Make sure you have legal cover for what you're doing.

There's nothing wrong with being happy somewhere, even if it's the little pond you grew up in, as long as you are in fact comfortable vs. bored.

If you're not sure what you want, then hold back from making plans or responding to invitations until you have a chance to think about it.

One way to make tough decisions is to take incremental steps that don't commit you to anything yet.

Your friends will need you, too, someday. Maybe not in the same way, maybe not in cash and shelter, but they'll need you - to listen without judging, to invite them over when they're lonely, to show up for their events, to register in whatever way matters to them that they matter to you. Be on the lookout for these opportunities to give back, and do whatever is in your power not to miss many of them.

Almost no one can take on an entire future in one step, much less while reeling emotionally.

People who make babies surrender their right to behave like them.