She LIVES!

Not only that, sweet people (if there are any of you out there who still visit this blog, even though it's been almost a MONTH since my last post) - she THRIVES!

We closed on the duplex in OKC, have started renovations (and, dare I say, are nearing a half-way mark on the renter's side?), I accepted a new job and gave my notice at St. Gregory's yesterday.

There is a beaming smile across my face even as I type this update. These changes mark a new era for me - personally and professionally. I am ACTIVELY ENGAGING my potential and living fearlessly.

Let's be clear: fear still rears it's ugly head - and I acknowledge it (sometimes verbally!) - but I am ever more confident in the fact that it's most often just a "thing". Like a needy child who screams to be recognized, the screaming diminishes once even a glance is cast their way. All bark and no bite. Transformative and temporary.

I have learned enough about myself to know the traditional pitfalls I've encountered and positioned myself in, time and time again. This time, however, I choose differently. Those avenues have been taken and proved futile - NOW I live in confidence, both in myself and the Universe's desire for me to have, do and be all that I can hold in my highest imaginings. In fact, beyond them!

As I iterated in the cover letter I penned to the company I'm preparing to work with: "I am not a Pollyanna. I'm an optimistic hard worker." Perhaps I'd rather say that I'm a diligent worker. "Hard" is a debatable adjective, as I continue to experience the seamlessness of the world's workings in my favor.

May my days be a testimony to the love and potential in all of us. This is my anthem.