As I contemplated my life in California, this quote ran through my mind ALL THE TIME. Because, you see, I HAD a good life in Minnesota. A very good life at that. Friends. Family. My favorite Chinese restaurant. The Minnesota State Fair. A big, modern townhome that I loved. A grocery store where they knew my name. All awesome reasons (and many more) to STAY in my GOOD little cocoon in Minnesota.
But there was this tiny problem. A longing. A yearning for something GREATER. A thirst for a radical new life that involved boldness and bliss.
The biggest obstacle = my need for the HOW. I wanted next steps. I wanted a pretty roadmap with stops at all the best attractions. I wanted a big, red bow on a meticulously wrapped present.
Basically, I wanted a guarantee that I would smoothly arrive in California having made ALL THE BEST CHOICES and without fear. Hahahahahahahaha! The Universe had a good laugh about that one.
Instead, I was led on a strange but wonderful scavenger hunt that made anything but sense. I entered a mastermind that “coincidentally” began with a two-day conference in Malibu that “coincidentally” is only a five-hour drive (don’t even mention the 405 in LA to me ever again) from San Diego. In December of 2017.
My daughter was “coincidentally” going to be IN San Diego on vacation with her dad for about five days. In December of 2017.
My friend “coincidentally” needed a house sitter for ten days while she was on vacation. In December 2017.
So…this young lady decided to take a chance. Instead of doing the “practical” thing and either flying out for the conference or to visit with my daughter and house sit, I DROVE. From Minnesota. Through the Rockies. By myself. In December of 2017.
As I pulled out of my snow-covered driveway and the safety and comfort of my Minnesota life, tears streamed down my face as I played the song Roam by the B-52s (a lets-do-this jam). The tears were part joy, part fear, part warrior and part sorrow. What a hot mess!
Yet, the conference was amazing. Having my daughter with me for the first few days was comforting. And landing in my friend’s cozy house was sublime.
But the big question: NOW WHAT?HOW (again, that cursed word) would I make this work?
Stay tuned for Part 2 of the wild and crazy unfolding of my California dream!
I share this with you because I want everyone reading this to know that YOU can trade your good life for a great life.
It’s absolutely available to you ~ just like it was for me.
However, the Universe will ask you to take that leap of faith into uncertainty of the future with only your inner determination and light to get you through.
I promise that, in every instance, it will be worth it.
I believe in you.