Once I turned 50, everything just changed.
- Now that I look back, I can see that there were some huge red flags I might have ignored.
I didn’t see what was coming at all. I assumed that once the kids were out, the quality of heating and cooling could be worked on since the kids will be in college. For some reason I appeared to have suffered from depression. That depression increased when my wife decided that she didn’t want the marriage any more. Fortunately, an old friend of mine helped me with the Heating & Air Conditioning equipment installation before I finally sold the house as this was part of our amicable divorce. And like every time that I’m faced with difficult emotional times, I engross myself in my work. It wasn’t that I was a workaholic but suddenly theI HVAC job was the only thing left so I gave it my best. I needed a new thing to focus on and this would have to work. Throughout my adult life, I had learnt to toss all my worries in my work. It was just one huge way to cope and function really. Unfortunately, this time, it just didn’t work. One morning as I headed to the commercial Heating & Air Conditioning office things got out of hand and I was admitted to a hospital. I had a breakdown that almost cost my life. However, this being my lowest point in life, it also became my turning point. These days I work just enough to get by and never do more than 74 hours of work weeks. Actually, I am starting over from scratch in the tiny cottage out in the woods. I’m doing some consulting to pass time but money isn’t a problem. Some small tins make me happy including the ductless heat pump/ a/c in this cottage.