Creativity Journey

Why people are leaving California? 1. Income 2. Traffic 3. High housing cost 4. Stress 5. Unstainable lifestyle Why I want to leave this state? 1. Corporate work stress 2. An unstainable lifestyle 3. Ugliness of the Bay Area - homelessness 4. Soulless in the area 5. Not able to have a family life I am juggling the fear of moving and the excitement of an exploration. I am afraid that I will made a mistake to call a quit here.  What if? Stop future thinking and focus on the present moment.... How I feel at this moment? I am done with the Bay Area. Need to be creative about how to move forward........ 

Why living at the Bay Area? Pro: 1. Great weather rarely rain and plenty of sun shines 2. Diversity 3. Foodie heaven 4. Career opportunity 5. It is a place where I am familiar with.... Con: 1. Traffic 2. Income inequality 3. High living standard 4. No room for saving 5. Corporation culture 6. High home prices 7. Homelessness 8. Stress on making and maintain an income Why not leave the Bay Area? Maybe the fear of facing changes, leaving an established corporate career and dealing with the unknown. Truthfully speaking, I do not like the Bay Area.  How I come to live here?   My family decided to move here when I was a teenager.  I did not like living here as my mother committed suicide right after my family moved to the Bay Area.  Family life was in turmoil that school was my escape for normalcy.  I was in survivor mode for awhile until I got into therapy.  It was a long journey to climb through the anger, guilt and fear to find my own voice.  Ultimately, to be a mast