Reinventing Yourself

Well it’s official. I got my dream job, and it’s 3049 miles away. I have no idea how I’m going to get there. The shipping container quote alone is $4000.00. Then there’s gas, food, hotels, first and last month’s rent and security deposit… I’m freaked out. And how do I find a place to live? How do I do this? I feel sick.

But a dear friend made a good point. I’m struggling now, I’ll be struggling then. But I’ll be doing it in a new city, with a new job, with benefits and retirement (that’s definitely new). I’ll be starting fresh. It’s the ultimate do-over.

And the most exciting part, as he pointed out, is that I can totally reinvent myself. They know nothing about me. I could show up there as a platinum blonde and no one would bat an eyelash. I could become more outgoing. I could learn to shut my mouth for a change. I could make exercise a bigger part of my life. I could become a vegetarian. Maybe I’ll tell everyone to call me Serenity.

My friend comes by this advice honestly. He described to me what he used to be like before he moved from New England to Florida, and I was rather stunned. I would have never guessed he could ever have been like that in the past. So it can be done. I just need to figure out what, if anything, I want to change.

Not too many people have a chance at a clean slate, and I should take advantage of it. There’s a very long drive in my near future in which I’ll have plenty of time to think about it. What would you do?

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Author: The View from a Drawbridge

I have been a bridgetender since 2001, and gives me plenty of time to think and observe the world.

14 thoughts on “Reinventing Yourself”

  1. I didn’t reinvent myself necessarily, so much as withdraw myself from my prior life as a slave to my family’s perceptions – which was as much my problem as it was my family’s.

    In any case, make it your mantra to succeed, and the universe will answer your call.

    Namaste

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    1. Well, nothing is definite, because I’m finding it impossible to find affordable housing, and that scares me to death. I have less than a month to get me and the dogs out there, and I don’t know what to do. But thanks.

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  2. Go for it! I have done something similar twice now and don’t regret a thing. Yes, you struggle for a while, but you make it. You find new people, you ARE a new person. It’s very freeing if you let it be.

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  3. I want to figure out something to make and have a booth at the farmers market! Exciting to think about a fresh start. Good luck 🙂

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  4. Aw Shucks, We love you just the way you are. But loving the fact that you can go and be free of all that binds you here. Take all our prayers, blessings and Thanks with you.

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