Transitioning from one place in life to another can be scary, even if the new situation is far better than the old one. There is a great deal of uncertainty involved with not knowing if it’ll work out. If the change involves learning something new, then getting a feel for that and building effective routines around it will take time and come with some frustration and mistakes. And the thing that may be hardest of all is saying goodbye to the people you’ve come to know if they’re staying where they are while you move on. I suspect that the pain caused by parting with close friends is what keeps many people in a situation they’ve long since outgrown.
As difficult as change can be, it’s sometimes necessary and can lead to some wonderful things. For example, how many people slave away at jobs they hate and feel like they’re dying a little on the inside every day? Then when they clock out, they feel worse than before they went in and either try desperately to make themselves feel alive again by going all out after work or go home while dreading the thought of getting up the next day and doing it all again. Many people see this as inevitable in the modern age, but it doesn’t have to be this way.
It’s quite possible for you to get to a better place, a place that will provide you with more opportunities for growth, success, and fulfillment. What’s more, you’ll feel better at the end of the day than you did at the beginning because you’ll love what you do and enjoy spending time with the people around you. Each new day will be filled with a sense of wonder and joy, and you’ll be glad you chose to make the changes that made this possible. That’s how some people already live. They chose to follow their dreams and figured out how to make them come true, and this allows them to do things that most people think are impossible. They probably had a lot of difficulty getting to that position, and they undoubtedly experience a lot of fear along the way. But they kept going because they wanted something different out of life and were willing to risk everything to get where they wanted to be. Right now these people are the exception, but I think they may someday be the norm. So many ideas about how life works are falling apart and that opens up a lot of possibilities for different ways of living life. While I don’t know what the future holds for all of us, I’m looking forward to finding out and enjoying the ride along the way.