Monday 16 May 2011

A Year Wiser

It has been a crazy year. I have grown a year older, hopefully also a year wiser. I have found it difficult to write this past year. I have had much less time to myself. But the real reason was the place I found myself in life.

Writing for me, even when I write jokes involves a moment of introspection. That is why writing makes me just a little calmer, just a little happier. The process gives me an excuse to collect my thoughts and look at life. Even if it just to pick something from my life to write about.

This past year however my life could not stand up to any introspection. I found myself in a job I did not enjoy at the end of commute that took time away from anything else which would have made the job worthwhile. I have been angry, frustrated and defeated. I have thought about what I should do rather than what I want and in doing so what I want has become hazier and hazier. I have been trying to fit in and have failed miserably.

A week ago, I finally quit my well paying job. I am unemployed yet I feel strangely free. I am just beginning to feel like myself again. I still panic every other day and feel a flood of fear and confusion. All my thoughts are clouded once again with the immediate. But once the first wave of fear has subsided, all the reasons why I am here come back. I have no idea what I am going to do next but in finding myself here I feel more alive than I have felt in a long time. My life can once again stand up to some examination and that alone is a step forward.

5 comments:

Titaxy said...

welcome back. i am sure you've made the right decision to quit. enjoy your time...something better is surely waiting :) hugs

Devaki said...

Glad to know you are finding peace in your decision... and great to have you back on the blog of course!!! Somehow I feel sure you will be bouncing back with new ideas and projects very soon... :)

stringOfPearls said...

@Titaxy @Devaki - Thank you for your kind words.

Anonymous said...

Dear String of Pearls,

You made the leap! Hurrah! To give up the shoulds and ought-tos and to dance to your own tune...that is truly the way to live with freedom. May the aliveness continue and may new paths unfold on your journey.

Warmly,
Shuba

stringOfPearls said...

Thank you Shuba. :)

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