A year ago today, I was walking to the bus stop after work and thought “if I have to make this walk again next year, I might as well kill myself.” It was a fleeting thought and wasn’t the first time I’d thought about suicide. However, something clicked in my head and I realized that things had to change.
And they did.
I may not have left my last job on my own terms, however, I am tremendously happy that I am no longer there. When I left work yesterday, I found myself looking forward to being back on Tuesday. Not to say too much about the new salt mine, but I work with a great group of people and am experiencing a level of respect that I haven’t in a long long time.
I’ve also started making changes outside the workplace by volunteering for a couple of different organizations. (One is just starting up and there hasn’t been a lot of stuff for me to do with it.) It’s meant that my life is fuller than it was last year adding to my overall happiness quotient.
However, as I sit here, I find myself thinking that I still have a lot more changes to make in my life to make myself feel even happier. I’m just not sure where to start.
You have started already, just keep up with the flow of it. Be open to new ideas and to the new people you have around you as they will help to introduce the points of entry. I wish you a new year full of new things! And some old things as well such as old friends like me!