“Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.”
– Paulo Coelho
Some days I wish our dreams were a bit more bland. It would be easy to dream about buying a home, having children & taking a two week trip to Hawaii. Our dreams are stressful. I constantly wake up at 3am to add more things to our 'to do' list. It's often for silly things ("buy enough powder foundation to last 6 months abroad!"), but sometimes it's BIG... as in "find temporary housing for October or else you'll be homeless one week after your wedding." (*deep breath*)
“Success is never the result of spontaneous combustion. You must set yourself on fire.”
– Arnold Glasow
We knew planning this trip would require stressful sacrifices. At the time, we didn't realize it would include a wedding, quitting our jobs and two moves all within a matter of weeks. Even Arnold Glasow would think we were crazy!
Today we gave our official notice to our bosses. While we're still hopeful for a leave of absence, we're not counting on one. The anxiety of not having a deposit hit my account every two weeks hasn't sunk in yet, but I'm sure it will soon. I'm grateful for all of learned at this company over the last seven years so it will be bittersweet to move on. I'm just praying the next venture presents itself sooner than later once we return to the US.
God's speed explorers.
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