A Christmas career shift epiphany

By Sab

 

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and are looking forward to the possibilities of the new year :) I get very excited by the prospect of a clear year ahead to fill with new experiences and good times.

Shortly after writing my previous blog I caught the flu :( and was out for the count for two weeks, then christmas rolled along. So I've been lucky to have some time on my hands (when not wrapping presents) to think calmly about my future career. I have to admit it felt wonderful to have a blank, not-functional mind for a week with the flu. i didn't worry about anything, all the muddled worries and thoughts that can come with a career shift didn't affect me.

Being unable to do anything for over a week, my subconcious started to create yearnings for what i wanted to do. "if only i was well again i could go dancing! i could write that play! i could go to the xmas karaoke event!" I wrote them down on a pad by my bed, and found it illuminating.

I'm not suggesting everyone go try to catch an illness so they can take time out to find their calling but maybe setting aside time, in an empty room with no distractions, even for a couple of hours, til you are bored out of your brain, could throw up some deep desires within you.When you are kept from doing the things you love, the desire for them becomes stronger.

i'm not sure where to go next with my deep desires but at least i have something to work with - music + dancing, fiction writing, being creative with like-minded people, being in the sunshine, and fantastical books + movies

the professional creative world seems a little daunting right now but i feel like (in my head) things are falling into place, + that i've found an area i can commit to (even though i'm not 100% sure the exact role).

so i hope this might give you hope that if you think you haven't a clue where you want to go, what career you really want to do, something will click at some point. probably unexpectedly. i think i've always known that i've enjoyed these things, and been creative, but have been too scared to make it the focus for my career quest, and didn't realise til recently how much these things meant to me. maybe you have things you love too that you don't even consider doing for work, but you don't know til you try. could be the start of something wonderful :) 

happy happy happy life-changing new year everyone! will blog in Jan

Sab xx

 

 

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