SERENITY

Encapsulate the year 2011 in one word. Explain why you’re choosing that word. Now, imagine it’s one year from today, what would you like the word to be that captures 2012 for you?

The word I chose for 2011 a year ago was ADHERANCE  I think the only think I adhered to was a commitment to change.  The word that really encapsulates 2011 is UPHEAVAL  In 2011, I quit the job I had been at for 12 years, and moved out of the city I lived in for 15 years.   I tossed everything and made a big change.

It was an agonizing decision to make this change.  I cried for a week, and drove everyone close to me nuts with my deliberation.   I had never felt so close to actually going over the edge, off the deep end, bat shit crazy as I felt during that time.  But I made the decision to make a change, rather than staying in my comfort zone, plodding along in a life that wasn’t really making me very happy.

I spent 6 homeless weeks living between friends and my parents.  My partner disappeared to North Africa for 5 months.   My dog and cat moved in with my parents.  My entire wardrobe lived in the trunk of my car.  I had to figure out a new city, a new job, a new culture.  I had to make new friends.  Nothing about it was easy.

Now that I have settled into a cozy new apartment, and feel at home in my new office, I am looking for some calm.  I want to think about riding my bike, being healthy, peace, love and happiness.  I need a break from the stress of 2011. I hope that 2012 is a year of SERENITY.