New Chapter, New Me

As I finished my first day at the new job and drove home, I began to reflect on my life. If you had told me a year ago I would leave my firm and join the ranks of Big Law in Dallas, I would have laughed in your face. I am that Fort Worth girl. It was where I wanted to be. I thought I would begin and end my career right where I started. I wanted stability and normalcy and a home. I should have known that all those things were mere comforts that I sought and not what He had in store for me. No, as much as I wanted to shy away from the words or just hang on, and it will get better and this is best for you, I heard more Him calling to me that there was more. There is more to life than what I ever expected. He pulled at my heart and called to me to. Funny, even when you want to put Him on a shelf, He still pursues you. For so long I let fear run my life. I took the safe way towards my goals. I overlooked my abilities and underestimated myself. I never thought I would be good enough for Big Law. I resigned myself to being content where I was. Yes, I learned so much from my first job as a lawyer. I was given so many opportunities and changes to learn and grow. I was loved and cared about. But, as time went on, I began to feel the yearn and need to fly, no soar. This change comes with a mix of fear and excitement. It will be challenging in both personal and professional ways. I will have to rise to the occasion, but I know I can. I know I am more than the pretty blonde who looks good in a skirt and smiles with southern ease. I know I am a force to be reckoned with and capable of more than  I give myself credit for.
I am fierce and fearless.