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Making Peace with decisions
The other day we went out to dinner with one of our german friends over here. He had moved here a few years ago to be with his girlfriend/now wife. It is always nice to hang out with people that go through the same we do and last time he said something that really made me think. His sister, who lives in Germany, is gonna have a kid soon and I asked him, if he is sad that he will miss out on that child growing up. His answer was no. He said he made peace with his decision to move here a long time ago. There are hard times when you are gonna miss something important or when something bad happens. But you can’t live your life over here giving yourself a hard time about your own decision.
I am totally on the same page with him about this. I still have those moments where I feel guilty, because my decision to move here hurt and still hurts people I love. But how could I cut back on my own dreams only to make other people happy! There will always be moments where I will probably wish to be in Germany. But I can’t make or take back my decision based on these few moments. What important is that Flo and I are going to be happy in the long run. And if taking this big step makes us happy, this is what we have to do and keep on doing.
Accepting our own decision and making peace with it will probably take us a few more months or years. But I know that is what we have to and will do. I mean we love living here, we are happy – and what more could you wish for?! Live is short. But even if some decisions suck and sometimes hurt, if they make you happy you should stick with them!
