I promised I would never do this again. But life is not like that.


Today was my last day working with my brothers' company. I have been training my daughter Brenda so she can take over.

I am broke. My health is not in good shape. I am still pretty limited with driving and many other things. Inflation is an issue.

Yet, here I am. 

The last time I was in this situation in 2018 I promised myself I would never do this again. I definitely have felt the heaviness of those thoughts these past months, until I realized that maybe I can't go around making these kinds of promises. Life is unpredictable, and things can change in unimaginable and unplanned ways.

I know there will be challenges ahead, and I don't know if my business will succeed or fail. What I know is that this specific moment in my journey and my life, this is the right decision. I also know I will do everything in my power to make it work.

While I figure out a way to take care of my health and heal, I will figure out ways to build the business.

I hope you stay tuned for this new journey as I figure out a new life.

Here,

♥ ♥

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