I decided about 2 months ago that I would not go to Korea to teach English, because I felt that it just wasnt the right time to go. For quite some time I had felt something in my gut telling me that I shouldn't go. At first I thought it was just the jitters or anxiety, but I soon found out that it was something more. After about 1 month of thinking and praying that voice just kept getting louder and louder until it was screaming at me to not go. I finally decided to listen and turns out it was for the better.
My level of stress decrease significantly and I was promoted from being a coordinator to a co-director in the non-profit that I volunteer for. The position is unpaid, but I receive payment in seeing the lives that are changed by this organization. Most of you hear me talk about this organization on a regular basis, because I have a passion for it. It is called GiRL FeST Hawaii. Our mission is to prevent violence against women and girls through education and art.
Not only am I volunteering for Girl Fest, but I am also volunteering for PASS or the Pacific Alliance to Stop Slavery, which is an anti human trafficking movement. Currently we are pushing to get a bill passed that is being introduced into legislation this year as Hawaii is 1 out of 7 states that doesnt have a human trafficking law.
Even though I decided not to go to Korea, I still decided to continue to listen to my gut which was to still leave HPU. It has been an interesting 2 weeks being semi jobless and having time to actually relax. Because I need to make sure my money stretches until I get a job, I have been forcing myself to stay home as much as possible so I dont spend, which has also been a blessing in disguise in that it is forcing me to relax, which is not something I do that often. I enjoy being busy and having lots of things to do. Thanks to my friend Megan I have been able to make some small money here and there watching her twin boys, who are the cutest little monkeys ever. They love spending time with their Aunty Steph.
I trust that God will provide when he knows I am ready with a job, money, and everything else he sees fit.
Goodbye 2009, Welcome 2010! This has already been a great year. It started great, different that those in the past, which I am thankful for. I have a strong feeling that this will be a good year. A lot is going to happen. 2009 was definitely filled with battles, ups, and downs, happiness, sadness, and anger. There were several people in my surrounding life and some immediate that passed away, who I miss dearly, but I will see them one day again in Heaven. Most of all, I miss my Aunt Tomie, but she visits me on a daily basis in spirit.
Lets keep 2010 pumped up and on the right track!
