Getting back into the swing of things

Here we go once again… moving forward, only looking back to see what’s been accomplished and continue onward to even better days. I’m in a different place than my other blogs. I’m a working woman now. I spent many years at home raising my children who are now actually grown…not fully of course…one married, one finished college, one still in college and one 2nd year in high school. Hey, why not go back to work right? Ugh! Why did I choose going back to work!?! I’m still asking that question 3 plus years later. I miss those precious quiet days alone to read, write, learn and grow at my own pace. All that time I didn’t realize how great I had it. Now even as the kids are grown and  have their own lives…I’m still trying to find mine. Isn’t that something…I’m all grown up and still trying to find my place. I’d have to admit the two extremely constants in my daily life are that I’m a mother, I will always be that, and that God is still with me in all my endeavors, still wakes me up every morning, still listens to my complaints, wishes, hopes and dreams. These two constants in my life are what keeps me moving forward.

It’s been a while I know, I say that every time I come back here to write another blog…so many months or years even have passed since my last post, but I’m back none the less. I wanted to share that I’m totally serious about my trying to find my place, my whole outlook on life is so different than even who I was just yesterday. I feel like Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music running in an open field with the wind in my hair and arms flapping, as I imagine flying, and singing “Oh Happy Day!” That’s how I picture my tomorrows compared to my today’s. I’ve been extra thinking of how my life can make an impact on those around me, in a positive way of course, what do I enjoy most and how can I make a living doing it.

Firstly, Volunteering that’s a big new idea for me maybe bigger idea I should say because I’ve done volunteering at church and church functions but not so much outside of that. I see it in a much broader view now like a real important place for myself at this time in my life.  So there’s a start in finding where I fit in. My true love for green pastures, beautiful horses and a genuine love for the  emotionally hurting has drawn me to want to volunteer at Ranch’s that specialize in healing the emotionally hurt and troubled heart. That’s going to be my new passion, I can see it already.

A close second  is podcasting, that seems to be a current avenue of mine as well. I’m hoping to be able to hit the ground running soon with that and it will also be a first for me. It’s just another way of writing a blog but not, it’s actually talking it out instead of writing it out. I’ll let you know when I start that up and I might need to let my family know as well, with all their difference in ages I’m sure they’ll have plenty of criticizing to do, good and bad, I’ll take it all…I’m not scurred.

Thirdly and lastly for now I would say the importance of living purposefully. Being intentional with what I say and do. That’s another adopted area for finding my place at this time in my life. Having those on purpose friends that I can be real with and vice versa. Friends that can depend on me as much as I depend on them being purposeful in living on purpose together. Next to family they’re the frosting on the cupcake…the best parts.

So, here’s to better days ahead with more volunteering and more living on purpose while singing about it, even if it’s out of tune …tomorrow is looking better already.