Thank you for letting me know I’m not alone in my struggles. I do torture myself with guilt. I don’t feel jealous very often, but guilty yup, I’ll raise my hand to that one. As for your blog don’t delete your posts just make them private so only you can see them. There is no sense in erasing our feelings. If you don’t feel brave enough to share them with the world just keep them tucked away for yourself.

I started a blog because two blogs I read were helpful to me in getting up the courage to retire early. Your blog is interesting because it is so honest, and you write posts all the time that are perspective changing. It’s hard to be so honest. I’m know because I’ve deleted some posts that were a little too raw. And you’re braver than I am in your posts. This was a good one.

Thank you for sharing those kind words Steveark. It’s amazing that you’ve had so few struggles in your life. You are incredibly fortunate. I find that many people struggle in one aspect of their life or another and most of us struggle at different times (childhood, middle adulthood, late adulthood, old age). Telling my story helps others open up. That’s why I keep telling it. I hope that you continue to stay happy and healthy and that the world continues to be good to you!

Thank you for your kind words. It’s been a long road for me and while my finances are in order I have certainly faced my fair share of difficulties along this path of life. My goal is to tell my story without making others feel bad about their place in this world and to remember that just because one thing is going well, (money in this case), it doesn’t mean everything else is picture perfect. It’s tough to talk about the good when others are struggling. I’m not exactly sure how to do that or if I’m doing it well, but I’ll keep on trying.

Thanks for sharing and hope your words keep coming 🙂