A Different Kind of Independence Day
I received a fun message yesterday. One of our blog readers wanted to wish me a happy Independence Day, but "a different kind of Independence Day."
Beginning next week, her husband starts a new job. Beginning next week, they are proclaiming independence from "work that sucks their soul." Not independence from work, but independence from work that lacks meaning.
She shared in her message that there will be consequences. Most notably, this job switch will delay their retirement by 5-7 years. However, as she noted, this brings to mind two different thoughts:
It's worth giving up 5-7 years of retirement if those 5-7 years can actually bring meaning, joy, and fulfillment.
If this work is as meaningful as they believe it will be, it will be a better life than any life of leisure can bring.
Amazing! Sometimes, when I look in the mirror and ask myself why I spend hundreds of hours per year writing this blog and recording the podcast, stories like this remind me exactly why we do what we do. Our sole objective is to bend the needle for how our culture views work and money. When we hear these types of stories, it gives us a glimpse into the progress being made. Today, I celebrate them. Their lives will never be the same, and for that, I'm grateful.
"A different kind of Independence Day." It has a nice ring to it.
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