The Career or the Soul

Dear Delyara, I was at the 'Crossroads' of a massive promotion. It meant more money than my father had made in his entire life, but it also meant moving away from the Sanctuary and the community I loved. The 'Shadow' was the greed that whispered, 'Take the money, you can be happy later.' I spent weeks unable to eat. I saw the path of 'Victoria' as a corporate title, but my heart saw it as a prison. The night I turned down the offer, my boss called me crazy. My family was confused. But that night, I went to the woods and just breathed. My Victoria was the realization that 'enough' is a better goal than 'more.' I chose the path with less money but more soul. The victory is that I own my time, and no one can put a price on that.