So someone – “a friend” – has commented that my going to Kuwait for this job is just running away from my problems.

This is an interesting thought… and not one unknown to me. This whole thing is a bit like running off to join the circus. But only if I had nothing going for me here, where I am. And that is not the case. Sure – I’m having writer’s block, I’m feeling a bit bottled up emotionally and I hate… no, just am fed up with my current employment. However, none of that is as bad as the fact that is still hurts to walk and no doctor has given me a remedy yet.

The reasons for going are enormous. In my business, that is where every American firm wants to be. The market these days is the whole world – and I want that on my resume. As much as I love New York – I want to be part of the World. I want the challenge of doing what I do for a 1600 person firm rather than a 170 person firm. This will be the first actual career move I have ever made. (Though I have always known when to leave a job. I can see this market a mile a way.)

But I’m not leaving my family. And they are not leaving me. If I find some new personal level and clear the chatter from my head – find some clarity – it will be while supporting my family in the best way possible. I don’t have any pain to numb (except in my knee). I just want to move forward. Life is only about moving forward. Though She has a wicked sense of humor, God wouldn’t have tossed me this opportunity if there wasn’t a purpose.

But thanks for the thought. Frankly, it is more terrifying to leave than to stay.

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