@Joel – What a lovely analogy with the cue ball and placing things in perspective. Very true!

@Joshua – Well said! I agree that personalities clash, while management ignores the situation, because the bottom line counts more than employee happiness. I’ve worked with people who were grossly mentally ill – bipolar, thus abusive or out of hand. It aggravates me even more with the realization that what I do is not who I am.

@Keith – If anyone can, you could certainly relate to these stages. Somehow you write it better than me at Traveling Savage – evocative descriptive master. :)

@Erica – You and me… I rarely get very angry, but when I do – a waterfall occurs. I agree with Catia, the closer I get the harder it is to be here.

@Catia – Sizing up my anger always helps me too. Also, anytime I acted out of anger, it always backfired on me. It’s best to step away, breathe, and truly decipher what is nagging you. 9 times out of 10 it isn’t what you were angry at in the first place.

@Ayngelina – After it blew over, I did laugh about it. It’s a drop in a bucket of water. :)

@SpunkyGirl – Can’t get over how awesome your new site looks! You and I – can’t wait for that we say adios!

@Brooke – Absolutely on anger building! Bloody true. That’s when I knew – this time leaving had to be longer and permanent, travel also opens my eyes to different ways of existing, living and finally, making those large changes in my life!

Thanks everyone for your comments – man, my audience is full of smart ones. :)

I guess I was probably more like this in my past life and work before setting off. Since then, I’ve done a LOT of soul searching and value assessing – been through a lot of ups and downs – and I simply won’t settle now. Leaving to travel has been the best way for me to address my life and make changes as needed, when and where necessary, to find what works for me… so I don’t have to settle; so I don’t have to get angry (in a sense).

I can’t wait for your trip to start – I think you’ll have a similar experience :)