OK, so I’ve been a very bad blogger the last couple weeks and haven’t posted anything on schedule. I could blame the usual “Dog ate my blog,” but the fact of the matter is that I’m working on transitioning to a new life. While I’m someone who loves to talk (more than I should most of the time) and to write – I was at a loss for words when it came to what’s been going on the last couple weeks.
Recently, as a company exercise, everyone in the office read the book “Who Moved My Cheese?” For anyone who hasn’t read it, I highly recommend it. It’s a very quick read – took me less than an hour I think, but it has a very poignant message in it. While this was intended to enlighten everyone on a professional level, it also enlightened me on a personal level.
It all boils down to the fact that things are changing in our lives constantly, and we need to be ready to change with them. We tend to hold on to things because they’re comfortable. We don’t always notice when something becomes less enjoyable because it’s still comfortable. We keep thinking it will become what it was when we found it, even though all the signs say it won’t. The people around us can see how things have changed, but we can’t because we’re still stuck in the same mindset.
It could be that the situation has changed, but we think it will change back to how it used to be. It could be that the situation changed, but we’re in denial so we pretend it’s the same as it was. Or it could be the situation is the same, but we’ve changed – things that used to be a priority don’t matter as much as they did.
In my case, the latter is the reason I’m “transitioning”. The priorities in my life changed quite a bit after some very serious upheaval in my personal life last year. Ever since then I’ve been trying to make my old situation sync up with my new priorities – understandably, it wasn’t working. Then a couple weeks ago another change to my situation made me really take a look at things again. This time I took a really good look at things and the starkness of it all stared me in the face. I made a decision to let go of the past and move on. Once I made the decision things became much easier. While the road ahead has me more than a little scared, it also has me very excited.
So my friends, like the title of the post implies – All good things must come to an end. This will be my last post under this blog. I will most likely set up another one in the near future dealing with similar topics, but in the interest of making a clean break and starting with a clean slate, I think I should go ahead and close this chapter.
When I launch a new blog I’ll announce it through one of my social networking pages. So, if you’re interested on what’s coming next, be sure you’re connected to me on LinkedIn or Facebook. (Links to my profile are in the sidebar of the blog page.)
In the meantime, keep thinking up those gonzo ideas. Take care and I’ll catch when I return to the blogosphere!
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