I denoted this year as the Year of Transition. The overall goal was to look forward to, and make the most of, moving to a new city. Along with that came a change in my position at work, and continued adjustments to my lifestyle as the pandemic took its course. But it might be time to transition to a new theme.
Over halfway through the year, the Year of Transition may have run its course. Erin and I are settled into our new apartment, and I’ve established several great routines around the city. My old job responsibilities are nearly all behind me, and I’m growing more comfortable with my new work in sales operations. My new volunteer opportunity is approaching stasis. While I’ll never be done transitioning in life, the purpose of this theme has been fulfilled.
Now I’m considering a seasonal theme to wrap out the year. After talking to Jack and Mikhail on a recently recorded episode of OHAC, there are two theme ideas that come to mind. First is getting a head-start on what I’ve long thought would be me 2022 theme: The Year of One.
However, I’m more intrigued by an idea that came to me while in the middle of the conversation: The Season of Creativity. With all the disarray of the past year, the initial creative surge that struck me at the start of the pandemic has faded away. I’ve missed blog post days recently, and posts I do write are not as thoughtful as I aimed for at the start of this year. I haven’t been reading as often as I’d like, and feel overall disconnected from the lighthearted, curious, and creative side of me.
While I don’t consider this quite official, the idea of giving myself the space to spend free time on creative projects is invigorating. There are stories to write, small projects to pursue, and it can also still tie into my volunteer work which is inherently creative. It’s an exciting prospect, one that I may simply not allow myself to resist.