I feel like there should be someone saying Welcome! This is the rest of your life! Step over the threshold and move forward... Do I dare believe it is true? It is. Here I am. At a desk, a physical space proof of a new position. One that takes each of my past experiences to have gotten me here, where I now sit.
It seems surreal to reach a goal you have set to achieve. Mine was to reach a certain position and here I am. The best part is that goal is not an end, but instead is a beginning. It is the opening of possibilities.... a whole world of learning through hands on doing!
This morning I walked the grounds of the facility I now "run" or "head up" and felt like my feet were firmly connected to the soil. As I read up on the founder I feel a great affinity with her, admiration for her accomplishments and drive to better the lives of those around not just around her, but around the world. A hugely successful woman when women did not do what she did. And yet, a woman descended from an original settler of this very area. Such inspiration!
So... here I am. I tell myself welcome! This is your life. Make it good. With this job I feel no need to justify that "if I do this job it will lead me here or there". Instead I feel like I can just be in and of the moment. Planning for today and building a future within this organization. Hands on. Up to my elbows.
Delicious.
