This week has been an interesting one. If you did not hear, I got a new job! I have accepted the position of Executive Assistant for the Patient Safety Department at the Tennessee Hospital Association.
This comes with a lot of excitement, anticipation of the transition, and a little sadness of the schedule and commitments I leave behind. I will be going to bed early, waking up early, and will no longer work the desk at Body Shop Fitness or be at so many events with Infinity Events and Catering. This, to me, is like graduation. It will be different to be out of the comfort zone I have acclimated myself to, but my real friends from either place will continue to be my friends.
Today, I am so thankful for both where I have been and where I am going to. I have been looking for some time now to find my place in the world: a full-time career doing something that is important. So here I go. I am thankful to those who gave me the opportunities to be where I was and who helped me grow while I was there. Yet, I look forward to the coming weeks, months, and hopefully years of getting acclimated to new territory, learning and growing along the way.
I thank God especially. Change can be hard, and with so many things out of my control in life, it's so nice to know that Jesus Christ alone is my solid rock, who does not waver in the storm or leave me in the valleys. He is right there in the ups, right there in the downs, and there in the times when I'm not sure what I'm feeling. I struggle sometimes with moving on and leaving places and people behind, but God has given me such peace for this move, that I remain completely content. Excited, but not fearful, and I am thankful for that.
Laugh. Inspire. Believe. Love.