Realization
This fresh cup of coffee once again is sweetening the taste buds… The cool, humid air that is lingering just to the other side of the glass door, just enough to add that chill that you feel, that little shake where you’re warm yet your body is trying to adjust and regulate itself. Toes are cold, fingers a bit slow-moving, yet the rest of you is beginning to warm… the slow start to a winter morning!
I firmly believe that everything that happens to us, cause and effect, happens to us for a reason. The understanding or comprehension of that reason, what God, the universe and karma are trying to convey are most often times ignored, misunderstood or misinterpreted. Life changing events come typically in big packages, by that I mean they come as big events — going off to college, your first job, marriage, a new child, etc… you get the picture, but what we also tend to overlook is that a combination of little things can build into life changing events. It just so happens that I am in the middle of such changing events… there is a lot happening in my life at the moment. In that, I’ve been doing a lot of soul searching, sense of purpose, direction… what is my passion, my strengths, my talents and my goals? Things that I, in the past have ignored and lately have just plodded along, completely unaware and oblivious to the direction that my life was going.
I use past tense when I say “was going”, because I have come to the realization that what I’ve been doing, how I’ve been living has been with a small view of the possibilities of life, what life has to offer and what I can give back to life. Things have changed recently in my life and for most people it would be a very stressful and depressing time, and quite often the majority would give up hope and not see the light on the other side. I choose not to be one of those people. The events that have unfolded before me have happened for a reason and they are forcing a response, a decision, a realization. The path I had created myself was not bringing me the success (accomplishment), reward (satisfaction) and fulfillment (happiness) that I thought I was seeking, so it’s time for change. My way wasn’t working.
So what does this realization mean for me? Life change? Yes! The way I view myself, others, and life. Career change? Potentially! I’m not giving a strong yes to this yet because I really do enjoy the skills that I’ve acquired in my professional life, but I’m also not ruling out following a ‘dream’ — if you will, or a passion that most people think “I’d like to do that, but I’m just not in a position for that”. It’s never too late to make a choice, to make a change. The most important person that you have to make happy in this life is yourself, once you choose to find true happiness within, then your light will shine upon others.
I choose to be happy, accomplished and satisfied! I choose to follow my passions, to live for purpose, set goals and do what it takes for me to reach those goals. I can do whatever I put my mind to and I will give it 110%. I can start each day by finding something negative… which sets the tone for the entire day, or I can choose to start the day with a positive thought and know that what’s coming in the future is going to be great, because I’m prepared to accept the rewards that the future holds!
If you made it this far down, thanks for stopping by and taking a few minutes of your day. I’m off to grab another cup of coffee, pat my loyal pug on the head, and do great things!
~kd