Life Shifting

Wow, it has been over a year since I last posted. Well, I've been doing a lot of reflection as I'm approaching my 30th birthday. 30 just seems like a milestone, like it's the first decade of true adulthood.

My twenties were a whirlwind of growth in all areas of my life. I grew my education and graduated with my engineering degree, I grew my career from a part time internship to a team lead and senior engineer. I've grown financially by obtaining assets to acquire wealth. I got married and started a family. I grew three babies!

For the past decade, I've been in a constant state of growth and expansion. It has been incredible, I feel very happy and satisfied with how things have gone and I really don't have any major regrets. I am quite proud of everything I've achieved!

But now... I think it might be time for a shift. Everything in nature goes through periods of growth and recession. Seasons of spring, summer, autumn, and winter. The moon reaches a state of fullness and then goes dark. The tides peak and then recede. I feel like it might be time for myself to take some time to retreat a bit as well.

Not that I'm burned out, I don't really feel burned out. I just feel like I want to be with my children, maintain my home, get more aligned with nature through gardening and being outdoors rather than staring at a screen in an office. This period of withdrawal from career and income might last a few months or maybe till the twins start school. I'll just be going with what feels good.

My last day at my job is approaching and it feels amazing to release this. Our family income will be decreased by a huge amount and I am really excited to learn how to do more with less, let nothing go to waste, and be content with what we have. This really plays in well with my ideas to be more of a minimalist and be kinder to mother earth by finding ways to reduce our footprint.

It's the new year for the world, and a new decade for myself. I'm ready!