Sometimes, there are times in your life where you are standing at a fork in the road. Sometimes, there are times in your life when you are standing in a road that forks 100,000 ways. And each of those roads splits in another 100,000 directions. There are times when an infinity of choices present themselves to you. And when I say sometimes, I mean always. We always have an infinity of choices. But usually, we’re able to go through life without being forced to make a choice that is different. By default, we tend to make the choice to engage in a routine. Get up at 5am, go to the gym, go to work, etc., etc. It’s easy to slip into a routine – and make the choice to be conditioned. It is less often that we are forced to make a choice that means change.
Anyway, I’m at the point in my life where I must make a choice that will put me down a different path. I’m being thrown from routine into unknown. I’m thankful for that, because it is in the unknown that I’ll grow. Sometimes, you need a little push.
So, it’s official. Family Pride is moving to Boston. The board of directors made the vote. There are a lot of options – but one thing is clear – none of those options are an extension of my current life and lifestyle. I am being forced to make changes. I’m not sure what those changes will be. I’m not sure what those changes will mean for Nick. I may go to Boston with Nick. I may go alone. We may stay together. We may define our relationship differently. I may move in June. I may move in December. I just don’t know. Only one thing is certain: big, impending change.
And I welcome it with open arms.
