Home/Life Choices/Path not taken/ThoughtI remember walking those winding suburban streets in the late seventies, the sun setting behind houses that all looked exactly the same.path not takenShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooI was out walking the neighborhood this evening and it hit me how much of my life has been spent just... …emotional numbnessI was thinking about the old house today... …aging fearsI remember the way the light hit the linoleum in that apartment on 82nd street it was 1982 and the rent was six hundred dollars which felt like a fortune then—hidden relationship doubtsI was looking out at the streetlights from my apartment tonight, watching the taxis crawl down 5th Avenue like little yellow beetles and thinking about how much I pay for this view just to feel like… …sexual shameRelated ThemesAchievement emptinessChildfree guiltPurpose searchingRetirement Identity CrisisSettling regret