A New Day
Today was the end of a chapter. Like with any loss I went through a range of emotions anger, sadness and happiness. In the end it was the smile on my face, the laughter from my lips and the tears shed between friends that was the true measure of ones character. Today I became CEO of my destiny. Today I lost my job.
My job defined who I was for the better part of 6 years. It became a part of me. So I mourn the end. However I look back on all the lessons I learned and all the teachers I met and I wouldn’t trade in the experience. They helped make me who I am today and I am proud of who I am for the first time in a long time.
For most people this would be a devastating blow given the “state of the economy right now.” For me it was necessary to end one chapter and let another begin. This new chapter that is opening for me promises even grander things and happiness beyond my wildest imagination.
How I got here is no accident. One of the greatest blessings in my life is my friends and my family. Without their unyielding support I would not have been able to even dare to follow my dreams.
I am about to start a great adventure and I don’t know where it will lead, I don’t what’s next and I couldn’t be more thrilled. Living life is about taking chances. Sometimes you have to just close your eyes and jump.
So when you have that feeling deep within your gut that tells you do something that perhaps your rational mind might not grasp…Do It! When the path is right the way is easy and the universe will provide. Never lose faith and never look back.
I know I won’t.
Tags: destiny, faith, fate, friendship, loss, Love, Universe
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March 11, 2009 at 9:34 am
Beautifully written. So glad you are starting this new chapter of Life. Sometimes we have to be pushed by the Universe in the direction we are supposed to go because we don’t have the guts to take that direction ourselves. I hope that those that have lost their jobs in this recession (and those that have yet to but will soon) take comfort in your words and adopt the outlook that you have adopted. Love it!
March 11, 2009 at 8:27 am
WOWIE!!!!! YOU GO GIRL – onward and upward – feels nice to be the CEO, doesn’t it?