I have a lot of things that make me smile right now.
Life isn't perfect and sometimes it takes a bit of work to remember that smiling is kind of an important part of having a good outlook, even if no one sees you smile.
Who would have thought... Chicago is starting to feel like home. Funny how that happens.
I hadn't truly decided to stay until my interview got cancelled at the beginning of November. Since that time...
I've moved (hopefully the last time for a while)
I've gotten my application into the Coast Guard Auxiliary and now have my weekends starting to look pretty booked.
I've made some closer friends that I met in October
I've met quite a few people outside my normal social circle through that psychology experiment I'm running called match.com since I joined at the beginning of January. Some horrendously awkward coffee and lunch dates so far but it has made me appreciate when someone that matches me well comes along. One in particular is slowly developing and unfolding. I'm excited to see where this continues to go.
I've allowed myself the option to be happy AND not feel guilty. I can't change the past. I can't change mistakes I may have made. I can't stop other people's choices and life changes... and there are more circumstances I can't control. Most of all.. I can't control everything.
And That's OK. .... (yes. Still working on true 150% acceptance of this statement. But slowly. Its my mantra lately).
and I've already posted it here before.. but this picture is what takes me back into the place where I first found balance. I was sitting on a rock in the middle of the river in Vancouver's Lynn Canyon. This is the place that comes to mind when I try to recapture what it felt like when things were right. This is home. And somehow I managed to capture it perfectly.
Life isn't perfect and sometimes it takes a bit of work to remember that smiling is kind of an important part of having a good outlook, even if no one sees you smile.
Who would have thought... Chicago is starting to feel like home. Funny how that happens.
I hadn't truly decided to stay until my interview got cancelled at the beginning of November. Since that time...
I've moved (hopefully the last time for a while)
I've gotten my application into the Coast Guard Auxiliary and now have my weekends starting to look pretty booked.
I've made some closer friends that I met in October
I've met quite a few people outside my normal social circle through that psychology experiment I'm running called match.com since I joined at the beginning of January. Some horrendously awkward coffee and lunch dates so far but it has made me appreciate when someone that matches me well comes along. One in particular is slowly developing and unfolding. I'm excited to see where this continues to go.
I've allowed myself the option to be happy AND not feel guilty. I can't change the past. I can't change mistakes I may have made. I can't stop other people's choices and life changes... and there are more circumstances I can't control. Most of all.. I can't control everything.
And That's OK. .... (yes. Still working on true 150% acceptance of this statement. But slowly. Its my mantra lately).
and I've already posted it here before.. but this picture is what takes me back into the place where I first found balance. I was sitting on a rock in the middle of the river in Vancouver's Lynn Canyon. This is the place that comes to mind when I try to recapture what it felt like when things were right. This is home. And somehow I managed to capture it perfectly.
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