I’m Starting Over
And I love it
It’s another adventure for me. Another opportunity to leave my usual life behind, go somewhere new, and begin again. I’ve always liked these moments. Well, depending on the circumstances.
There’s something about being away from the life you’re used to. Being in a place where people don’t know your history, your habits, your mistakes, or even the version of you they’ve become accustomed to.
You get to make new choices.
You get to do something different.
And, perhaps most importantly, you get reminded that you are not only who you think you are. You can become someone else.
Not in the sense of pretending to be someone you’re not, but in discovering that you’re capable of being so much more than the version of yourself you’ve become comfortable with.
I’ve experienced this feeling a few times before. Leaving familiar places has a strange way of reminding me that identity isn’t as fixed as we sometimes imagine it to be. Sometimes, we need a new environment to see possibilities that were difficult to see from the old one.
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This time, though, it wasn’t completely by choice. But, I’m here again. Not very far from where I usually live, but far enough that I’m not surrounded by the people and routines that normally define my days. And I’ll be here for a year.
How do I feel about it?
Good, actually.
I’m staying in what is probably the best place in the village, which feels like a small win already.
And honestly, my situation has been reminding me of Joseph.
The fact that he was somewhat a top dog even in the prison. Even when his circumstances didn’t look anything like where he was headed, he was still becoming the person he needed to become.
So I’m choosing to look at this year that way. I don’t know what opportunities will come from it, what I’ll learn, who I’ll meet, or what version of myself I’ll discover. But I have a feeling this is taking me somewhere.
Maybe not literally to a prime minister’s office. Although, who knows?
But I believe this year will lead me to my own version of a prime minister position. Whatever that looks like for me.
So, guys, this is another start for me. And it really begins in a week or two.
Here’s to a new place, a new year, new experiences, and hopefully, a new version of me.
Wish me success. Cheers Friend!
