"...so many people are unhappy where they are...”

Yup, that's true. I applaud those willing to make a change (wow, all those hours of daily commuting is a killer, for sure, and plenty of people around our new home in Chilliwack BC hit the highway every morning.) And yet...

I know from bittersweet experience that wherever you go...well, there you are. Look in the mirror. You can change your circumstances. Sure, it's sometimes hard. But can you change YOURSELF? That's even harder, some would say "impossible" and, in many cases, wouldn't be wrong.

So, before you give it all up and move to that sweet haven, that golden destination on the far horizon (Baja, Mexico, Costa Rica, or--in this case--Cape Breton) think long and hard. And, believe me, when you are under duress and stressed to the max, simply thinking clearly is the toughest thing you may ever do. Not doing so sometimes means packing up the seeds of their future failures with them when they go...