Every once in a great while, when we're down but we've been giving it everything we've got to keep going, something will happen in our lives to turn it around... Or we think it's the thing that's going to turn it around. A lot of you have known about my recent raise/job promotion. I was so sure that this was the first break in a series, but it was the big one that I had been trudging on for. Now, I don't believe it was. I believe it was a break, and a good one, but not THE "ONE". No, I believe that one came a few days ago. An offer so profound that I had to take it. Something so sure and stable and secure, in this rather clumsy world we're in at the moment. Coming in at twice the amount I'm making currently, along with guaranteed advancement, coupled with endless opportunities; Why the hell would I say no? There is one good valid reason I would have said no. And that reason is mine to keep.

In a matter of days or weeks I will begin a new chapter of my life. Not something completely new, but a rendition of the past, mixed in with the the experience and knowledge that I've accumulated. This beginning will require a leave of absense from the interwebs for a short while. Weeks, months, I do not know yet. I will eventually be back, and I will stay in touch with some select people after the vanishing point. If you do not hear from me, it does not mean that I've forgotten you, it simply means that I'm busy living MY life and setting things so that I can continue to move forward.

A few of you will have questions about this, but at the moment, I don't particularly feel like answering many of them. Leave your question and I may or may not answer it, depending on how I feel at the time. I do not care what anyone else thinks of my decision, or how they may be emotionally impacted by it. This is a logical, rational, and undeniably wonderful opportunity. It just means that I'll be gone for awhile. We must sacrifice some things to be able to grow. And at this point, I believe that I'm not sacrificing a terrible amount, not nearly as much as others. Yet, that is why I am so steadfast in my decision as well. Because I'm not the only one trudging forward through the unstable and perilious expanses of what we call life.

I will be trying to set up one, good, last chance for people who really want to see me, to be able to do so. I would like to have a party, but as luck would have it, I still can't have one... Ah well. I'm not gone yet, so I'll keep in touch.