Last week my mom suggested that I might want to put my condo on the market, put my stuff in storage and move in with her for a little while. Of course I don't have to do this. I have severance from work for several more months, and I have money saved and yet this offer is so very appealing. I feel like running away and being taken care of. I am lonely and think that me living by myself when I am not working is not a great idea. And yet on some levels it feels like I am chickening out and just quitting. Is it quitting if I go home to Des Moines for a couple of months until I find where I am going next? Does it mean that I just cannot handle the real world? I looked into what it would cost and it wouldn't be all that much really. It would give me incentive to get my house ready to sell and pack up my stuff. Heck just the idea and plan has me packing four more boxes today and cleaning the kitchen. I would love some advice from those of you reading.
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Here's my advice.
The short answer is one word--simplification.
The long answer-- Simplification is probably the best gift you can give yourself in a time of discernment-- simplifying your life in whatever ways you can so not only do you not have to spend the time and energy fretting over the mundane tasks of daily life but also so that you can create space in which the Spirit can work.
Speaking as someone who made the difficult decision to move home at a time of discernemnt, I must say while it was one of the hardest things I did-- just for the reasons you're worrying about-- the fear that I was giving up, not acting like an adult, etc.-- in hindsight it was probably one of the wisest, most mature things I've ever done. If I'd stayed where I was not only would I have potentially strangled my roommate, been driven insane by the rude, noisy neighbors, been deeper in debt, and probably still dating that jerk of a boyfriend I was with then, I wouldn't be working on my doctorate, writing, traveling, etc. :o)
In the end, what matters is what YOU think is best for YOU.
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