I am rewriting my story. The last three years of my life have been a whirlwind of change and chaos and more change and utter chaos. Somehow I went from being a ten year resident of Utah, thinking I would never leave to now being a mother of two and living with my parents...Please tell me I am not alone in feeling like my life is not going exactly how I thought it would.
I know I am not alone. Being an adult is hard and life is rude and does not like to cooperate if it thinks you are not paying attention or taking advantage. WELL HERE I AM LIFE. I am paying attention. I am clawing my way to a place of serenity and gratitude. Are you happy now? I am trying to be happy with what I have.
Alright, enough with the drama.
The past three years have been insanely transforming. I now have two babies, my husband has completely shifted careers, we have moved in with my parents, and I am not sure what exactly I am doing with my life. I used to think I had it all figured out.
I think the universe has a way of yelling at you to try and get you to pay attention. I had been ignoring it for a long time. Like I said, I thought I had it all figure out. I would give people advice feeling SO SURE it was the best damn thing they would hear that year, maybe in their whole life. For real, I thought I was that wise.
So after a hard and really humbling few years, I am here. I am shaking the etch a sketch of my life. I am literally starting over.
I have a lot of weight in my soul because I have been pretty public about my ventures and goals but with that my failures have also been very public. I was accepted to graduate school and declined. I started a business that rocked and had massive support behind it and had to say goodbye (I have not talked about this to many people.) I moved to California from Utah without much of an explanation to anyone. My coping skill through all of this has been to minimize and simplify. I deleted Facebook which has been such a relief. I have let go of over half of my possessions and started exploring minimalism. I have utilized this time to really dig deep and figure out where do I go from here? I am writing this without an answer to that question but more of a direction. So here is what I've got:
1. Be at peace with where I am by making peace with my past and my "failures"
2. Prioritize my roles and embrace who I want to be
3. Take time to figure out my personal goals. Be proud that being a mom is my priority right now.
4. Find a way to contribute in a monetary way that does not harm or take away from my main priorities.
5. Develop my passions and find joy every day.
6. Always be learning.
7. Live healthy and ethically.
Life is amazing and precious. I refuse to go through it with regret and a poor self view. So here I am making sure that I don't.
I know I am not alone. Being an adult is hard and life is rude and does not like to cooperate if it thinks you are not paying attention or taking advantage. WELL HERE I AM LIFE. I am paying attention. I am clawing my way to a place of serenity and gratitude. Are you happy now? I am trying to be happy with what I have.
Alright, enough with the drama.
The past three years have been insanely transforming. I now have two babies, my husband has completely shifted careers, we have moved in with my parents, and I am not sure what exactly I am doing with my life. I used to think I had it all figured out.
I think the universe has a way of yelling at you to try and get you to pay attention. I had been ignoring it for a long time. Like I said, I thought I had it all figure out. I would give people advice feeling SO SURE it was the best damn thing they would hear that year, maybe in their whole life. For real, I thought I was that wise.
So after a hard and really humbling few years, I am here. I am shaking the etch a sketch of my life. I am literally starting over.
I have a lot of weight in my soul because I have been pretty public about my ventures and goals but with that my failures have also been very public. I was accepted to graduate school and declined. I started a business that rocked and had massive support behind it and had to say goodbye (I have not talked about this to many people.) I moved to California from Utah without much of an explanation to anyone. My coping skill through all of this has been to minimize and simplify. I deleted Facebook which has been such a relief. I have let go of over half of my possessions and started exploring minimalism. I have utilized this time to really dig deep and figure out where do I go from here? I am writing this without an answer to that question but more of a direction. So here is what I've got:
1. Be at peace with where I am by making peace with my past and my "failures"
2. Prioritize my roles and embrace who I want to be
3. Take time to figure out my personal goals. Be proud that being a mom is my priority right now.
4. Find a way to contribute in a monetary way that does not harm or take away from my main priorities.
5. Develop my passions and find joy every day.
6. Always be learning.
7. Live healthy and ethically.
Life is amazing and precious. I refuse to go through it with regret and a poor self view. So here I am making sure that I don't.
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