I just got done reading a blog where a gentleman wrote that he is making a major move for love. I wish him well and applaud him for taking the chance.
A year ago I was considering a move to Chicago for the same reason. I had visited there many times, and while it was very different from where I currently lived, I knew I would adapt quickly; because I’d be with HIM. As winter settled in, I realized more and more what a lifestyle change the move would be for me, but I was still willing and probably would have eventually moved there if he hadn’t gotten cold feet. Blame that on the Chicago winters.
Two weeks ago I was a guest at a baby shower in a Chicago suburb. How nice it was to re-visit the area with a different viewpoint and realize that moving there would have been a HUGE mistake for me. Love or not, I don’t think I would have been truly happy living there.
I got off the plane here in Phoenix with a sense of peace and knowing I’m exactly where I’m supposed to be. No ands, ifs or maybes.
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ragtopcookie
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Oct 7 @ 9:19AM
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I think you made the right move as well......i often wondered if id move if i met somebody on here worth moving for.....as you can see....still here......cookie
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lazareth
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Oct 7 @ 9:38AM
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I moved from NC to Iowa... talk about a change...
I hate the winters here.... but hey, in the long run was the best decision I ever made
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CrackerJackPat
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Oct 7 @ 10:41AM
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God works in mysterious ways his wonders to perform.
I'm still wondering just why I'm sitting here in the desert, but then I ain't dead yet, so there must be a reason.
Annie - you are one great example of someone who goes "with the flow" of life! I used to say there is a fine line between "going with the flow" and getting "caught in the current." I, unfortunately, get "caught in the current" all too often. Thank you for being the example you are! 
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mailorderannie
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Oct 7 @ 10:46AM
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Thanks everyone for your comments.
Pat...I'm certainly NO example...I've gotten caught in those currents many times just from not paying attention to my instincts!
And...I'm sitting here in a desert as well...both literally and figuratively! Everyday I just keep saying I'm one day closer to my perfect job....so maybe today's the day?
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kywonder
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Oct 7 @ 11:47AM
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When I go with the instinct, I am never wrong. I had the instinct to run over35 years ago and never followed it. Now I realize that I should have. Maybe I would not have been hurt so bad.
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observed50
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Oct 7 @ 11:50AM
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But yet, isn't it the case that all things worth doing, having, etc...are worth in part because we know we will make sacrifices for having whatever in our lives?
I know I love the Midwest. Didn't mean to...just do. I love being surrounded by the fertile abundance of the Midwest. Ain't easy meetin women out here in the boons. Meet a lot of older women, who are all sweet and all, but they're married and from a realllllllly different place of perceiving and living their world. I keep thinkin I'm gonna drive up a farm drive and there will be a very fine woman, funny as hell, nekkid, in her garden, straw sun hat and flip flops on, hoeing... I just know that I am going to do that....
But...frost is right around the corner so it will have to wait another year for me to discover her. In the meantime, hopefully, I'll be back in Africa over the winter and I'll drive up some village drive and there will be a bunch of fine women, nekkid, flip flops and baseball caps, hoeing...
God...I love my fantasy world! 
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butterfly943
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Oct 7 @ 12:23PM
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Going with the flow..or being swept away by the current...I have had a little of both..and its had waiting to see what way God will take us...Great Blog
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goatman
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Oct 7 @ 11:50PM
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I'm looking into the prospect of moving to Phoenix as we speak, but not for the same reasons as you considered Chicago. I'm in the mountains where it doesn't really get cold, but stays cool for months, and I'm thinking the desert warmth might be better for me physically; and my kids live there and I'd get to see them a lot more, and be a bigger part of my granddaughter's life as well.
It's good that you're happy, at peace, and know that you're where you need to be!
Keep smiling, and keep up the faith!
da goat,
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luvshorses644
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Oct 8 @ 6:46AM
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Sometimes it's the subtle little voices we should listen to .. I know I have to become more cognizant of them and honestly trust them.
I am glad that you feel at home there. There is a peace when you feel comfortable and safe in your choice that nothing else can bring.
I know you are just a few steps away from that job... keep on believing!
~*~
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