How I Knew I Loved Her — And Why I Left Her Behind

Following my intuition put me on the right path — which led to the right person.

James Lloyd
ENGAGE

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The author on top of a cliff with the ocean on the background.
Following my intuition put me on the right path — which led to the right person. (Credit: Author)

“You’ll meet someone,” my colleague said on my last day in the office, just days before I would set out on the journey of a lifetime.

“You know I have a partner, right?”

I brushed him off. I was in the healthiest relationship of my life. She was smart, kind, beautiful — everything a great partner was supposed to be.

But he gave an all-knowing smile.

“You’ll see.”

It was easy to dismiss my colleague’s prophecy as some fantasy he was projecting.

It stuck with me though. I carried it as I walked around the coast of Great Britain.

To walk the coast or not became a loaded decision between following a path I intuitively knew was right for me or continuing with an unfulfilled life of how I was expected to live.

And perhaps deep down, I hoped that choosing to realign my life and pursue my passions would attract someone right for me.

The walk was everything I hoped it would be, and more.

I was living my authentic self, and so when I made connections with people along the way, they…

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James Lloyd
ENGAGE
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Exploring mental health, relationships and following my bliss through my transformative experience walking around the coast of Great Britain.