Change of Direction

[nick crisp]

[quote author=sadlonelygit link=topic=17708.msg204535#msg204535 date=1437459650]
When i turned 40 i packed up the smokes, ditched the bitch and moved away in quick succession.
Best things i ever did. I dragged out leaving my ex for 3-4 years as it was never the 'right' time. Its never the right time so if you are unhappy, then either carry on being miserable or grow a pair and move on.
Life isnt a dress rehearsal,  live it

And your as cranky as ever  :rollin :rollin :rollin
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I believe he's only being cruel to be kind 

What my heart says- take the money you have, and go and see the world a bit - which for me means jumping on the bike and living an itinerant life until the money runs out, and sod what happens after that.

The problem is increasing aches and pains from where I've mistreated myself in the past (and that doesn't seem to have changed either  :rolleyes). For instance, to do the above, I'd want to do a lot of camping, 1) because I've always enjoyed that, and 2) because it would make the money go further, make the whole travel thing last longer (it doesn't even have to be anywhere exotic - just exploring Europe would be enough to keep me happy for quite some time). But I'm not even certain I can do the camping thing anymore. At the moment, my recent back injury and associated problems are throwing that into doubt. Maybe it will improve, maybe it won't, maybe it will get worse.

I'm not thinking about ways of prolonging my life indefinitely. Sooner or later, we've all had whatever time is allocated to us. Just wondering what to do with what I have left.

The plan until now has been to sell this house (eventually  :rolleyes) and buy one up in Cumbria, where I'll have access to new places to explore on the bike, and places to get back into the hill-walking and camping - all thrown into question now.

But I'm worrying that I'll just be moving to somewhere where the weather will increase the aches and pains to a point where I won't be able to do much, even more so than it is now, hence the reference in my OP about creating a trap for myself.

I also have this, not particularly serious, idea of moving to somewhere like southern Spain, where the aches and pains might be eased a bit. But wherever I go, I'm going to be limited in what I can do for a living (this already applies to even staying in the UK), so would such a move just be limiting my options still further?

These are the kinds of things that you have to weigh up for yourself in the end, and maybe it wasn't even a good idea to start this thread. But unless you discuss things with others who have more/different experiences to yourself, you won't know what options there are or how realistic they may be. I currently live in a place where I have no roots/ties, and don't have anyone around here to discuss these things with, so here it is