10 Years Later

Hard to believe, but today marks the 10-year anniversary of my big move.  What a ride it has been.

The ups and downs have at times made me question the decision I made, but my biggest fear was also my biggest motivator.  Having to throw in the towel and return to Rochester would have felt like my life's greatest failure; not only because it would suggest that I didn't have what it took to make it work, but also because it would bolster the arguments of the naysayers who thought my sudden decision to blow up my life was crazy to begin with.  Most people will never know how close to that line I came, but the struggle I'd have to endure turning things around here was far less detrimental to the condition of my spirit than going back would have been.  There was never a time when I didn't know that, and I have to imagine that my friends knew it too, because not a single time did any of them suggest I consider going back.  I'll always love them for that.

Ten years later, I have a kid in college and another making waves with his media company (and a new single that dropped today on all streaming platforms - go cop that #Ma$e by Young Beamer).  Personally and professionally, I've evolved tremendously.  Looking forward to new ventures with my newly erected business and on a path to rediscovering myself as mommy duties slowly fade from my plate.  

Of all this last decade's lessons, among the most important have been "stay grateful" and "trust the process."  When it's all said and done, you can be sure that you were always exactly where you were supposed to be at any given moment.  Not that anything is predetermined, but it is all by design - yours.  We are the sum total of our choices and we therefore have the power to create whatever world we choose and even change course, if necessary.  All up to you.

So... what you gon do?