As I reflect back on 2010, I have plenty to be thankful for. Several major changes occurred this last year that took my life into a positive direction. The adjustments that I made in 2009, helped set up a prosperous year for 2010.
When I started 2010, I stated that I was going to bring more fun and happiness into my life by doing things I enjoy. As I ended 2009, I started changing my attitude and focusing on the more positive aspects of my life regardless of the situation. I also prayed and thanked God constantly for the things that I felt grateful for. I believe my attitude adjustment and thanking God for blessing me is what started the shift and set me up for better things in 2010. The New Year started off well with my social life improving tremendously, but the biggest and most positive change was God blessed me with a new job! The strange thing, I was not seriously looking. Even though things were bad at my previous company, I did not think I could leave given the current state of the economy, but as we all know, God can perform the miraculous even in difficult situations. I remember the day I submitted my resume, I had a frustrating day at work and I wanted to "test the waters" of the current job market. I was totally surprised when I received a call back and more surprised when I was called for an interview. When I was offered the job, I was shocked! At first, I was hesitant to leave, because the environment at the new company was unknown and I did not want to go from a bad situation to worse. Then I realized that this was God's way of removing me from that difficult environment, so I decided to take the new job offer. It turned out to be the best decision. The environment at my new company is 100% better; the people are professional and very accommodating. At that time, I thought I was only escaping the horrible conditions at my old company, but as we all know God sees the bigger picture. Later this year, my old company was bought out and God spared me from the negative impact that comes whenever a company is bought out (i.e. layoffs, job transfers, etc.). To this day, I thank God all the time for my new job. It has been a tremendous blessing and I am truly grateful. I think the change happened when I stopped complaining about the old job and became at peace with the situation. The peace came when I started focusing on 'one good thing' about my current situation. I feel that when you develop that sense of peace, it is almost as if you are surrendering it and leaving it up to God. You can never go wrong when you leave it in God's hands.
