All Mixed Up
I’m not sure if you’ve noticed, I haven’t written a personal piece in a while. So many life changes have been happening and I was struggling to figure out how to continue.
Quite frankly, I was trying to figure out whether I would continue this venture, this blog.
I haven’t known what to say here for a long time. I don’t like controversy. Although I love my kids, I don’t particularly like spending a lot of time talking about them.
Then there’s work. I consider myself a “jill of all trades”. I know a little about a lot of things. Enough to make an income with any of them. If I took some time, I could make a substantial income from several of them.
I just don’t.
Why?
Because I don’t want to dive into something that I can’t be “known for” in the future.
I really want to create a legacy, a life for me and my children. Not just a job for now.
I’m lucky and blessed. I have a husband who’s willing to support any option I choose.
And you would think that means it would be easy. But for the first time, I truly have a choice.
I’ve worked since I was twelve, paid household bills since 16, paid for multiple adults until I was 28 (until I got married).
Do you know how much pressure that is? The pressure of thinking that if you don’t make enough money, you’ll have a household of adults living off of you?
Most people don’t. Most people don’t understand. Truthfully, most of the people that I assisted were in pure denial that I did anything for them.
Truthfully, most of the people that I assisted were in pure denial that I did anything for them.
That hurt the most. I spent years sacrificing. I’m not saying I needed a pat on the back or accolades, but a pure denial sent me in a whirlwind of depression.
Now that I truly have a choice, it’s like seeing the world for what it is for the first time. I don’t have to conform to what others think I should do. I don’t have to think about making a certain income or how many hours I work.
And I don’t want to talk about any of this. I don’t want to think about any of this. There is a sort of safety and comfort in doing what others expect, especially when you know you can attain THEIR goals.
I feel like I’m falling off a cliff trying to think about what I really want, what goals I really want to set and what I want to do to get there.
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