Is anyone else scared to death to start over?
Pam...
You're not starting over... you're moving on. There is no "start over" button. At 49 you're at "halftime".
2 more quarters to play!!!!
I’ve started over many times, most drastically. I was in financial services as a mortgage broker, realtor, securities dealer and just for good measure I was licensed for life health and variable annuity and through notary just to top it off. Wasn’t happy so when I found out that my wife had a boyfriend I stopped getting haircuts, got a tattoo and a divorce and took a year off before taking a job in a music store. It was not scary perhaps because it felt like it was the best path forward (mentally) and I never looked back. I never want to do a job I hate just because the money is better... I left the rat race!
I met Dan, fell in love and I'm starting all over again outside Albany,NY where I lived 35 years ago. Neither one of us are scared; we've yet to have a disagreement nor an argument.
We start over many times throughout a life time,
Each substantial change of perspective is a new beginning Religion, relationship,address or country each brings it own challenges and blessings
Ready for the adventure. Scary, yes.
A choose your own adventure with blank pages, I have a new box of pens. And so I begin......
I've done it so many times that I've completely changed how I look at it.
You really aren't "starting over". You're just moving on to the next thing.
Life is always moving. You have to move with it.
I don't think there's much worse than being "stuck".
So, try not to be "scared". You're just moving to the next thing.
You're going to be fine.
Don't know, but I hope this isn't the reward for how I performed in my last life.
Change is always hard and can be scary. Wishing you the best.
Not at all.
nothing like more than learning something new.
And starting a new relationship is learning something new.
JMHO.