Good afternoon. I'm blogging from my sister's hospital bedside and was thinking about the fact that I chose to live in California and now Florida for the past 30 years...away from my family who are 95% in Houston, Texas. It saddens me to think of all the time that I was not here to physically share the day-to-day life experiences with her. To think of the things we would have done together? Have lunch or dinner. Renting "chick flick" movies and watch them together. I won't dwell on it and feel guilty for living my own life, but I do feel that I missed some opportunities.
That started me thinking about other aspects of life. What are those things that I wanted to do, that I haven't done yet. I guess I should make my own "Bucket List" (If you haven't seen the movie, I recommend it.). List the places I want to visit, the things I want to do, the dreams I want to build.
From this point on, I will work on seizing the best at all times and not allow opportunities to slip through the swiss cheese holes that exist my life. So, I plan to plug those holes and get sharp like cheddar. I'll get more focused and use my time more wisely. It's time for a paradigm shift!!!
Maybe then, the real riches of life...friendships, family and finances will show up more abundantly in my life.
I've been doing the same thing lately, Cheryl. That's a huge part of why I left an organization where I had a "secure" position in the healthcare industry - one of the only other recession proof industries at the moment- to try to make a go of running my life on my own terms before it was "too late".
ReplyDeleteI was getting up each morning at 4:30am and performing the same tasks each day. It was as if I was on a never-ending merrygoround that was taking a toll on my life and well being. Even though this wasn't the only part of my life that was making me unhappy, being in a thankless job that I didn't care for was really taking a toll on the self-confidence I'd always been known to exude.
I just think it is high time that more people step out and take chances. Unless we take a chance on our own happiness, we'll never have the opportunity to "fill the bucket", let alone empty it. I may be struggling now that I've given up some of my "security" but I just know that I know that I know, this is a step in the direction of finding true happiness while I still have the option to do so. Thanks for starting this platform of discussion.
I think we all have a challenge in this area. We either don't seize opportunities when they present themselves or we don't appreciate how precious every moment is. Our opportunity is to recognize it and, as you say, take chances to be truly fulfilled.
ReplyDeleteAlways remember that you can't be blessed ANEW if you're too afraid to let go of things that comfort us. It sounds like you KNOW that the job wasn't going to further your dreams; but it was a blessing for a time and season. Now that you'll pushed away from that security, it gives God room to bestow new blessings. As they say, let go and let God!