Just remember, darling- there is no one path. You are the one making the path. You hold the machete in your hand, you are facing the jungle which only you can face. <br />Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.com