A Dream Come True

DO IT. RUN AAY! WHAT R U WAITNG FOR?

I feel the same, after my third failed marriage, and children growing older,
I barely recognize this once "wild flower"

In the last 3 or 4 years, I've often wanted to run away, but not from myself. I'd still be me, the new me, the me I'd become really happy living with, being, feeling I had finally found myself. I wanted to take that new me to a new place and start over. Perhaps it was a lark, perhaps it would have been for naught. I'll never know, but I do still have those feelings from time to time. There was someone in my life who believed in me, the me I became, and helped me along that journey of self-discovery. If that person was still in my life, I might not be "here" now, sitting at my laptop, writing this. Or perhaps I would be here at EP, but I would be writing something different and my list of groups would be .... different.

I think I understand what you mean, it's the wishing and wanting to r able to escape from what it is that binds you up. For me I can't stand it when I can't function normally and have a sane day where I can get done what I need to get done. But when that turns into more than one day its tiring, frustrating and flipin lonely and I wish I could escape that feeling.

I did run away 16 years ago when I turned 40. Long story, but it was a path of self destruction I will never go down again.. Not romantic, or exciting like a novel or a love song... ( although I do love that Tom Petty song and was actually popular when I was going through this)

I can understand wanting to run away sometimes. I never felt like I needed to run away from myself

but I have wanted to run away from others.

I'm sure everyone feels like that at times, but it's only temporary. In the words of Clint Black...



"Wherever you go, there you are.

You can run from yourself, but you won't get far."

great lyrics