There's always something cool "on the horizon"!

September 2010: Company announced closing
February 2011: Job extended
August 2011: Job ended, began culinary school
October 2011: New opportunity created/presented itself
2012: THE NEXT HORIZON

Man, oh MAN!  2011 has been a very exciting year!  As each day passes, I learn more about myself and my abilities.  Though the changes this year came with LOTS of anxiety and maybe a wee bit of stress, my excitement about my future is overflowing!  SN: Can being too excited about the future increase your blood pressure?  I digress...  In October I tried something new.  I loved and enjoyed it, but the response from others has been nothing short of tremendous and extraordinary.  (Sounds kind of dirty, I PROMISE - IT ISN'T!)  Although it isn't what I originally aimed for nor is where I intend to direct all my future efforts towards, this new endeavor appears to be promising, fulfilling, and full of other learning opportunities. 

No, I won't share what it is yet; the moral of the story here, kids, is that we all:

1.  need to step outside our comfort zones.  Doing what makes us uncomfortable makes us stronger.  It allows us and others to learn more about our abilities and this fosters and promotes growth that may have otherwise not presented itself. 
2. try something new.  Kind of the same thing as #1, but isn't it human nature that when we try new things we don't step too far outside our personal "terror zones"?  Truth be told: i Am TERRIFIED that I'll fail at what I feel is next in my natural progression.  On the other hand, I feel that failure is experienced, all the same, when people avoid challenges, neglect intuition, or bypass self-progression.  Of course, I do NOT plan to fail!  Should things not turn out like I hope (and plan) they will, I can either rework and refine OR quit knowing that I gave my all.  Not trying, however, is simply not an option!
3. find learning opportunities in EVERYTHING!  "Everything happens for a reason....There's a blessing in every lesson."  Whether a situation brings forth a new opportunity, some type of new relationship. greater wisdom, etc, there IS a lesson in everything we go through.  Large or small, situations teach us more about the world around us but, most importantly, about ourselves.  Reflection on the past and present can have a huge impact on the future, depending on how you allow these things to affect you. 

The coming months will see how this plays out.  Stay tuned. 

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