Lately I have been mulling over some decisions that could have a large impact on my life over the next year. I know I want to take the risk, but each time it seems the risk (and reward) are greater. I want to never regret, so I try. So far things have worked out. Wish me luck!
(I am brave enough.)
When I was younger I told my Mom that life is too short to fear the time you have wasted or the poor decisions you have made. Instead one should move forward with each day as a new start. To this day she repeats that advice to me, and I’m constantly surprised to hear my teenage words repeated back to me years later. (I still remember sitting in the car with her in the driveway saying these things when I was younger.)
Today, I look to friends for inspiration such as a comment someone said about me, “you have this odd way of convincing others that the goal in life is to have fun, and you should put the rest of your life on hold at regular intervals to meet that goal.”
I love my friends and the inspiration they provide. I want to surround myself with super-passionate, creative, successful, interesting, happy people.
Life on the road 
October 19, 2006 at 9:24 am
I must say that you have definitely been an inspiration and large influence on my views on life and how we should attack and enjoy it. Thanks! And good luck. I’ll see ya soon enough once I get my latest big risk all settled. 🙂
October 19, 2006 at 9:20 pm
[…] As many of you know, I spent about 5.5 months out of this year in the Seattle area for work. Turns out I absolutely loved it. Between Rainier, work, and that whole dancing thing…I created a whole new life for myself out there. It felt good. And I’m taking a risk and moving far away from friends and even further away from my family (as I write this, my sister is in the process of moving back east). There’s one friend I’m moving a little closer too…and I’m very happy about that. I miss that guy! It’s funny. I’ve always believed things happen for a reason and I was originally very upset about having to spend the entire summer out in Seattle. Turns out…It’s reminded me of the things I love most in life. Is it far from friends? Yes. Is it farther from family? Yes. But what’s a couple extra hours on a plane – I’ll still go home for the holidays, it doesn’t matter where I am. What matters is living life and doing what you love. So that’s the news. My last day at my current job is tomorrow. I’ve got an awesome new job out in Seattle with an awesome group. I can’t wait to get back out to the mountains. And I can’t wait to get back to the wonderful Bellevue studio (the Chicago studio has treated me quite well in the meantime, tough). And I can’t wait to immerse myself in my job and the Seattle culture. Don’t worry, Dad…I won’t become a wacked-out liberal! I will miss Chicago. I will miss my friends, but that’s why I hope to find a place where they can crash when they come visit me. I will miss my family, but I’m no closer than I was in Chicago. I will miss my new friends I’ve met even in the past couple months since I’ve been back in Chicago…you know who you are. A couple of you only work a half-mile from me. There’s a lot I will miss…but there is a lot I am looking forward to. Quality of life. Mountains. Hills. Camping. Hiking. Biking. Dancing. Security. Skillz. P1r4t3z. Etc. Seattle offers all this. Chicago offers quite a bit, but there are so many things I reconnected with when I was out there that I simply can’t stay away. […]