I have been trying to sit down and write for over a week but I have not made the time…I have a lot going on right now. I started a new job back in December which totally changed my routine. I had been working only part-time for a little over a year so going back to full-time (the real world :)) has been quite an adjustment. I spent several weeks in training learning my new job and once I was finally comfortable with it, I was moved to a different area a couple of weeks ago. My latest position is MUCH more involved and challenging and I have been really hard on myself for not picking it up as quickly as I would like. I will get there eventually, I hope. I keep having a thought that this nearly 42 year old brain just doesn’t want to learn new things anymore! I think really the thing is just making myself THINK again. I know I have become lazy in that area so this position is actually good for me whether I like it or not!
My cat has been sick for one week now and he has been on my mind non stop. He has a foot injury and the Dr. thought last week that he had been bitten by my roommates cat (I wish they could get along!). But one week later his foot is still very swollen and he will not put any weight on it when he walks. He is at the hospital spending the night tonight once again. Prayers needed for my baby Jam to get better very very soon!!! I do not have children so my cats are like kids to me. That may seem weird to some people but they are my little “family” and I love them dearly.
I started running again this week. I had a minor foot injury back in December which was a bit of a setback but I think I am back on track now which feels great. I am really looking forward to running outside again if the weather EVER warms up!!! I am more health conscious now than I have ever been in my life. The fact that my metabolism seems to be slowing down bothers me but I am going to do what I need to do to stay healthy and in shape. I have totally cut out soft drinks. I have one occasionally but when I think about how much sugar is in just one I have a hard time finishing it. You are what you eat/drink and sugar is not a friend.
I have some exciting news about my writing. I entered a couple of travel writing contests at the end of last year. I submitted a couple of different articles that I had written about my trip to Okinawa last August and they have both now been published. I will share the links next time. I truly enjoy writing and traveling and I want to figure out how to make a career out of it. You only live once and I feel it is my passion now. Writing combined with my positive quotes that I post daily on Twitter have brought me tons of joy. My day job is what I do to pay the bills right now but my writing and inspiring others is now my passion. It has ALWAYS been there. But I think God waits until the time is right to make things appear. I think I am ready now for whatever He has in store for me. I am taking it day by day and truly enjoying the ride. I am in a temporary job. I am in a temporary living situation. I am rebuilding my life once again after divorce. My life may appear to be in limbo from the outside but I have so much faith in God right now that I am not even worried about tomorrow. I KNOW that everything is going to work out how it is supposed to. I have forgiven those who have hurt me in my past. I have complete gratitude for everything I have in my life right now. And I realized I am so unbelievably blessed. Things could be so much worse. All of those things are the true key to happiness. I find myself laughing more. I find myself dancing more. I find myself wanting to escape to see a movie on a Tuesday afternoon (go see 12 Days a Slave if you haven’t yet), I find myself not sweating the small stuff as much. I find myself crying happy tears with no explanation except that I know I am right where I am supposed to be.
“I don’t want to just survive, I want to live” – by Solomon Northup
GOD IS GOOD!