How do you know when...

Bill and Marie in TX wrote:
I almost lost my wife and partner of 32 years last fall to a major hit and run car wreck. While sitting in the surgery waiting room for the good doctors to try to put her back together I had one of those moments of pure clarity, money and possessions do not have any meaning if your heart is gone. She now is physically disabled and retired, I kept my corporate job to pay the on going medical and for our fun together, but we now take off as much time as possible, bought us a brand new class C to go out easier whenever we want, and I no longer bring my stress from work home, EVER. Oddly enough our life is better now than it has ever been, except for the frequent bouts of pain from her broken body. How much longer we have we do not know as more surgeries are scheduled but by golly we live every day like it is our last, and it is liberating! Unfortunately in our modern society we easily loose focus on what really matters until life smacks you hard on the back of the head. Think hard and follow your heart, you cannot go wrong.

I liked reading your post! moment of pure clarity!!!! that is what it is about. life is about loved ones and others in your life, not possessions at all. I hope your wife does well in her future :) :)

in fact in the car yesterday I told hubby I want to go back to 'more real' camping vs. our luxury toyhauler. he is in agreement. we want to downsize back to when we ''used'' a camper alot and had fun more---not with this big toyhauler that cost a fortune and we are forever protecting it and cleaning it and babying it LOL it is too much work, I want a smaller camper I can USE to its fullest and just enjoy. not one I am scared to scratch :) :)

we are in the process of changing how we live and I like it. heading to simple way of life is where we are heading now.