A New Beginning

As of last Friday, I spent my weekdays sitting at a fancy glass desk in front of a window with two computers, two flatscreen monitors, and a pen tablet mouse.

Here I sit at my non-ergonomic desk, in front of a hand-me-down Dell computer and monitor and I am…happy.

Because I can dream again.

My weekday job sitting in front of a computer was humbling, to say the least. Sure, my workstation was the bomb, but beyond that, the job was mind-numbing.

A job in which I could dream, connect the dreams to reality, and help or inspire a few people in the process would be perfect.

We’ll see what happens. One bachelor degree doesn’t get a gal too far in a resort town…so a return to school sounds both necessary and appealing.

With the economy the way it is right now, stumbling around like a drunken sailor on PCP, I’m sure some of my friends and relatives thought I was foolish to welcome a layoff.

But my dreams long since died. A dark cloud that some may call depression settled on my life. On Sundays, if anyone mentioned that dreaded word “Monday,” I chastised them.

Now, it’s time to resurrect the dream, or invent new ones. God has gotten me to this point of lightness and new beginnings. I embrace it and look to Him for direction. Father, thank you for this gift. May I spend the coming days wisely.