Embracing fear

Since my last post a lot has happened. For one, I survived the last few weeks of grad school and, after near breakdowns and lots of hard work, I graduated from West Chester University with my masters degree. **Cue me jumping for joy**

But after the excitement faded and life continued to move forward I began to get a sinking feeling of "What now?". Obviously the next step involved applying for jobs, but for the first time in a very long time I felt a sense of no plan and no direction. As I applied for positions I quickly realized I was at a turning point in my life. I could choose to continue my journey in an area that I knew well, where I felt a sense of comfort, or I could go out on a whim and take a chance. That chance would come with fear, but maybe that's a good thing. And oddly, the same day I was weighing the choice of officially accepting a certain position or turning it down and hoping for something closer to home base, I saw a clip of a speech on embracing fear by Will Smith (make fun of me all you want but this man is on to something watch it here ) where he said:

"Everything up to the stepping out, there's actually no reason to be scared. It only just ruins your day. The best things in life are on the other side of terror. On the other side of your maximum fear are all of the best things in life."

And honestly, I realized quickly that I would be a fool to not embrace the opportunity. So, earlier this week I accepted a counseling position in Florida. And while I am incredibly excited to make this move I cant help but feel a twinge of sadness and feel a bit of fear in knowing I will be out of my comfort zone and away from people who know me and support me to my core. But I realize now that I need that. 

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xx

Here are some snaps from graduation and New York