Transition
Today marks day 9 of not working since I quit my full-time job. My 40-hour/week job was The Good Job. You know, the one that pays well, has awesome benefits, is close to my house without much traffic, and includes fun co-workers. The only problem with my Good Job is that it is not life-giving. In fact, it was a daily drain on my energy reserves. I started to feel like I was a hamster stuck in a wheel - going through the exhausting motions of getting up, going to the gym, going to work for 9 hours, going home, making dinner, packing the next days lunch, going to bed. Repeat.
I worried a little bit about leaving a full-time work schedule. Would I get bored? Would I be at loose ends all day?
But something remarkable has happened. Instead of wondering what to do by myself all day, I have stepped into what feels like the most natural, life-giving role that I’ve been in. My desire to be with people & invest in friendships has returned… and I have made new friends. I don’t have to focus on conserving my energy to make it through the day… instead I can devote energy to supporting my husband, cultivating my home, and exploring the gifts that God has given me. Stress & anxiety have ebbed away… I don’t have to fit everything into it’s perfect little spot in the day and I’m able to more naturally go with the flow. In short, I have stopped having to cut off parts of who I am to cram myself into a square box and I can now breathe and enjoy the margins in my life.
What is a way - simple or complex - that you’ve transitioned in the past in order to create “breathing room” in your life or to follow a dream?
