Not standing still

To say May has been an emotional month would be an understatement. The gist of it is that people are leaving. Right and left. And things just keep changing.

I'm not saying that this is necessarily a bad thing. These people are leaving for good reasons. My best friend Becky just moved back home to Milwaukee to prepare for law school in the fall. She wrestled with the idea for a while and I'm so proud of her for making the decision to do it. My old roommate and his girlfriend are moving to Colorado for jobs. So many of the people I know graduated last weekend and are starting new jobs, and basically what seems like new lives.

When I graduated from high school I remember thinking how crazy it was that all my friends were going off to different colleges to start their lives as adults. Now I realize I had no idea what being an adult was. College was nothing in comparison to the responsibilities we all face next.

It's hard to have people you love leave, and it's hard to watch things change, but the truth of the matter is this: I'm so glad I'm not standing still. I fear getting stuck in the same place for too long. And it would be a lot harder to watch my friends move away and on with their lives if I didn't have my own exciting change.

I went for a walk today and was listening to my iPod and came across a few songs that I know changed my life for forever. I'd like to share with you the song that I listened to the morning of my interview. As I walked and listened to it I realized that if they offered me the job I'd be going. No more doubt.