I quit my job and traveled the world; why was I accused of running?

Because I chose differently does not mean that I was running away; maybe I was running towards life.

She was running to get dirty after her bath, Thailand.

Everyone assumes that when you leave a successful 15-year career because you want to. That you have lost your marbles, or you were running. When I decided to uproot my life and ultimately do a complete 180, people thought I was crazy.

Naturally, not one person thought I decided to change my world because I wanted an adventure. Everyone in my circle secretly wanted to know why are you running?

Is it from something?

I even had people tell me running is not the answer. First of all, I was not running.

Ok, maybe I was running, but not how everyone thought.

I was running toward life; I was running toward adventure; I was running toward new experiences.

Running toward sunsets in Cape Town, South Africa

They thought I was running away from life. Except they did not know why; in the eyes of most, I had it all; I made it. I had one of the best jobs as a nurse; I worked…