A Whole Lot a Dancin’ Goin’ On - June 17, 2017
There was a time in my 20’s when I was working two jobs and going out
with my friends in some capacity about 6 nights a week. We always rested
and recharged on Sundays. I never stopped, okay, maybe once or twice to
do laundry and/or dust something. I had 4 roommates and the energy of
the energizer bunny. When I look back at those years, I had a great
time.
I went back to school and got a better job working for my parent’s company. I moved from the office to sales to managing one of their showrooms. When they sold the business, I moved to a bigger company and worked my way up as quickly as I could. I refocused all that energy of two jobs and going out all the time into my work. I never disconnected and it paid off. I received recognition for teams I led, high fives from my peers, and my team’s loved me. I then moved to different departments and with my focus and energy I didn’t stop.
I dated and loved, but, nothing really stuck. I forgot to want to settle down and just focused on work. I worked so much that I didn’t remember the girl in her early 20’s that loved to go out and loved to dance. In fact, once on a blind date, the guy I was sitting across from asked me what I liked to do for fun. “Work” was the first thing that popped into my head. Well shit! What did I like to do for fun? I used to take last minute weekend camping trips to Moab with my friends. Taking nothing but a few toiletries and the shorts and t-shirts we had on. They were guys and I could always keep up. I would hike in the snow in the middle of the night, go dancing on a Tuesday, and laugh until 3am. Yet, faced by this stranger and a simple question, I thought, “WORK” I wanted to slap myself but imagined him telling that story to a couple of his buddies after the only date we would ever have. So, I said, “I like to read, spend time with my family…” I had to wake him up to tell him the date was over. On the way home, I questioned where that crazy fun girl had gone. Let’s not forget my charming personality I have always shared. I mean, that crazy fun girl that would leap off rocks into the water in Moab and sleep under the stars on a Friday night just because. That day, I set out to find her again. And I did. I really did.
I can’t write much more today because I need to get ready to have more fun and don’t want to be late. It’s Saturday and that has been renamed my Adventure Day! I suggest you all do the same. I am working all the time, building my business, supporting myself, and being responsible, but Friday night and Saturday have been set aside to HAVE FUN. So, in a few sentences, I will share the moral of this story.
You, YES YOU, are here to be happy and to have joy. This is part of the journey and so many of us forget it sometimes. Life will be better, work will be better, and you will be happier if you let go, let your hair down, and go do something fun. So, my dear friends, learn that new thing you have been putting off, book that trip (Come see me because I will drag you along on my next adventure!). Start today and get back to the person that has a thirst for life. We all have it. Living is what we were born to do!
I went back to school and got a better job working for my parent’s company. I moved from the office to sales to managing one of their showrooms. When they sold the business, I moved to a bigger company and worked my way up as quickly as I could. I refocused all that energy of two jobs and going out all the time into my work. I never disconnected and it paid off. I received recognition for teams I led, high fives from my peers, and my team’s loved me. I then moved to different departments and with my focus and energy I didn’t stop.
I dated and loved, but, nothing really stuck. I forgot to want to settle down and just focused on work. I worked so much that I didn’t remember the girl in her early 20’s that loved to go out and loved to dance. In fact, once on a blind date, the guy I was sitting across from asked me what I liked to do for fun. “Work” was the first thing that popped into my head. Well shit! What did I like to do for fun? I used to take last minute weekend camping trips to Moab with my friends. Taking nothing but a few toiletries and the shorts and t-shirts we had on. They were guys and I could always keep up. I would hike in the snow in the middle of the night, go dancing on a Tuesday, and laugh until 3am. Yet, faced by this stranger and a simple question, I thought, “WORK” I wanted to slap myself but imagined him telling that story to a couple of his buddies after the only date we would ever have. So, I said, “I like to read, spend time with my family…” I had to wake him up to tell him the date was over. On the way home, I questioned where that crazy fun girl had gone. Let’s not forget my charming personality I have always shared. I mean, that crazy fun girl that would leap off rocks into the water in Moab and sleep under the stars on a Friday night just because. That day, I set out to find her again. And I did. I really did.
I can’t write much more today because I need to get ready to have more fun and don’t want to be late. It’s Saturday and that has been renamed my Adventure Day! I suggest you all do the same. I am working all the time, building my business, supporting myself, and being responsible, but Friday night and Saturday have been set aside to HAVE FUN. So, in a few sentences, I will share the moral of this story.
You, YES YOU, are here to be happy and to have joy. This is part of the journey and so many of us forget it sometimes. Life will be better, work will be better, and you will be happier if you let go, let your hair down, and go do something fun. So, my dear friends, learn that new thing you have been putting off, book that trip (Come see me because I will drag you along on my next adventure!). Start today and get back to the person that has a thirst for life. We all have it. Living is what we were born to do!
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