Awesome comment. And sorry for the late response--I was traveling AND getting sick. Not a great combo.
I love this line:
which would never have been possible without the long, varied and often circuitous route I've taken throughout my life.
It is always really difficult to see in the middle of it how something that others call less efficient or the wrong path can actually end up being exactly what we needed. Hearing stories like yours are encouraging though. Thank you for sharing. And I'm sorry to hear that you have had to deal with pressure and resistance from those around you. Even if (and that's a big IF sometimes) they are coming from a place of love, it is rarely helpful to direct people like that.
Cheers to you for sticking with it!
Thanks, @ssimkins9!
Nice to know there are others out there making the same sorts of choices, which I've always known, but it's still nice to have confirmation.
I've been enjoying your posts for the same reason - you've clearly allowed yourself to learn the lessons that have presented themselves along the way, as opposed to so many who choose to ignore them, even when they are screaming in their ears. And, learning the lessons is no small task, as you well know.
Hope that you are feeling awesome by now. Traveling while sick seriously sucks, which my husband has also been doing of late, so here's hoping that you are both completely healed and healthy and happy!
Whenever we decide to break away from the main flow of people, it can feel very lonely. That beautiful thing about the internet is that we can discover that there is an entire subculture and network of people who are also doing the same. They may be spread all over the world, but it helps to be able to connect with people choosing the unconventional.
And we are all healed up and healthy! And happy. Thanks for asking.
(for whatever reason, this comment did not post when I originally wrote it days ago).
Indeed, choosing the unconventional can leave us feeling like outcasts, until we manage to link up with others making similar choices. And I agree, the Internet has made it far easier to find those with whom we have much in common, far more so than has ever been possible before.
Funny, I've have several comments that have failed to post recently as well, and one that disappeared after it initially showed up briefly. Very odd.
Glad to know you are well again. Be blessed. ;-)