THE ONLY POSSIBLE THING
TO DO
BY YVONNE HALLING
Twenty-eight years ago , I made some huge life-changing decisions . In the space of just a few weeks , I decided to leave my husband of 12 years , leave my corporate job of 15 years , sell my house , sell my car and move to another country .
At the time , those around me laid all their fears on me – what if something goes wrong ? What if things don ’ t work out ? What are you going to do ?
I did it anyway . Not because I ’ m brave and have no fear , but because at that moment , it was the only possible thing for me to do . There were no other options . I had to take a chance on myself .
In February 2017 , 28 years later , I did it all again . I left my husband of 27 years , my B & B business of 17 years , my house in France which is now for sale , and I moved back to the UK .
The only difference this time is the time it took me to come to this decision . Instead of taking just a few weeks , it ’ s taken me over seven years . But I did it anyway . Despite being terrified . Despite the fact that it may have looked irrational .
You see , when we try to make rational , logical and reasonable decisions we ignore the voice of our hearts .
There were a gazillion reasons why I should have stayed in France and I believed them for years and years , even though my intuition was telling me to leave . But what about the house ? What about the B & B ? What about - I have no money , it ’ s our family home , the kids grew up there , it ’ s a beautiful place , it ’ s Champagne !!! and blah blah blah and on and on – and so I stayed .
If I had the money , I ’ d leave . If I had somewhere to go and a way to support myself , I ’ d leave .
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