I caught up with a work friend recently, in the midst of the hurricane that is the business I'm in. I asked her how things were, to which she replied, "Eh, it is what it is, it is what it isn't."
What a great way to sum up 2016. Think about it.
It was fun, it was heartbreaking, it was suspenseful, it was terribly disappointing, it was hot, it was cold, and all in all, it went way too fast and took a lot of people with it.
I myself am starting this year with new employment uncertainty; that is, my time is up where I currently am (again, this crazy business). I don't really know how to feel about it. I'm not quite leaning in any one direction of emotions; though obviously I literally cannot afford to be without work for too long, I have a cautious optimism that I will end up finding work - or it will find me, God willing.
I've been told that the "good ones" are sought out and snatched up pretty quickly - this rings completely true based on my recent history, in which I unknowingly turned down a potential long-term opportunity to work with someone I had worked with in the past. Still regretting that one, but not kicking myself over it. I was told not to. "Where one door closes", right?
All in all, 2016 was good to me. At this very moment, I'm thankful for all of it. I don't have a whole lot to complain about. And what I do, I'm working to change. I love my wife, my furry little boy, I love my family, my friends, and I'm going to continue to pursue those dreams of mine, of ours. I'll continue to pray, and give effort toward everything I do. I will continue to be just as grateful in bad times, as I am in good times. I'll continue to post randomly timed/themed blogs about nothing/everything. I'll continue to make music. I'll continue to make 2017 everything it is, and everything it isn't.
I pray that you do the same.
