Holiday Hustle

This year I found myself working through the Holidays, which to my surprise I quite enjoyed. I made it home for the Holidays to visit, but was back at my desk and centres catching up and getting things done. I used to find such a long break during such a busy time of year is hard to come back from, but this year felt like a nice balance. I know in the future I will have time off to use and enjoy the holiday season a bit more, however in the past it was just a plain lay off from work which always made the New Year tight times. There is a little weight lifted off my shoulders and I feel sharp and ready to hit the ground running when we are back in full swing next week.

I see jokes and memes about 2019, and how it was the worst... how that couldn't be more different from my experience. For the first time I really feel like the New Year has many exciting opportunities, many of which are unknown. My day to day is still unknown compared to the daily, weekly, monthly routine I had been living. I surprise myself with the energy and interest to try new and different things, and develop new, healthy and productive habits. I don't think my passion for life was every fully snubbed out, but was a quiet, constant ember that needed to be fanned and nurtured into flames.

I've read every 7 years the cells in your body regenerate themselves, essentially making you a completely different person. Perhaps my 7 years bad luck has ended, I don't know where my cells are on that rotation, but something under the surface is stirring. May the results satisfy my anticipation.