You may be just as unwilling to listen as the other party. Find a way to reopen lines of communication because this standoff is unnecessary.
The need to act is obvious. Unfortunately others aren’t so convinced. Explain yourself before moving ahead with plans.
Don’t turn up your nose at opportunities coming your way. Admittedly, they’re nothing to write home about but it’s a start.
Life at home won’t improve as quickly as you’d like, but it’s getting better. That light at the end of the tunnel isn’t as distant as it used to be.
Careful because blind loyalty to an old friend could cost. Why put yourself at risk when you can alert this person to the pitfalls they face instead?
Associates and/or friends are being pig-headed, but follow your intuition anyway. This makes your moment of truth all the more vindicating.