Aaaaand, scene

What do you do when you reach a fork in the road? There are more options than left or right. You can go back where you came from. You can make a new path. The one absolute, is you must make a decision.

Yesterday, I met the fork. After a series of inconsistencies, and dare I say lies, the company threw a new one at me. They continue to move the finish line farther and farther away, like the rabbit chasing the carrot at the races. It was decision time. Continue chasing the carrot? Look for a new carrot? Chase a new vegetable? Go home?

There were so many reasons to stop chasing this employer. They didn't hold their promises, they didn't care about the issues I brought up, it was slowly killing my inner strength and beauty.

I found a better, shinier, juicier job. But as I was talking to them, I found out that when I was forced to drive in the blizzard and my truck skidded, the camera triggered, and now every new job I apply to has a record of that, so I won't be a good fit.

Two options left. Chase a new vegetable or go home. Well, that's obvious. I can't not have a job at all, so something new it will be. But the first step, is to go home.

This journey is not over. I'm just forging a new path. My main goal is starting my own business, and this was a side quest. The main goal is still very present. I'm still chasing, I've just moved the finish line on my terms.

I learned so much about myself, being away and working so hard the last month. I can do very hard things. I can trouble shoot, find physical strength when I need it, and recognize my mental health limitations.

As we say in the entertainment business, after we try and try and try to get the timing and emotion and words to come out right and everything falls into place "Aaand, scene." No matter where I am, it's the right place for right now. Time to start shooting the next scene, chasing the next vegetable, enjoying being home.