It’s Been A Wild Year

One year ago, I took the leap into the unknown. Today, I’m reflecting on what that leap has taught me.

The Leap
12 months ago, I took the biggest leap of faith into the unknown.
12 months ago, I was winding up a 13-year career to start again.
12 months ago, I said goodbye to a career that was part of my identity.

To say the last 12 months have been a wild ride is an understatement.
It has been amazing.
It has been challenging.
It has been messy.

The Realisations
It has been about facing the things I used my career to run from.
It has been realising that during the darkest days of my life, my career saved me.
It has been realising I didn’t have the capacity to deal with everything life threw at me, and my career gave me control and distraction.
It has been realising how much my identity was wrapped up in my work.
It has been realising how burnout from constantly doing had taken over my life.

Letting Go
It has been about letting go of the identity I had created.
It has been about letting go of what no longer serves me.
It has been about letting go of the need for hustle and constant busyness.
It has been about letting go of the structure and routines I once knew.

Healing
It has been about recovering from burnout.
It has been about restoring my health.
It has been about learning to rest.
It has been about finding what lights me up again.
It has been about discovering the structures that work for me.
It has been about embracing freedom and choice every day.

Stepping Into the New
It has been about learning a new way of being.
It has been about finding my way.
It has been about stepping into a new version of myself.
It has been about stepping into the discomfort of the unknown.
It has been about stepping into a new world.

Embracing the Mess
It has been about embracing the uncertain.
It has been about embracing the mess.
It has been about truly living.

Looking back, I see how far I have come. Looking forward, I am excited for what is still to unfold.