December 3 – Moment. Pick one moment during which you felt most alive this year. Describe it in vivid detail (texture, smells, voices, noises, colors).
There has definitely been some incredible moments that happened this year but I have to say that out of all of those moments, there is only one true moment where I felt most alive: The day I was offered a new job.
I had been patiently waiting for an email offering me the position of graphic designer for a new and upcoming company. It was actually one of the first emails I got that day. I remember when I saw the email, I was so beyond nervous to open it. My future was being held captive inside this tiny email and I, Elizabeth Farmer, was actually scared to open it. I remember sending a text message to my my good friend telling him I got the offer letter but that I didn't want to open it. His loving reply? "Don't be ridiculous - just open it." Ha. I truly felt like a little kid on Christmas praying I was opening a present I had so desperately been wanting all year. After opening the email, I realized the present I had been waiting for had finally arrived and it was exactly what I wanted.
I immediately went outside and called my sister. The second she answered the phone, I started to tell her that I got the job when all of a sudden, tears of joy were streaming down my face. Never in my life have I cried tears of joy but as I stood there on the phone with my sister, I felt the release of all that stress and sadness of being caught up in a job that was slowly killing me simply disappear. In the blink of an eye, I realized all my hard work was finally paying off and I was being given a chance of a lifetime.
Makes me smile just thinking about it.
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