New Beginnings

So here it is 11:41 pm and I should be sleeping, preparing for the journey that lies ahead tomorrow, but instead I am writing.  A friend asked me today how I was coping emotionally with my impending move.  Truth is, in a lot of ways it hasn't really sunk in yet.  As is often my nature, I have been focused on the hundreds of tasks, big and small that have needed to be accomplished.

Even though I knew I was moving away from Colorado and have been working on preparations since last November, I still don't feel like I am quite ready!  I trust that things will all work out and I am becoming more accustomed, if not more accepting, of uncertainty.  In many ways I feel like I am not quite done with Colorado, or perhaps it more that she is not quite done with me.  In any case, I am trusting the process as best I can and letting the journey unfold.

So it is with this inaugural post that I begin to blog this new direction I am taking with my life.  It was only last week (June 16th, at about 9:50 pm MST to be exact!) that I learned I had been accepted into Wayne State University's College of Nursing.  I am not always that good about braggin' about myself, but I have to say this is a BFD!  Last year only 25% of the eligible applicants were accepted.  I am guessing the percentage is about the same this year, if not smaller.  The program will be intense...16 months straight through with 17 credit hours the first semester alone.

As I mentioned earlier, I have been so task focused as of late that I really have not let the awesomeness of my acceptance sink in yet.  I think I was so relieved to just finally have an answer and know generally what my immediate future holds, that I didn't take the time to enjoy, savor, and celebrate this accomplishment.  My hope is that I will find ways to slow down, breathe and experience the joy that my life holds in a more conscious fashion.

So on that note, I will give myself a pat on the back for a job well done and will head to bed.

Peace and compassion...