{the wild blue yonder}

today is an exciting day.  my bag is packed and i'm heading off into the future.

it's my last day at work. shortly, i'll be walking out the door and closing another chapter of my life.  a pivotal chapter. a life changing chapter. and a long one.  whilst it's last year that brought it all to a close, this chapter started long ago.  maybe 10 years i'd say. 

long before art, before blogging, before trying to make a living from art, before thinking i'd like to make a living from art, before finding and connecting with a creative community, before any of the things that have defined my life these past few years.

this chapter started when i first felt the void.  when i first started searching for meaning and a greater sense of purpose.  

for a while i thought i'd found my answers and i worked damn hard to bring those dreams to life.  but in the end i hadn't really.  in fact, as time progressed it became apparent that i'd completely lost my way.

until late last year.  when it all became clear again.  when a picture unfolded that made perfect sense.

would i change it if i had a do-over?  possibly.  maybe not.  who knows?  maybe some of it, definitely not other parts.  it's irrelevant anyway hey?  here is where i am and there is where i've been.

next week i'll be starting my new job as fundraising and communications manager at the asylum seeker resource centre.  

it feels like a dream.  this job.  an opportunity to combine all my skills, experience and passions.  social justice, fundraising, writing, community building, networking and retail. to make a contribution to what i consider to be one of the most critical social issues facing our country at the moment.  i feel privileged to have the opportunity.  and i feel excited and ready to take this step.

change is coming.  into a bold and bright new future i go.