Sorry I disappeared on such a cranky-old-lady note! I put on a grump face and couldn't shake it off... It got us to thinking and talking, and we've been guilty of one thing that we think has been sabotaging our success...
we keep living for tomorrow
How many cliche 'live in the moment' posters/quotes/inspirational cards have you seen?? A million?? MORE? Because we're so excited, and so motivated to 'move forward' with our plan, and to sell sell sell, move move move, we have been compromising our own decision-making skills for the benefit of getting to tomorrow faster.
How?? We accepted a conditional offer on the house that was lower than our financial base. Not by much, but it was more compromise than we were willing to make. We put a deposit down on a storage locker that we don't need yet. We keep hurtling ourselves forward without a thought or a care to the consequences, as long as it feels like we're moving forward.
We had to step back and realize that we are not leaving the life we have as refugees, but rather as emigrants looking for a new life.
We still have our jobs, and we can afford to keep the house for as long as it takes to sell - on our terms. This entire BIG IDEA has been built around living our lives on OUR TERMS and not following the path laid out for us... and we have to start applying that decision making philosophy to our everyday, and our choices.
Here's to living live on our own terms
~ big and small ~
I wish you all the luck in getting there the way you want to get there. Definitely understand that it is tough to want to move forward faster than things are progressing, but I'm sure as long as you keep your eye on your goal you'll get there.
ReplyDeleteThanks! We've definitely had our ups and downs - and we haven't even bought a ticket yet! Hopefully we're getting a head start on the 'learning curve'!
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