Case in point, I looked at the last time I posted and it was just over a year ago! Wholly cow, yes where has time gone? I look at the past year and oh my goodness so many changes in my life. My relationship of almost nine years came to a screeching halt, I moved not once but twice and in between I was a bit of a nomad. I've changed jobs but not careers. I now find myself back in the big city, but still with the smalltown way of life embedded in me.
It's been a huge adjustment with stress causing changes. New environment is hard enough, but then throw in a new job with a totally different focus of care and living accommodation's and you are setting yourself up for some major stress. I am hoping that I have managed it well enough, but I could be a wee bit biased on that. I think my children and those around me that know and love me might have a different perspective of how I have been. Regardless, I have forged a new path and I continue to explore and see life differently.
What has helped me through this transition is mediation, yoga, and running. With regards to the running, I was running so much I was reminding myself of Forrest Gump "Run Forrest Run" and so I ran. I ran off stressors, I attempted to run off the tears, the guilt, the frustrations but most of all the sadness and the strong sense of loss I was experiencing, and continue to feel to this day.
I won't keep this long, but it's my introduction to saying hello again. I'm still the Smalltownrn I'm just living in the big city for now. I have so many adventures and misadventures to share, I hope you will stay tuned to read about some of them.
“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
