Cheers to Change

Sounds like someone from the Obama camp, right?

Well - it is the only way to sum up what has been going on in my home camp lately.
Sissy getting married, travel to new places, rekindling of old friendships, being made a godmother, leaving one job, starting another, moving and moving on - it is a lot of swirling and whirling going on in one person's life.

But. It is all for the better.

Even though my work ethic was strong and I have a strong passion for print - I chose to leave my old job as an account manager for a regional magazine and take a break from it all. The work environment was poisonous and there was no where left to grow - hence - time to move on. In less than 24 hours, I had another sales job - this time in high end retail. Which I am super happy about - and I was able to take a little over a month off before my start time. That gave me the opportunity to clean myself of all of the negativity and frustration built up about my old position and get ready for the new. It also gave me time to move into a new residence with the man I love, go and spend and entire week with my beloved sister in Fort McMurray in order to get ready for her wedding and the beginning of a new chapter in her life. For all of this I am grateful.

The down time left me with time to think, time to prioritize, time to heal spiritually, and for that I feel as though I have grown and become all the better for it.

I was able to figure out who is important in my life, weed out the people that were cluttering up my emotions;time;and energy, figure out what is valuable in a sense of both material and non-material things, and become ambitious and happy with the life I lead and what I have chosen to surround me.

You only live once - that is often said in reference to doing something crazy or taking a chance. But it should also apply to just our every day decisions. Each and every day should be as happy and fulfilling as you would like for them to be in a sense of what you have control over. One should not stay in a place they are not happy - for no reason. One should not surround themselves with people who bring drama and anxiety into their lives whether it be a significant other or someone who you are in a "friendship" with.

I know it all seems ideal and easier said than done - but having done it. And experiencing the feeling that comes with it. The feeling of release and almost weightlessness - it is more attainable than most would think. We don't HAVE to spend 80% of our lives in a job/workplace that makes us unhappy. We don't HAVE to invite that person who you know will ruin the experience/day for you. We don't HAVE to give up any of our very valuable time that we have in life to deal with unpleasant things that we have control over.

And when I keep saying "control over" - of course I mean I am not delusional - there will always be that bad day, that fender bender, death, and spats with your significant other - I am not saying to avoid EVERYTHING - but before you do take it on - ask yourself how much it means to you. Weigh the Happiness vrs Unhappiness that it brings you - and then judge accordingly.