We all know the classic tale of Ebeneezer Scrooge... The man is grumpy, rejects the Christmas Spirit, and is given a wonderful gift. He's taken to see his past, how beautiful things were... He's brought to the present, and shown things from a different point of view, things he may not have cared about... then he's shown what the future will look like if he doesn't change his ways, usually the product of him caring more about work than personal relationships...
I have been given this gift... don't worry, I wasn't taken away in my sleep, though I have dreamed of flying... Mine was in the perspective of moving. I had been given the opportunity to move to Hawaii with my cousin, work/housing wouldn't have be an issue, and who wouldn't love it being warm all year!
It gave me a lot of time to think about my life, friends, and job here. Which has made the last few months a roller coaster of emotions... it's weird the things that become priority when you might lose them.
I spent a lot of time doing things with the perspective of them being "lasts"... which made me really wish they could've been my "usual's"..
What I've done since I started mentally packing...
-I've gone ice skating multiple times
-I traveled 3 hours, and spent who knows how much on gas, to spend two days with my friend Emilee for her 21st birthday.
-I spent Thanksgiving with family that doesn't live close by, when normally I would just wait until Christmas.
-I became more thankful for Bayside (my church) and friends there.
-I quit one job (out of the two I had) to have days off before hand, so that I could be with people, and enjoy Christmas time
But we all know what happens at the end of those movies right? Something happens and that person is given a second chance. Well by golly my life is a movie... things came up and plans were canceled, I'm not moving and though it gave me quite a bit of whiplash, I'm slowly but surely getting into my new usual.
And to prove it's stuck
-I'm taking a few days off work to go spend time with my cousins for another 21st birthday
And I couldn't be happier to do so!!
Happy Holidays &
Merry Christmas
<3 B
I have been given this gift... don't worry, I wasn't taken away in my sleep, though I have dreamed of flying... Mine was in the perspective of moving. I had been given the opportunity to move to Hawaii with my cousin, work/housing wouldn't have be an issue, and who wouldn't love it being warm all year!
It gave me a lot of time to think about my life, friends, and job here. Which has made the last few months a roller coaster of emotions... it's weird the things that become priority when you might lose them.
I spent a lot of time doing things with the perspective of them being "lasts"... which made me really wish they could've been my "usual's"..
What I've done since I started mentally packing...
-I've gone ice skating multiple times
-I traveled 3 hours, and spent who knows how much on gas, to spend two days with my friend Emilee for her 21st birthday.
-I spent Thanksgiving with family that doesn't live close by, when normally I would just wait until Christmas.
-I became more thankful for Bayside (my church) and friends there.
-I quit one job (out of the two I had) to have days off before hand, so that I could be with people, and enjoy Christmas time
But we all know what happens at the end of those movies right? Something happens and that person is given a second chance. Well by golly my life is a movie... things came up and plans were canceled, I'm not moving and though it gave me quite a bit of whiplash, I'm slowly but surely getting into my new usual.
And to prove it's stuck
-I'm taking a few days off work to go spend time with my cousins for another 21st birthday
And I couldn't be happier to do so!!
Happy Holidays &
Merry Christmas
<3 B
