Change

Change is inevitable.  It happens to everyone.  Some changes are small, almost unnoticeable while other changes are huge and impact many people around us.  We don't always want the change that comes our way, but what about the change that you chase?  Is that type of change any less difficult just because you went looking for it?  I suppose it depends on who you ask.

The last couple of years Patrick and I have found ourselves looking for a change.  Last year, while in Charleston, South Carolina, we made our four-year plan.  That plan involved moving to Charleston upon Madelyn's graduation from high school and my completion of my Master's program.  We were keeping our eye on our goal and spoke of it often.  Then, out of nowhere, our plans may have changed (I won't elaborate just yet on those changes as they aren't 100%.  Yet!) 

The change on the horizon is exciting and scary all at the same time.  The fear is not that we might be making the wrong choice; it's more about the unknown.  Will we like it?  Will we make new friends?  Will Madelyn adjust to the change? My stomach has been hurting just thinking about it and I know much of that is a result of things not being 100% right now.  On my drive into work this morning, I began to realize that, even though I have lived in nearly the same location for 35 years, I have not really set roots here.  Sure,our families lives here and all that goes along with that, but I am not really invested in my community like so many others and, honestly, we really don't see our families all that much anyway.  That thought makes change a little easier.

There is that old quote that goes something like this - You don't usually regret the things in life you did; you regret the things in life you didn't do.  I suppose you never know what could be if you don't go for it and this is an opportunity that fits our goals and dreams almost perfectly.  Will it require some adjustments by all of us?  You betcha, but some things are just worth it!  It may require each of us to sacrifice in some way, but, in the end,  if we are happy and healthy then it was a sacrifice worth making.