Leap of Love

Life is all about taking chances, having options and choosing a path. This is what keeps it all exciting, the unpredictability of it all. Love is really the same thing, not knowing what may happen day to day keeps us on our toes. Some love choices are humungous and drastically change our way of live. How much of our way of living should we change in order to be in love? How big of a leap should we take to satisfy our hearts desires?
A friend of mine is in love with this guy. She met him here when he moved to the island to work on a one year project. The two fell madly in love and remained together until he left. They decided to do the long distance thing but after five months, they admit that this situation is torture. They need to be together. Now this guy is running a company in Europe and cannot move back to St Lucia. The girl on the other hand has a great job on the island but would be able to translate her skills and talent anywhere in the world.

A few days ago, this guy makes a proposal, asking my friend to please move to Europe to be with him. He also asks her to marry him and say that they will start planning their wedding as soon as she flies over to meet him. So what does she do? Now, she admits that she is deeply in love with him and would love to live in Europe but can she give up her job, family and friends to be with him? This girl loves her independence and really enjoys her life here. So the question remains, how much should we give up in order to be with the one we love? Do we just go with our heart and take a leap of love?

There is really no clear cut answer to this situation. Love is all about taking risks and this one would be a huge one. Giving up your life to follow someone half way around the world is not an easy decision to make. I would say that if you are in love and you think that the relationship has a future, then go for it. Especially if you are young, childless and do not have many obligations on the island, then take the leap, take the chance.

So what if it doesn’t work out a few years from now, or you are no longer happy with the guy. Then you move on with your life and make another decision that will make you happy. I have always been the sensible type, thinking too much with my head sometimes instead of my gut and my heart. I have been learning that regret is one of the worst things ever.

It really is better to go and try something or someone out instead of passing up the opportunity and then regretting that decision later on. I am not saying that you should be wild and crazy and jump at every proposal that you get. But if your heart, your gut and, yes, your head is telling you that this is the right path, then follow it and see what happens. That’s the best you can do and who knows, there just might be a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Take a leap of love today!