Whatever
you do in life, surround yourself with smart people who'll argue with you. -
John Wooden
We do not
remember days, we remember moments. - Cesare Pavese
A year from now you will wish you had started
today. - Karen Lamb
Life
isn't a matter of milestones, but of moments. - Rose Kennedy
It is in
your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped. - Tony Robbins
My new life in Washington, DC/Arlington, Virginia is ready
to begin and in some ways already has!
Last Tuesday afternoon, I started my 20-hour trek from
Austin, Texas, traveling 1300+ miles and arrived in Arlington, Virginia on
Thursday afternoon at 4:30pm. Along the
way, I made two overnight stops including seeing my family and an evening in a
hotel in Crossville, Tennessee. Thank
God for family that has lived in various parts of the country!
Being in Virginia for almost five (5) days now, I have
started realizing that this move has been in the works for many years. On Friday night, I went shopping with a
friend and as we were walking through the mall that is half a mile from my
apartment I realized that I had waited in this mall’s food court for another
friend a couple years before. Knowing
the area has definitely helped with this major change in my life. There is still stress and uncertainty, but it could be a lot
worse!
You may be asking yourself, “How did she ever get the idea
in her head to make such a drastic move?”
As I said last week, I had no intention of moving from Texas in February
2015. However, I believe that certain
people come into our lives for certain reasons or periods of time. On March 10, 2015, I met a retired F-15
fighter pilot. He heavily pursued me and
we ended up talking for a while at the National Press Club where we met. He asked me, “So when are you moving to
DC?” I literally laughed at him and in
my sassy Texas way said, “I am a Texas lady and I do not plan on moving!” Four hours later at dinner, I told him that I
had thought about his question and thought my company would work with me if I
decided to relocate to DC so I was open to the idea. In June when I saw him again, he asked my
move plan and I told him my idea. The
extraction from Texas was targeted for June 1st and I accomplished it
a little earlier than I had originally envisioned! He was a fun guy to go out with and made me
laugh. He will always be a friend and I
will remember him as the one who challenged me and opened my thinking to making
a major change in my life!
CHALLENGE: What
memorable moments changed your life? Are
there still some actions or steps you need to complete?
I don’t
regret the things I’ve done, I regret the things I didn’t do when I had the
chance.
– Unknown
