Winds of Change

I'm at a time in my life when the trade winds have kicked in again and blow things in and out of my life. This time, however, some of my roots have taken hold and dug deeper into the ground.

I have left my 20's behind me and welcomed in a new decade, a new era. I am leaving behind a job I've done the past five years, my first real career since college, and advancing in the field. I start my position at a new organization next week.

I have decided to continue my studies, learning all the nooks and crannies of the human body; testing my limit of long and uncommonly seen words and trying out long-forgotten math equations.

I have let go and said goodbye to someone important, and learned to stay strong and continue growing on my own. I have opened my heart up and allowed it once again to bubble with a mixture of excitement and fear for what is to come. A familiar feeling is taking hold, one that makes the winter wind seem like a spring breeze and that turns smiles into roaring laughter.

All at once, the winds of change are blowing into my life. Some are whisking away a future I thought certain; others are blowing new possibilities into my life. My feet remain planted firmly in Chicago, in spite of the wind, and I feel myself setting down roots. I am reaching an age where I know who I am, what I want, and what I am capable of. And most importantly, I embrace the ever-changing energy of life.