As I’m writing this blog post, I’m on my way to a training for a new job. I’m taking this New Year to a whole new level, especially for me. With my New Year comes a new me. My new year consists of a new schedule, new associates and a new job which is creating a completely new lifestyle for myself.
Normally I’m more of an introvert. I see this even today as I find myself sitting in the window seats, away from people. I like to be alone. It’s comfortable. I like my friends and my people. I like routine. And yet, I gave that up and I find myself starting over again. I feel too old for this and yet I’m eager and excited for the chance to learn and grow, for the chance to make a difference, which is what I really want out of life. So, I’m putting myself out there professionally. Feeling very vulnerable and yet somewhat brave, I’m headed to training with no one that I know. I will really have to put myself out there. Nervous was how I felt at first about this adventure but now I find that I am calm and feel happy.
Where is my peace coming from? Have you ever felt directed or led into something that you have no control over? This seems the best answer for my situation. My story began years ago. I was a returning nursing student, a mom of four young kids, starting over I thought for the last time. After the nursing program a really great friend recommended me for the most ideal mom job ever while any nursing job at that time was scarce. With nursing, mom jobs aren’t easy to come by and this one was a true blessing. It wasn’t always perfect but it was as great as an outside working mom job can be. I made forever friends and felt like I was where I was supposed to be. It felt like home away from home. For years my boss, an amazing physician and friend, taught and mentored me. He was such an instrument in molding me into what he knew I could become, pushing me, and then again recommending me for a new career in medical supplies, with new and exciting things to learn. Is this what I thought I would become? I definitely never went to school to become a medical supply clinical specialist but I also never realized this opportunity was out there for me. This wasn’t my plan but I feel it is the plan for me. A plan set by someone who knows me better than I know myself. You can call it fate but I believe in some pretty serious divine intervention.
With the New Year, what is your plan? Are you still working it out on your own or are you letting yourself take the plan set for you by a loving Heavenly Father? My challenge for you this year is to listen and follow and find out where he is calling you.
