June 18, 2003

Point Of No Return

leave it to some cranky chick to point out something i'd rather have seen left unsaid. see, it is so much easier to pretend it's not true when it goes unsaid. i'm pretty damn good at ignoring even what is said, but this one struck a chord...

I believe in points of no return. I believe there are late thirty to forty-something, sad, miserable people walking about the earth, waking up every morning, going to jobs they hate, staying in relationships that are no good for them and living lives without joy for one reason:

They passed on opportunity and they passed the point of no return.

As one gets older, opportunities become less frequent and as such, they become more significant. Because there is less time to correct errors in judgment when you've reached a certain age, opportunities are chancier and more thoroughly scrutinized for their impact. The point of no return is that last big risk you either take in hopes of becoming more fulfilled in life, or let go because the routine of despair is somehow more tolerable than the uncertainty of change.

-- cranky's blog entry

so here i am, a nearly late thirty-something. did i unwittingly miss my point of no return? there are days it feels like i have. or am i there right now?

Posted by ac at June 18, 2003 06:22 PM

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