Anyone have regrets about having gone full-time?

MookieKat wrote:
I do not classify not owning real esate under "regrets." Regrets can come from any source....being road weary....being constantly on the move and not feeling stable enough...not being able to deal with unpredictability...not having roots with a constant nearby source of community so you could feel lonely...just to name a few off the top of my head that I can think of.

And none of these have to do with finances. I guess needing to feel financially stable could be one of those needs, but I have read that there are plenty of full-timers who are financially thriving.

My mother toiled all her life. She built up wealth and never enjoyed a penny of it. I told her to please go and enjoy the fruit of her labor. Go on a cruise...do something for her self!! She refused! She said that she needed to save it for her children. She suddenly died of a heart attack one day, while she was out in the yard all alone. She was not discovered for a few days. What a sad life! She was a miserable person!

I don't want to live my life like that. I can make a living on the road, seeing sights and going to places that I never have. I can have my cake and eat it, too! Isn't life to be enjoyed?

I grew up not being allowed to follow the desires of my heart. I was never allowed to play! I was brain-washed to study, toil, succeed, and make lots of money!!! I hated that mantra!! Everything had to do with making or saving money!! But what for?? She lived a miserable life of slavery and left a toxic legacy of chasing after what will never satisfy!!

Because of this legacy, I have had a really tough time all my life, taking vacations or going somewhere just to have fun! Everything had to be utilitarian or productive! I have had years of therapy to try to break out of that bind! I am still not completely free...but I have made progress. For me, to even think of buying an RV to travel and see the country is HUGE progress!

I am learning that playing and having fun is productive!! I DO have permission to follow the desires of my heart!!! Those desires were placed in my heart by a divine source, for a divine purpose and I need to break away from fear in order to pursue it!!

The pursuit of money/wealth is NOT a quality of life....it will not give us the love, peace, and joy that we so desperately long for! That only comes from above! If we follow our heart, our dreams, and do what we love, the provision will follow, because each of us was created for a divine purpose. And when we fulfill that purpose, we will not only find true satisfaction and joy, but the provision as well. AND...and it will enrich not only us but all with whom we come in contact!!

You know what? Thank you, CKNSLS!! Your views have caused me to think these things through, and now I am at a better place to go full-time, if I wish! You helped me to assess what was truly important and consider the "toxic legacy" that my mother left me! :)