I woke this morning in a cold sweat – heart racing and body tight and stressed. I slept fitfully, apparently feeling the stress of the last day of work. It took every ounce of energy and skill I had to breathe my way to calm. Why?
Because I spent yesterday racing to the finish line.
I was making butternut squash, and wanted to sprinkle it with cinnamon before roasting. I love cinnamon, and use it a lot. I went to the cupboard, pulled out my old cinnamon canister (that I keep pouring new stuff into because it works better than the new containers), and shook it. It felt empty.
I opened it, tried to sprinkle the cinnamon, and almost nothing came out.
I woke the morning of December 20th with Jerry on my mind. The 13th anniversary of his death. How could I honor him in a special way, and also acknowledge that I’m in a new season of life? One that includes leaving my 36-year career in less than two weeks?
I pulled out my pad and started writing. I do this often – just write whatever is on my heart. No filter.
Today was the 13th anniversary of my husband Jerry’s death. It’s a funny thing – an anniversary like this. On one hand, I don’t want to live in the past. 13 years is a long time, and I’ve created a whole new life in that time. On the other hand, I want to honor the love that still lives between us, even though he’s not here. I will love him always, and it’s important to me to set aside time as a special remembrance.
So today I found myself in between two worlds, a place I’ve spent a lot of time of late as I transition out of my job.
When we think of what it takes to move to the next chapter of our lives, we often think we have to burn the boats, throw caution to the wind, and do something radical. We also think of extreme goal-setting tactics. Since Episode 075, we’ve been debunking those myths. Sure, you can do it that way. But you don’t have to. You can start a new life or career by experimenting as you go. And setting a strong foundation to build on.
We started with joy. Today we’re talking about hope. Hope is one of the cornerstones for your 2.x life, and is also central to our Christmas and Hanukkah celebrations. Merry Christmas! Happy Hanukkah! Happy New Year!
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| Subscribe in iTunes | Subscribe in Stitcher | Subscribe via RSSFriday was my last day in the office before I leave my job. Yeah, I still have performance reviews to do, and some administrative clean-up, but really it’s all over.
This chapter is done.
Good-bye is hard. Really hard. Even though it’s something I want. I hate saying good-bye.
And it’s taking forever.
I woke early on December 3rd, unable to go back to sleep. So many thoughts churning in my head. The proverbial to-do list of stuff to get dome before I leave my job for good.
One…two…and counting. Counting to-do lists instead of sheep.
In this third episode about starting your 2.x life with joy, we’re looking at 5 joy-stealers, as well as ways to prevent joy from eroding out from under you. And if you find your joy bank account running low, this episode will help you make deposits to get the balance healthy again.
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