Leeds, West Yorkshire #2

Nine days in Leeds
Amazing how fast
Those four blissful weeks in Exeter
The divine time with Amma
Can be vanished
And replaced with something...
A little less gleeful
A little more stressy
Despite the big cosy house
All these creature comforts
A steady income
And familiar faces
I'd rather be homeless in Devon!
I was much happier there
Believe it or not
There's more to life than money
And having a roof and a big TV
(he jests)
So a change has got to come
But -
Oh, don't get me wrong
It hasn't been all bad
Or even remotely bad
Just different
I've helped out my old boss
Done three long days' work
When he was short-staffed and in need
I've completed my refereeing assessments for the year
Promoted, all being well, to Level 5
Only 4 more years and then I'll be at Wembley
Hahahahaha!
Something I needed to do
Something I wouldn't have felt satisfied not doing
Delaying my progress in that another year
All for the impatience of getting away
But now I'm free for winter travels
Five grand in the bank and
The other thing I realise is
Man, I just don't need any more money!
Truly, the work'll never stop coming
The money'll never stop piling up
But isn't enough enough?
And I've waaaaaay more than enough
What point going on
When my soul is bent towards other things?
Refereeing and my last job has taught me something
That being a "Yes Man" doesn't work
I tried it and -
Do you know what you end up doing?
Working every day
Refereeing all the time
Earning money you don't need
And
One day this life will end and I'll say
Wow
I said "yes" to everything
And all I was was a cog in the machine
A football referee!
I mean
I love it
I really really love it
But there's more to my life than that
And if I just said "yes" to everything
Well...
There wouldn't be
So, Danny Wallace,
It just don't quite work
(And I know you know that
But I only just found out)
Anyway -
Leeds
Work
Job done
Reffing complete
Possessions sorted
Plenty of money
No home
No lease
No commitments
No openings
No beckonings
Time for a whole new beginning
And a look at all the options
Which include
But aren't limited to
Going back to Exeter
Flying to
Peru
Canada
Mexico
India
Seeing Amma again
Seeing Mother Meera
Visiting various people
Or something totally unknown and out of the blue