| Turn left at the fork in the road. |
You know how so many times you do something or plan something and you
silently (or not so silently) pray to whatever powers that may be for
a sign that what you are doing is the right thing to do? You fret
over whether you are making the right decision and look every where
around you for some indication that you are on the right path? More
often then not, we don't ever see that sign and blunder on ahead
doing the best we can.
Well, my wife and I recently made a massive leap of faith by moving
800 miles from our previous home to our new one. We did it not
knowing if I would be able to find a job here. We did it without
being able to sell our old home even though we had to buy a new one
once we got here. (Just so you get it, that's two house notes on one
salary.) We did something that all logic told us was a very bad
idea, but we went ahead and did it anyway.
| I like foxes, he is leaping. Deal with it. |
The reasons why we decided to make this leap aren't really important.
Suffice it to say we hoped that our situations would improve even
with the risks and move on. So we made the move and immediately so
many things started trying to tell me this was a bad idea. On the
day we were to close on the new house, we drove overnight to get
here, but were told we couldn't close because the paperwork wasn't
ready. The company that was supposed to move our furniture decided
that they couldn't move us, but no one informed us of this until I
was halfway back to our old home to meet the movers. The garbage
disposal in the new house broke the day we moved in. I could go on,
but you get the idea.
So you can understand our trepidation over the past two weeks. So
many things seemed to be telling us that we had made the worst
mistake of our lives. (and folks, believe me when I say that is
saying a lot when speaking about me personally.) We are still
worried, but several signs have popped up that tell me that we made
the right decision. Not huge signs, but positive indications all the
same.
I am a Diabetic and before we moved, my Blood Sugar levels were all
over the place and were often to high for good health. In the two
weeks since we have been firmly moved in, except for one or two days,
my sugar levels have been solidly in the normal range no matter what
I eat. I haven't changed my eating habits or my exercise habits, but
I believe the lack of stress I am experiencing is helping me be a
healthier person.
Okay so from the sublime to the somewhat silly. Another sign I have
seen is a potty issue. Our oldest cat, Willow has had severe litter
box avoidance issues for a decade. For a very long time, she would
poo and pee everywhere but the litter boxes. It didn't matter if
they were clean or dirty, she would avoid them. We were jubilant
when we finally managed to coax her into peeing in the boxes. Still
pooed on the floor but the pee went inside.
(As a humorous aside here, we did for a very brief time, find a cat
litter that she liked so much that she would use the litter box for
everything, but of course the company went out of business. Go
figure.)
Since we moved to the new house, she has actually been pooing as
well as peeing in the litter boxes. There was a period of
backsliding, but she seems to be working through it. She has
essentially broken a decade long pattern of behavior since we moved
up here and the only thing we have changed is her location. Like I
said, it is a silly sign, but I see it as a positive sign anyway.
Things could still go horribly wrong with all of this, but I guess
you can say that about any huge decision. I still have my doubts and
my fears, but I think that we made the right choice. My Daddy always
said, “Bobby, if doing the right thing was easy, everyone would do
it.” Making this decision wasn't easy, but we did it and I think
everything is going to work out fine.
Brew Long and Prosper
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