Another Chapter

I'm officially unemployed! My last day at the RTFH was last Friday. A new chapter of my life begins!

Right now, I feel a wide mix of emotions. For the most part, I'm genuinely happy and optimistic; I look forward to the new challenges and adventures that await. I feel like I have a new found purpose (although I'm not entirely sure what it is yet)! Another part of me is relieved that I still had the courage to listen to my heart and to change things up.

For a fleeting moment, I worried whether this was the right choice. Logically speaking, it seemed so easy to stick with the job; I'd be volunteering to quit a comfortable career in the middle of a recession. I was never one to stick with 'sensible' though; flashbacks of deciding between Law School and Peace Corps came back. I listened to my heart then and I never regretted it since.

That isn't to say that I haven't had unexpected emotions come up. I didn't know the extent of how much I would miss the camaraderie of the office and how engrained I was with a whole community during my almost three year stint there. It's only been a few days and I already miss everyone I worked with (albeit some more so than others).

New paths always seem so lonely; I wonder if the negative reinforcements of leaving familiar faces will someday catch up to me.

On a happier note, this afternoon I took a friend out for his first time surfing and happened to catch some gnar gnar waves.

I'm going to revisit some of my New Year's Resolutions and see if I can catch up on some of those items, as well as add a few new "to do's". For some strange reason, I really want to try out swing dancing.