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Profound deep unhappiness caused me to make profound changes Sanity Claws Jul 2014 #1
Thanks for that. closeupready Jul 2014 #2
This.. sendero Jul 2014 #26
Jeez, I was gonna type this as I read. But you summed up my experience. (nt) Inkfreak Jul 2014 #28
Divorce brought me my changes...never saw it coming. mackerel Jul 2014 #41
So, how did things turn out after the second time? nt raccoon Jul 2014 #3
Spectacularly, initially - economy was gangbusters in the 90's. closeupready Jul 2014 #4
great idea for a thread NJCher Jul 2014 #5
Thanks, that's very interesting to me. closeupready Jul 2014 #7
Boredom and frustration, mostly. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2014 #6
Long story, but I completely changed my life's direction Prisoner_Number_Six Jul 2014 #8
I'm glad to hear that you turned your life around. closeupready Jul 2014 #9
Until I was 24 I never lived in any one place more than 3 years. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #10
So since 1974, you've never felt a desire to uproot yourself? closeupready Jul 2014 #11
Not really after moving that many times as a kid. hobbit709 Jul 2014 #12
your story echoes mine Skittles Jul 2014 #16
Big changes tinymontgomery Jul 2014 #13
I feel sorry for anyone who hasn't had to go to Plan B, C, D, WW... NightWatcher Jul 2014 #14
This is an interesting thought - can you elaborate? closeupready Jul 2014 #15
Plan A: go to school, get good job. NightWatcher Jul 2014 #17
I respect you for your integrity. Way to go. closeupready Jul 2014 #19
A kick in the pants. Every time. CTyankee Jul 2014 #18
With the realization that nearly everything or something significant in your life makes it no_hypocrisy Jul 2014 #20
I wish I could make a big change PasadenaTrudy Jul 2014 #21
You'll do it - if not, there will be good reasons why not. closeupready Jul 2014 #33
A tall beautiful woman told me "come live with me on the banks of the Rhein River" DFW Jul 2014 #22
Belief in the hope that things could be better. mnhtnbb Jul 2014 #23
I enjoyed reading this - thanks for sharing. closeupready Jul 2014 #24
I've tried really hard to stay sanguine about change. riderinthestorm Jul 2014 #25
I hope you go to Ireland - I studied in Europe years ago, and my only regret closeupready Jul 2014 #34
Tom Joad in Grapes of Wrath: ashling Jul 2014 #27
I spent many years preparing to be an academic Lydia Leftcoast Jul 2014 #29
Thanks for your story. I've thought about it several times now closeupready Jul 2014 #35
In 1989, I was living in Miami and decided to move RebelOne Jul 2014 #30
I had a friend, now deceased, who implored me closeupready Jul 2014 #36
Thanks, I love it here and feel as if I had always lived in Georgia. n/t RebelOne Jul 2014 #42
Funny you should ask hermetic Jul 2014 #31
See what happens? hermetic Jul 2014 #32
It might be a long story, but I would absolutely love to hear closeupready Jul 2014 #37
Desperation magical thyme Jul 2014 #38
I'm sorry to hear that. Maybe you'll discover a way to closeupready Jul 2014 #40
The realization that my life was not over Xipe Totec Jul 2014 #39
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