A New Chapter Begins

My life is changing and I couldn't be more excited. In early October I'll be moving out of Los Angeles and back home to North Carolina. I could technically call this running away since I have nothing lined up and no concrete plans once I get out there, but it doesn't bother me at all.

I've realized in the past few days that there's nothing I fear most than complacency, which is exactly where I've been. Lost after graduating, I took a job that I needed but didn't particularly want and for three years I watched myself grow older while my dreams grew farther and farther away. Eventually I began to crave change but by that point change seemed so difficult, so complicated, and the easy thing to do would have been to plug away, searching for the fleeting happiness that a good weekend or a fun trip would bring while tolerating the drudgery that the week would bring.

What I fear most is living in continual anticipation of the weekend and dread of the workweek. There's more to life than that and it's what I need to find right now.

In less than a month I'll be on the road headed to a place without a plan. Maybe I'll find something soon and settle in North Carolina, or maybe I'll itch to leave again and continue to pursue something I can't quite place. In either case, I intend to enjoy the journey.