Bob’s recent post about the cost of holding on hit close to home for me. So much of the article rings true for me — sunk cost fallacy, environments that fit better, moving forward, postponing change, status quo stagnation becoming identity.
I’ve lived in many different places, but I’ve been in Georgia for the last 5 years. I knew it wouldn’t be great, but my expectations weren’t low enough. I’ve given Georgia way too many chances and way too much of my time and energy. Four years ago, I told myself that if I still lived in Georgia by the end of the year then I clearly had no respect for myself. Four years later, I’m still here.
More recently, I have been practicing, exercising letting go of a lot, many relationships, habits, and possessions. I’ve been leading with a deep reality-first orientation towards life which includes a lot of grieving. It is rebuilding faith in myself and I am feeling ready to rejoin the world.
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