A few weeks back, my brother and I had ventured into a conversation of... "if you told me 5 years ago I'd be doing..." I think it's astonishing, to take a look at your life in 5 year increments. Five is a good number for setting goals and evaluating where you are in your life. It's a long enough span of time that you can accomplish something grand; but also have a realistic idea of where you might be in life.
Today's my last day of work, I started working here 5 years ago, plus a little time. When my brother and I were having this coversation and even now as I think about where I was five years ago, if you had told me I would be getting laid off and embarking on the adventure and dream of a lifetime, I would have laughed in your face and thought it to be impossible.
Looking at my life, it's mind boggling what's happened in the last five years, because it's been a LOT!! I managed to get myself out of a horribly abusive relationship, that I was in for part of the last 5 years and then some, and rebuild my life. That's the short version. There are so many facets to the whole story, I could probably have an entire blog on what I went thru leading up to the break up and in the year following my breakup. But the point of this whole post is that I've managed to take myself from a place where I didn't believe in myself, didn't care for myself, didn't do anything for me, to a place where rather than staying in the safety of my little routine, I'm breaking out and pursuing something I've always dreamed of doing. Regardless of the fact that it's a little scary!
I'm doing something with my life, something that some people will only dream of, something that my ex would have told me was ridiculous and impossible and I wouldn't be able to do it. If you had told me five years ago this is where I would be, I wouldn't have believed you, but I'm beyond thrilled with where I've ended up!!
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