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8 Comments to “Suppose Tomorrow Morning Found You”

1. September 1st, 2008 at 8:09 pm
   Amy Derby said

   I did this in 2004. I quit my job as a paralegal on a whim. I packed a suitcase, my laptop, hopped a greyhound bus (smuggling my pet rabbit on board). I had no living arrangements planned, no friends there, just stayed in a hostel until I found a place. I figured I’d rather be a homeless poet in San Francisco than an unhappy corporate slave in Chicago. After about a year, I found my way back “home” but for that year, it was incredible. Not all good, a very bumpy road, but I did a lot of creative writing, a lot of poetry readings (many with bunny in tow), and generally re-defined things for myself, became a freelance writer out of it. I did miss some things (my mom especially) but all the things I missed I took with me in my heart. I found I don’t need much to live. A few t-shirts, not much money. Incredible experience. I’m pretty happy right now, so I don’t know what my “road” would look like this year. I will have to think about it.

2. September 2nd, 2008 at 1:46 am
   Jamie Harrop said

   What an interesting question, Liz.

   I guess in some ways I’m about to do this. I leave the UK at the end of this month and will be away for a minimum of 12 months.

   Right now, the one person I’ll miss most is my best friend. His partner has just given birthday to a baby boy, so I’m going to miss his first year. It’s a real shame as we’ve been best friends for about 11 years.

   I’ll be leaving the Web design industry too, so I’ll probably miss that to some extent, although right now my feels are I can’t wait to get away from it.

   I suppose I’ll miss most things. Once you get comfortable with something, you’re bound to miss it once you stop having it. But I’m sure I’ll find something else just as good to replace those things I miss.

   Good post, Liz. As always.

   Jamie

3. September 2nd, 2008 at 5:19 am
   Karin H. said

   Hi Liz

   Looking at your picture and taking my ‘input’ from that:
   I would value my ‘wellies’ I took with me most (i.e make sure you’ve got the right tools with you)

   Not sure what I would miss though, perhaps just those persons who didn’t went the whole-hog with me. Either because they became distracted by the sights along the road earlier on and toke a ’side-path’ or because the ‘going’ got to tough for them.

   (I can smell the ozone in that picture, familiar but still ‘fresh’ ;-))

   Karin H (Keep It Simple Sweetheart, specially in business)

4. September 2nd, 2008 at 9:00 am
   Vicky H said

   I see myself at a table with my kids playing a card game or board game. Laughing, eating chips, talking about our lives & catching up….

   I have no doubt that I will be where I want to be in business. I just have to achieve that balance between my kids, business, personal life, ect… Balance so I can have it all will be the hard part for me.

   I think I’m halfway down my road and it’s not perfect, but I’m not getting my boots full of mud

5. September 2nd, 2008 at 5:58 pm
   ME Liz Strauss said

   Hi Amy!
   A new reality can help a person sort who she is. I know I’ve done much the same thing, in my own way. It’s nice to find out what part of ourselves stay with us wherever we are.

6. September 2nd, 2008 at 5:59 pm
   ME Liz Strauss said

   Hi Jamie,
   I can’t help but wonder where you’re going and what adventures you’ll be finding there. Hope you’ll be keeping all of us on your radar. Life without you would find a hole where you used to be.

7. September 2nd, 2008 at 6:01 pm
   ME Liz Strauss said

   Hi Karin!
   I can almost see us walking together laughing down that mushy road. Wonder what the project would be that would take us there. Sure as for certain there would be interesting people involved.

8. September 2nd, 2008 at 6:30 pm
   ME Liz Strauss said

   Hey Vicky,
   You’re doing fine. Give yourself some time to get where you’re going. I’m with you. I have no doubts about you getting there either.