Further thoughts and answers to questions that have been raised.
1. 'Hang the iron' refers to summer construction jobs that Hans and I worked building giant metal shelves for the inside of a refrigerated warehouse. One of the old timers refered to it as 'hanging iron.' I was only good at it in the sense that I never bolted myself to one of the shelves or plummeted 30' off the top to an early grave. It was a pretty good job, though. Lots of overtime and what seemed like a lot of money at the time.
2. The main goal of the sabaticcal is a less hectic home life for the boys. We were tired of paying people money to spend more time with our kids than we did. We were tired of constantly hustling ourselves from one activity to another. This change has been amazing and I'm truly grateful.
3. The reason I am exploring career options is because I woke up one day from the path of following opportunity to the next and realized that I hated what I was doing.
4. #2 and #3 sort of came together at the same time Mom got sick. It just seemed like the right time to make a change.
5. While I'm not looking to understand the meaning of life, I'm really interested in making some positive changes to my life and habits. Things like eating better, exercising more, reading more, writing more, etc...
6. The point of my post was really that it is a lot harder starting with a clean slate and actually deciding something than I thought it would be.
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Chris, I wish you the best as you search for a meaningful, satisfying career. I'm glad you have the opportunity to step back and enjoy your precious sons while you re-evaluate what it is you want to do from day to day. Praise goes to Allison who understands and supports you. You're in my thoughts.
Yeah.....those decisions are tough ones. Thanks for letting us in though and sharing the process.
Reen
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