Learning to live life more
an update
It’s technically only been a couple months since my last post but I’ve unpublished a lot of my pieces. I’m going through my yearly rebrand but I’m hoping this one sticks (as I say every year)…
A lot has changed since I’ve given my last update and I’m a bit unsure what I’ve mentioned in what pieces since I’ve gotten rid of a lot of them.
Life
I’ve started therapy
This is pretty huge for me as I’ve been dodging it for a while. It’s been about five months of going bi-weekly and to nobody’s surprise, it’s helped. Even though the breakthroughs I’ve had are not necessarily new notions to me, I think the biggest thing for me is just having someone to actually talk about shit to.
I’m finally reading books again!
The past few years I’ve been so out of it I was averaging around one to two books a year…
thankfully I’ve been doing better enough to actually get some of my spark back. I’ve read three books in the past two months and even more comic books. This makes me so happy because I feel lately I have started to return to myself. I’m not defaulting to everyday autopilot me but the me before life took the joy out of many things. Almost a revert to the purest form of me— only better. A younger me in regard to happiness and an older me in terms of real world knowledge.
I’m becoming more interested in religion/theology.
This is still a work in progress but I've been trying to go to church and pray more. I think that overall religion, specifically christianity is resonating with me on a deeper level than it ever did before. It's too much to articulate in this post but I’ve seen faith work in my life right before my eyes in the past year and it definitely has changed my level of belief.
In my next (and finally last) semester of college I’m taking a theology class and a religion focused anthropology course I’m truly excited for.
College & Career
I’m finally graduating!
It’s been a long time coming, five years to be exact but the end is near! It’s been a stressful ride but soon I’ll be done. On one hand I’m relieved and on the other I’m worried because the job market is still awful and I’ll be loosing the safety blanket that being a student offered me.
I’m still figuring out my career path…
and that’s okay! I made it to the 3rd out of five stages of applying to/becoming a flight attendant and in the process I realized I don’t need to have six figure salary to be happy. Of course I do need money to live and be happy but going after all these high paying jobs has made work life seem ultra-dull so I’m happy I’ve deprogrammed myself from thinking money should be the driving factor in choosing a career.
I’m working at a law firm downtown
Often working downtown has made me feel like I’m living a mini NYC lifestyle and I kind of love it. I’ve been in my position since September and it’s quite nice. It’s a small “mom and pop” law firm that is beginning to expand and I think it’s been great for a few reasons: its about as low stress as a law job could be and it’s made me realize what I don’t want in my life career wise.
Anywho, I just wanted to do a mini life update to kick off this rebrand! let me know your thoughts, how you’ve been, and everything else!