Walking away from it all

I guess this is a nastolgic post. I think sometimes about what I really want in life and why I want it. A good friend of mine works as a CFO for a large real estate development group in town. He is very successful, has a beautiful wife and two amazing kids. He has a nice house and travels all the time. But last month he walked away from it all. I have to admire my friend and what he said. He said that he just had enough, he was involved in everything and wanted to have everthing right and didn't trust anyone else to get it that way. He was burnt out at 29, imagine him at 50! He did what he thought he had to, he just walked away from it all. My admiration for him comes from his ability to say enough is enough. The next day he unquit but for him that was all it took, one day just saying enough was enough. He said that by demonstrating to himself that he could just walk away and be okay with it and the sun would rise the next day, was enough. He since then has cut down on the hours, hasn't taken it too serious and even better has dreams of a simpler life. He talks of owning some land, teaching school, farming in the summer and coaching football in the fall. Good for him... as he said to me "what's money anyway at the end of the day?"

I guess we all need to take a look at our lives and be okay with walking away from everything if it gets to be too much. If we're not in positions in our lives' to be able to do that and move to a simpler way of life... well, something needs to change. For me it's going to that country boy lifestyle. Walk away from it all but gain everything.