tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682007786403369982.post6639569557186555862..comments2011-02-01T12:13:14.884-08:00Comments on Humble Beginnings: Risky BusinessNataline Caliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17451095738559786823noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682007786403369982.post-36466533231289579142011-02-01T12:13:14.884-08:002011-02-01T12:13:14.884-08:00Nat, I have always admired the way you walk throug...Nat, I have always admired the way you walk through that kind of fear and create a new experience for yourself. I had done something similar with my move to NC. My fear was would I be accepted by this community. I was leaving a home, children, job, familial network and friends to take on a different role for me. Turning away from my childrens needs toward my parents needs was pivitol. I know how you felt when you felt free to explore. I sold my house and gave away pretty much everything in it. 30 years of 'stuff' touting my life and my contribution to it. I came to NC with my car and 5 boxes. Boxes containing pictures and books. It is freeing moving about without all that stuff. I learned that I am not that stuff. I finally became alright with myself. I am enough whereever I am. I thank God that I can come and be of service lovingly with my parents. I was away from them for so much of my life. Thanks for the blog.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10242748574828942131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682007786403369982.post-88061618364726320112011-01-30T18:06:15.380-08:002011-01-30T18:06:15.380-08:00It's a platitude, I know, but I think we are g...It's a platitude, I know, but I think we are generally more at risk, in this country at this time, of settling for too little than of risking too much. Being safe doesn't feel risky. We are more clear about the risks of doing than the risks of not doing. The risks of doing are more abstract. The risks of doing something appear to be simpler and easier to guess: if I take up hang gliding, I might break bones or die. The risks of being safe are more difficult to articulate or guess at: how can I know what I will miss if I stay at home and watch TV? The (again platitudinous) question is, why be alive if we aren't going to live?Shall we have a long safe life, or a potentially shorter, but memorable and meaningful, life?John McAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17046585077977319739noreply@blogger.com