First off, I want to thank everyone who has written to me to see if I was still blogging, and for all of my dedicated readers. I have had one heck of a world wind of a month. I have moved three times, quit a job that I dearly loved, and have been searching for another job in these crazy times. I am not yet settled, but I am heading in the right direction.

I have learned many lessons this past month. The most greatest lesson I learned is … I am a very strong individual and look for a positive in everything that I feel is not going the way I believe it should be. I had a job I loved so very much, and trust me when I say, I was great at it, my residents loved me, but under certain circumstances, I chose to leave this amazing job. There are a few reasons why I left, but one particular event happened which made me know it was a sign to move on. When you are uncomfortable being around your superior and they don’t take their job as serious as I did, it’s time to move on. My heart breaks as I grew to love the residents and I forever hope I made a little bit of difference in their lives as they made me feel loved and they believed in me when it came to helping them out. These residents taught me so many valuable lessons.

I moved from a small town living in a cute little apartment, to a 29 foot RV on a friends beautiful 10-acre property, a beautiful man-made pond, with hundreds of fish I fed everyday. I lived there without TV or internet…..I learned to love the great outdoors once again. The wonderful lesson I learned from moving from an apartment to a RV is…. Downsizing makes one humble and appreciative.

Until the pandemic, I never had trouble finding a job. I have been a bartender, waitress, receptionist, grocery checker, manager of scheduling in a medical field, counselor, life coach, therapist, social worker, burger flipper, and the list goes on an on. Some may say to themselves, “wow, she’s had a lot of jobs!” Heck, I have had friends who have had only one job and then retire. I admire them, but I also admire my wide-range of capabilities in the workforce. Finding a job took me almost a month, but I did it, and I’m excited to start working again. Working makes me feel great. I am not sure I will ever be able to retire because of my love to work and help others. Being patient to find a job is not one of my greatest assets, but another lesson I learned is….in due time…patience pays off for those who wait.

Each day teaches us so many lessons. Some may not believe so, but if you sit down at the end of the day and think about all the events that happened, you will learn at least one lesson from an event. I do a lot of self-talking, which helps me to understand the reasons behind my days events, and how I can better myself from any negative happenings and/or thoughts. I will forever be a work in progress while looking for ways to better myself, not for anyone else, but for me. We need to learn from our events, no one else’s. Please work on who you would like to be and not what others believe you should be like. If you are not liking how your life events are making you feel, change…..Life is too hard to try and change others to be how you want them to be towards you, but you have all the power and to tools to be the person you love when you look in the mirror.

Trust the Journey and Life Lessons,

Alexis

P.S. Thank you again to all my readers, you are truly a blessing to me.