Begin Today

The print above is by Kelly Rae Roberts. I follow her blog on a daily basis as she just moved to Seattle, recently had her first book published, and continues to nurture her creative spirit. Last week she had a sale at her Etsy boutique and I ordered the print above as well as one other. I truly meant to tell each of you about the sale here, but I got distracted with Christmas and all.

In a previous post I mentioned feeling stuck. Then I had this light bulb moment if you will. Yes, a lot has happened to me this year that I had no control over. However, I can control how I respond to everything and what I do now. Then I came across the print above that said, "Begin Today" and it just resinated with me. This has become my new mantra. Now this is a bit of an abbreviated verison of my story as I have been pondering what is next for me for months.

Based on the sequence of events this year I did not want to make any rash decisions. Basically I wanted to make sure that I made changes that were not solely emotional responses and were more clearly thought out plans. All this being said about a week ago I made some huge strides toward a new journey that I am very excited about.

First off, I resigned from my job. Yes, I know that the economy sucks, but stay with me here. I have done various sales jobs for years and I always seem to like them for a while, but my enthusiasm seems to fade fast. Finally I realized that if that is happening repeatedly then I needed to do something about it. I refuse to no longer take action on the things I can control so I resigned. My boss was completely understanding and said that I was a person to him first and an employee second and that he just wanted me to be happy. I mean who says that in corporate America today? So, I am helping him finish up some things in the next few weeks and then will be leaving.

Now if you recall I mentioned taking a trip and it is almost time for this journey. Now that I do not have to be back within a certain time period I am going to be staying a bit longer, wandering a bit farther, relaxing a bit more, and generally enjoying myself.

I should be back by early Spring and you may be wondering then what? Well, I am going to pick up some odd jobs and then I am going to start grad school to get my Masters in Education. You may be thinking where in the world did this come from. I had actually always wanted to be a teacher and then somehow in college I took another route. Now I feel as if I am finally coming back to what I was meant to do. I am excited about a career that I think I can find some fulfillment in and I think that I will appreciate teaching more now that I have pursued some other avenues. I am also really excited about some of the opportunities to teach abroad, etc.

So, I am really excited about this new journey. I feel like a ton of bricks has been removed from my shoulders. I look forward to keeping each of you abreast of what comes next. Here's to beginning today...