Where Would You Like to Live?
• Our government gives us the liberty to live wherever we want.
• Our prosperity gives us the capacity to live wherever we want,
• Our technology gives us the ability to live wherever we want, and,
• Our diverse American landscape gives us the opportunity to live wherever we want. You can choose practically any climate, any environment, and any population density--and still live--in America
This is a privilege that should not be wasted. There is no reason for most Americans to live in a place they dislike, or is harmful to their health, their soul, or their family. We are free to move.
In choosing a community to call “home” we’ve been blessed with an amazing array of options to select from. Our nation is a smorgasbord of cities and towns of different sizes, styles, surroundings, scenery, social opportunities, and support systems. What we often overlook, however, is that there are serious financial, emotional, and even spiritual downsides to the most popular locations while there are great advantages to be found in less populated cities. For instance, status is always accompanied by stress. Uptown is usually uptight.
Every place has a pace. It is foolish to ignore this fact. Some cities run at warp speed; they never slow down and they never sleep. They live on caffeine and adrenaline, and all its citizens seem in a hurry. It’s exhilarating but exhausting.
Other cities stroll along with a slow saunter, like the lazy river that flows through the middle of many of them. Everything happens at a more moderate tempo. Just as some communities are passionate; others are peaceful. Recently more and more people are rediscovering the advantages of living in the smaller, less-expensive, and family-friendly communities of America’s heartland.
“Where on earth should I be living?” Your life has a context. We live on location, not in some vacuum. In considering your life’s purpose, you need to think, not only about what you’ll do, but also where you’ll do it. Make an honest assessment of how you are shaped and identify the environment that best suits the purpose, passion, and personality of your life.
You many find yourself caught up dreaming of living a simpler, healthier, more purpose-driven life. I urge you to spend some time reflecting on your alternatives. Is where you live worth the stress? No one is forcing you to stay where you are.
It’s your choice.
Doug & Ronda Bauknight
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