JESSIE JONES

Hi I'm Jess,

 

When Helen Fielding told us about Bridget Jones, I, like many others, could totally relate.

 

I lost my job in 2009 - I was a secretary at a time and place where secretaries were like raindrops and I was sitting in the middle of the mother of a storm!

 

I decided it was time to get out of the rain and so I sold my house, paid my debts and left the country.

 

I lived in Spain for a year, and out of interest went to Lake Como for a few months - even caught sight of the illusive Mr Clooney! 

 

Before then I travelled to lots of other countries though, Sri Lanka, St Lucia, America, Marrakech, Denmark, Canaries, Budapest, I even lived in Australia for a year and NZ for a further 2 years.

 

Before travelling I wasn't the most adventurous person in the world so when I came back and saw some of my old work colleagues doing exactly what they did when I left I felt a little sad for them. They were the adventurers, they were the leaders, the ones that had the oomff to go out and do something exciting with their lives, yet they were the ones that stayed where they were and seemed quite happy to be there.

 

Of course, me being me meant I had questions about this. 

 

I was discussing this with a friend of mine (that had also travelled) telling him I had so much fun and learnt so much everytime I left the life I had and went travelling I felt sad for those that didn't take their opportunites while they were there to grab - he thought about this then he asked me, who was the lucky one really - the person that opens his eyes and heart and is constantly hungry for more or the person that was content to have the same life day in and day out but feel settled and content to have this life - because they don't know enough to get hungry.  

 

He's right of course,  and I realised I may never be truly happy because I will always have questions and a desparate need for answers.