Towards the second year of leave without pay!

So fast! The leave without pay is entering its second year. Looking back on the excitement a year ago, it was a relief from a job where I felt busy and no longer enthusiastic. At that time, I searched for new things on the Internet every day, and tried to arrange the time when I suddenly became free. It seems that what I want and what I want to do is becoming clearer and clearer. It's really not a waste of this year!

However, the second year is the key. I gave myself two years at that time, and then I had to decide whether to stay or stay in the workplace. In fact, I knew very well that I didn't want to go back to the workplace (at least now...), but every time I thought about the pressure of some real human relationships, the suddenness in my fantasy Accidents and so on, I feel a little hesitant. After all, I hold a public office. The concept of a traditional iron rice bowl is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. If you continue to work, it seems that you will have a guarantee of life and meet the expectations of relatives and friends around you... But it is so short. The journey of a lifetime is almost halfway through if I think about it. I think it is an irrepressible desire in my heart to arbitrarily make decisions that are different from everyone else, and experience the life that I have decided and mastered.

But worries are always there. I reread the book "FIRE Financial Management Who Makes Money and Earns More Freedom" that day. There is a piece of advice given to the author by a senior who has successfully walked on the road of FIRE financial management: "My advice is to be careful. Think about what you want to do with your life, figure out what is important, and practice yourself in these situations. The road to financial freedom is like a cliff. Don't jump off. "

Yes! Right now, I'm thinking, like the author said, when we focus on achieving FIRE, do we really spend enough time thinking " what would a life be like without a regular job? " I think, this is also my second year of suspension. The important topic and value of salary, spend more time thinking about anything you really want to do in life, and try to practice yourself in it, and only in this way, it will not be like the author said~ "In the end, stand on your own . Self-inflicted cliff edge, too scared to jump into the next adventure. "