Seasons of Life

There have been many phases of life where I wished I could be anywhere but exactly where I was at, only to flash forward a few years and miss what that opportunity offered. It’s easy to wish for what you don’t have, but harder to be grateful in the moment for what you do.

Currently, I’m of mixed emotions as I pack up my home and get ready to move in with my fiancée for this next chapter of life. While some people hated their single life and always wanted someone beside them, I loved the freedom and time to focus on myself, and building a rich and juicy life.

Instead of feeling sad waking up alone on a Sunday morning, I would go for my power walk, come back and play Etta James, light some candles, and serve myself the perfect brunch alongside a Sudoku puzzle. Everyone was busy with their +1s on a gorgeous Saturday? No problem, I’d hit my fav workout class, and then an art gallery, allowing myself the pleasure of unlimited time on my desires and interests.

While I’m still enjoying my time as an almost-married woman, I no longer have the luxury of spending all my time on just me, but because I truly soaked in that chapter of life, I’m feeling very ready to move to the next.

For almost three years, after a traumatic, near-death experience, I was unable to work but wished and worked for a job every day, hating exactly where I was at. Before that I was working as a lawyer, up to 92 hours a week, wishing for free time to take care of myself and relax, but as soon as I got what I hoped for, I was wishing again for the opposite.

Because I didn’t accept that chapter in life, exactly where I was at, I never truly enjoyed the unlimited time to take care and rebuild myself, and at times would give anything for parts of that chapter of life.

Take this as inspiration to soak in exactly where you’re at. Maybe you’re in a phase of mothering some sweet young children, who soon won’t need all your attention and time. Perhaps you’re in a power phase of building your business and getting to put your creative forces to use and connect with other like-minded entrepreneurs. Try not to wish this time away, because the only constant is change, and this phase of life won’t last forever.

What are you grateful for right now, in this exact moment, and how can you take advantage of this chapter in life?

XOXO