Dialog Friday - Independence Day

On this last day of my hosting Dialog Friday, I am hijacking a bit of July to ask you to share your thoughts on personal independence. Has there been a pivotal time in your life when you declared independence (even if just to yourself)? Independence from a job that was sucking the life out of you? Independence from a bad habit finally dropped? Independence from a toxic relationship?

I know I've had several. I've moved on from jobs, I've breathed a sigh of relief at the turning point of a difficult time (secondary [sub]infertility being the most poignant), I've peacefully walked away from troubled relationships, I've crossed the finish line of a marathon and declared independence from all of the self-doubt I experienced during those long months of training.

These days, my personal declarations of independence are much more subtle. I'm at a great point in my life. A survivor of certain situations and circumstances that vary between the frivolous and the very serious indeed. Yet, I am a victim of nothing and no one. I'm happy. I'm healthy. I'm in love with my family. I am loved. I'm grateful. The choices I make every day, the things I do to sustain this level of contentment and the things I do to expand it, those are my little moments of independence. Independence from anything that detracts from this wonderful chance, this wonderful life I've been given.

Thank you so much for coming along with me on this Dialog Friday journey. I really enjoyed it!

See you around,

Nino from Cease Cows...

Comments

[Linda]

Thankful For Independence
http://countrykitchenpantry.com/2007/07/01/thankful-for-independence/

[Diana]

My answers are posted on my blog...

http://dianacorner.blogspot.com/

[mary ann]

hi nino,

thanks for this post. i, too, have had my share of independence. too many to name, really. but almost a year ago, i left a draining hospital job & went into private practice for myself. there's nothing like being one's own boss & making your own schedules... plus. having that independence, i now have more time for my artwork. that is HUGE, you know?

:) mary ann