By Ariel Travis
The Moment That Changed Everything
On the last day of my vacation, I sat conflicted alone on a quiet beach in the Dominican Republic. I checked my return flight to Atlanta and saw a prediction of freezing temperatures, with snow in the forecast the entire week I was due back. It then hit me—that age-old question: What the heck am I doing with my life?
I hadn’t felt this relaxed in months, and yet I was scheduled to return home in 24 hours to throw it all away. When I thought about it, what was I really heading home to? More job applications and rejection emails?
Right then and there, with absolutely no plan, I canceled my return flight home.
