So much has happened!
It's been a while since I last posted. I know it, apologize for the silence and hope you welcome me back with open arms!
A lot has been going on for me personally. I'll briefly explain and then as you may guess, there's a lesson for us both at the end of the story.
Since I relocated to San Diego almost three years ago, I've been in a pretty frustrating living situation. The neighbors on all sides of me were over-the-top loud, angry, aggressive and disrespectful.
My cats would jump every time these neighbors screamed, cried or slammed something, and this kind of environment was creating a lot of negative energy in me as well. We were living on-edge, it wasn't healthy and we obviously needed to move.
So move, we did. TWICE, in fact, in two days! (Although I'll spare you the details of that story...) Additionally:
Right before we moved, a heat wave hit San Diego and the air conditioner in my car died; it took three weeks to get the necessary parts. (Coupled with the move, this ended up being a very sweaty period in my life.)
My cat, Calista, fell off our balcony onto the hard ground of my downstairs neighbor's patio.
And there was a lot of (still on-going) drama involving our first move. Ugh. This one I can't even get into.
Was dealing with these situations exhausting, annoying and all-encompassing? Of course. However, there are some take-aways:
Knowing what your priority is allows you to work through your challenges with ease and grace.Was I shocked (read: HORRIFIED) by how much stuff I owned as I started to pack? Totally. Did I feel like things were falling apart around me? You bet. But my priority was to be in a safe, quiet and peaceful home. Knowing that I'd soon be there kept me moving forward, one step at a time.
Just because something's difficult, doesn't mean that it's not worth doing.
Did you know that moving is said to be one of the top five most stressful things in life? Even thinking about it was daunting. But once I could no longer accept my situation, I needed to change it. I knew that being uncomfortable in the short run, was worth being happy in the long run.
The challenge will eventually end, and hopefully you'll be in a better place than where you started.
The light at the end of the tunnel! I'm happy to report that we're now comfortably settled into our new home, the bumps in the road have cleared and YES, we LOVE where we live!
So I'm curious...
What situation in your life would you like to change, but are afraid to start? How would your life be different once you're on the other side?
Go for it—YOU CAN DO IT!