Here we meet again… a new beginning. It was merely a year and a half ago that I packed up all I had and made a journey across the country to attend grad school at the University of Memphis. This past December I graduated with my Masters in Sports Communication and have made my way back to the home state, California.
While I started a blog when I moved to Memphis, I failed to follow through with my weekly updates. So, after one week of being back in sunny California with my new job I pledge to write once a week! HOLD ME TO IT!
It was truly a blessing on how I made it back to, what is now Southern California. In October I started to contact those that I had communicated with in the past to let them know of my future graduation date and looking for employment. It really is true what they say, it’s about the people you know. Just weeks later I had a phone interview with the Big West Conference in Irvine, California and the next day was offered a six-month internship in the communications department.
Memphis has by far been the best year and a half of my life so far. I learned so much about myself and who I am, through work, friends and new experiences. I was truly blessed with a wonderful support system in friends and co-workers as well as gained so much experience that has made it possible for me to continue in the work I am doing today. While it was very hard to leave Memphis, I know that I have left with lifelong relationships that no amount of miles will be able to separate.
My goal is to do a reflection in three different categories of my week of experiences, lessons or random facts I encountered.
Professional, Personal & Spiritual
New beginnings have begun…
January 3rd I started and so far so good! I am overwhelmed with information, but who isn’t in a new position. I work in a relatively small office with a great group of individuals that have shown nothing but a warm welcome. There are three people in our department and come February we will be down to two, as one is going on maternity leave, so the learning process must be quick. I am in charge all aspects of communication in the Big West Conferences, 9 teams, for softball and track and field, and come February women’s basketball and golf as well.
Letting go of the Past…
The roughest part about starting over again is leaving the relationships I grew to love behind. There comes a point in time in everyone’s life where they want a constant, something to be the same instead of changing, in what my life seems to be, every two years.
I have had to learn that there was going to be a time when everyone else was going to start over too, I just happened to be the first. I wasn’t leaving them behind for a new life, but just starting over in a new place while continuing to keep those lifelong friendships.
It’s not about forgetting the past but holding on to those memories and knowing that there will be plenty more in the future.
Slap in the face…
I started the church hunt my first week in a new city! Bachelor #1 was Calvary Chapel in Costa Mesa. I’ll make this short and sweet… It was very contemporary and traditional, while a wonderful place of worship, I have adopted the more modern and contemporary atmosphere.
But sure enough when I zone out and wonder what the heck Pastor Chuck Smith's speaking of… God just slaps me in the face to wake me up! Pastor Smith was talking about all the churches he had preached at and the people he met along the way, and in conclusion how it led him to where he is today.
I learned that while I hate new beginnings… there is a reason for every one, and someday I will be able to see exactly how it all was set out and planned for me. For the time being I must trust God to lead the way, which is a part of a bigger picture.
Thought of the week:
~You cannot see the why’s when you are going through the experiences, but rather you will be able to look back and see how God has put everything together~
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