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And Just Like That, It Is Time to Move On

Kind of

Sara Burdick
4 min readAug 16, 2024
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Last night, I prayed for a solution. There is no solution as of yet, but the winds have changed. The direction of my life is shifting. I again have to find a new place to live.

My little garden is finally producing, and I have many green tomato plants with fruit. I hope they will be ripe in two weeks. My herbs are thriving, and the avocados are overflowing.

However, I am unsure what is going on this year, as everything is going wrong lately. I feel as if I am turned upside down and being shaken to see what comes out.

It’s a new day. Three days ago, I began this article.

I was frustrated and angry and had no idea what to do, so I never finished it. I felt lost, spiraling, and lost yet again.

Let me give you some context.

I have to move. I mentioned that above and was so angry that I could not formulate much more to say.

The school has closed, and I was angry when I found out. Instantly, I wanted to run, flee, disappear, or do anything else. That is what I do when I am mad or frustrated.

The school has been doing poorly for the past few months, and the owners have struggled to pay the bills.

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Sara Burdick
Sara Burdick

Written by Sara Burdick

I quit the rat race after working as a nurse for 16 years. Travel and Storyteller. I live in Colombia. https://substack.com/@saraburdick

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