I met up with an old work buddy from quite a few years ago. All I knew was that on Facebook he was now living in some mountain retreat somewhere with wildlife and amazing views. Turns out he had a health scare a few years ago and given a short time to live – so he looked around at his keeping-up-with-the-Joneses lifestyle and decided to give it up and go live on some spacious land. He ended up buying this 35-acre property in Westcliffe, and it took 15 minutes of gravel road driving to get there. Thankfully the health scare was a misdiagnosis, and now he has this amazing lifestyle that he deliberately chose and created for himself.
Inspirational story. We should all be conscious of what our goals would be if our days were numbered. And challenge ourselves to make it a reality and understand why we haven’t yet. Are we held back by societal norms – the Joneses? A mortgage, a car, your obligations, too many keys on your keychain? Relationships, employment? Or perhaps the most insidious reason of all – keeping of the status quo.
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