Leap of faith
November 1, 2009
Lately I’ve been giving a lot of thought to chucking our current life out the window. Thinking about Mr. Tonks quitting his job with a Jerry McGuire inspired missive so he can pursue painting and contract design work. Thinking about finding a part-time job that would allow me to be with the baby mostly full-time (I hate the thought of daycare, plus it’s so damned expensive) that would provide us with a little money and benefits. Thinking about selling our house and living small so that we can ultimately enjoy more things that this world has to offer. I’d like to think we’d all be much happier and on the surface these notions seem fabulous. I mean, why not? Unfortunately those little words- why not- are the kicker. I can think of thousands upon thousands of (scary) reasons why not and the top three are JP, SG and XC. But every single day that leap of faith seems ever more tempting. Why not?
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CharleyCarp | November 1, 2009 at 1:25 pm
How much faith have you got? You find out when you leap. Or, maybe, when you wait 15 years to make the leap.
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delagar | November 2, 2009 at 6:10 pm
Mr. Tonks could stay home with the kids and paint. Could he? (Mr. Delagar stayed home with our kid until she was four, teaching part-time as an adjunct, and then went back to school to work on his PhD.)
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Laggin | November 2, 2009 at 9:21 pm
It would take more faith than I have. But…WOW…how I admire anyone who can take that leap.
P.S. I uttered your name in conjunction with “I think she’d be great at that project” this evening. Don’t hurt me.
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Jill | November 3, 2009 at 5:48 am
There was a time a few months ago when Matt and I had nearly convinced ourselves that we were going to buy a camper and move onto his parents’ property. They have some land, so we thought we could nestle ourselves into their woods quite nicely. The thought was so alluring: if I had a tiny place, it would only take seconds to clean! I would only have the things I need and would “have” to shed the fatty layer of stuff that slows us down and stresses us out. We would be free to follow our dreams. We could stuff some extra toilet paper under one of the seats and embark out to explore the country. But……….there were just so many buts…although at the moment I can’t think of any that outweigh the freedom I feel just thinking about it.
So…that said, why not? If you don’t, someday you may look back on this time and wistfully say, “I wish I would have….” but if you just take the leap of faith, you might actually fly.
If you need an extra push, I will gladly supply it, and I think you are incredibly courageous to even consider it. Good for you, my friend!
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scurry | November 3, 2009 at 12:52 pm
I say go for it! But that’s just because I have faith in you.