Living a good enough life: being more comfortable with achievements

[shootingstar]

This is an interesting discussion - I've always been the one to take large risks and have sometimes wondered what life would have been like if I had been a bit more adverse to taking them. That would have been a different person though, not "me"

When I was unemployed, I had a serious problem distillating all my different job experiences on my resume.
I think some of my jobs have changed me....has made me less shy. But what helped push that was some of my volunteer work prior to cycling where I saw people/dedicated volunteers passionate on issues speak out to the public.

Moving drastically from one province to another, has made me WAY MORE appreciative of the regional differences in Canada...geography, weather, politics and local culture. I feel more "Canadian", to know my own country in essence, better. Rather just an Ontario understanding/perspective where I was born and lived first 40+ yrs. of my life. It's not for every one and I wouldn't be saying this if not also living in major cities that were more multi-ethnic compared to a tiny town somewhere in Canada.

I don't consider myself a big risk taker....I don't go hiking/snowshoeing by myself, I have yet to go on a multi-day/weeks long bike trip solo, etc. Prior to dearie, I did take some vacation trips on my own. I don't think about "breaking free". It's more just taking opportunities or making big life decisions that looks risky to outsiders. It is possible to non-cyclists who see some of us cycling all over the place as an expression of "breaking free".

Taking multiple risks does mean dealing with some aloneness for first while when one must readjust to a new environment all over again.