Your life is now!

I was recently told to stop waiting for [fill in the blank for whatever you are waiting for - spouse, baby, job, career path, etc] for my life to start. "Your life is now!" Cindy told me and she's been the voice in my head for over a month.  I was really convicted about walking like a victim, captive to an unknown future. I wanted to wait until things were more certain, more comfortable to take action. But that may never be!

So... I've started running a bit (walk/runs, really). That doesn't really have much to do with my future, but I feel great, and I've decided to run my first 5K.  I was thinking as I ran today, whatever the future holds, I'm gonna try to be in good health for it. 

I'm also becoming increasingly interested in diversity... what should I call it, not training, more like experiences. And when I say interested, I mean that after a meeting the other day discussing a possible diversity leadership institute and possible future conversations with educators, students and parents, I drove home exhilarated! I want to be a part of this movement, of a people willing to have difficult conversations in pursuit of reconciliation and healing. 

And lastly, I'm gonna do a scary thing and look at shifting careers. Slowly. But I've gotta start now.