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CHANGE; Scary yet important! 💙

Your 20s are your fun, carefree and selfish  years! These are the years where we learn a lot about who we are, what we want and how we are going to get it! Everybody goes through important changes during these years; these are what mould us in to who we are and what we are becoming - and that is the exciting bit!

I have learned a lot about change in the last 8 years or so ... and I have come to the conclusion that as much as I accept change and that everything in life is fluid ... It does take me a little while to process, as it throws me out of my comfort zone and in to a new one! But then, I suppose that is what life is all about ... exploring those areas outside of comforts to push yourself to be the best you can be.

I have also learned that I am a bit of a butterfly... forever floating around in my own little world! This is something I used to worry about as I never stuck at any one thing... I would always flit from hobby to hobby... 'jack of all trades; master of none' springs to mind! But now, I realise that this is something I can use to my advantage and something I am actually quite proud of myself for; for always willing to try new things! In my 26 years I have lived across 4 counties in the UK and also abroad in France for a year... and not many people of my age can say that! My 'butterfly'-ness has served me well so far... and I hope it continues to do so! So even though change does scare me a little bit... I also almost thrive off it! It pushes me to the next level each time... and each time I am reborn or reinvented as a new & improved version of myself.

This quote really speaks to me. It is true that when one door closes; another door opens. It is just often that we spend so much time reflecting on the closed door, that we miss the door that has newly opened for us. Yes, we may lose something we once loved; but that does not mean something better is not on it's way to us.

I am writing this as a reflection of the change I am undergoing in my life in my career... I am excited, scared, worried, happy, nervous and joyful all in one! Some days I think "am I doing the right thing?" especially when I am lucky enough to work with people who make me laugh til my stomach aches! Then other days, I am super excited to have this new opportunity to push myself further out of my comfort zone and try something new. I am leaving a school where I have made wonderful, life-long friends and have made some fantastic memories. It is thanks to this school that I am a teacher... But then, I also know that it is my time to move on for many reasons (cue butterfly-Ellie!) and experience a new school, with new faces and new students and new memories to be made.  

"Life is not meant to be lived in one place"

If this post can help anybody who also is fearful or worries about change - that would mean the world to me. Try to remember every body goes through changes, whether it is life-changing, a new hair colour, a new job, a new house... whatever that may be to you! Do it, live it, go for it! Keep looking forward and never look back! Put one foot in front of the other and keep going.

Lots of love EP 💕