My take in finally "moving on"

Today, as most workers celebrate “Labor Day” in the Philippines, I am officially welcoming my self as a new member of another organization. Others are enduring long lines on job fairs while I am already counting the days to my first salary to my new employer. It was not an easy path and decision but I have decided to move on by accepting their offer.

It’s amazing how a simple decision from a choice of only two options: yes or no, can suddenly turn our worlds into anew. And of how you spend minutes, hours or even days contemplating and plotting a matrix of pros and cons just to make sure that you arrive to the best decision. But I learned that in whatever path you chose to select, you always have to make up to it whether it was the most appropriate or not.

Thinking about it, this was not the first time I have moved on with my life. There came choosing a university wherein I started being independent living away from my family, from the comforts of our home, with the hopes that it will hone me in the manner my parents wanted me to be (later did I realized it was also a matter of what society wanted me to be). I have moved forward from the realization that I was close to being a cum laude if I have worked hard and did not procrastinate when the feeling of “I’m doing okay, don’t worry” creeps up to me. I have let go of failed relationships which at one point gave me a feeling that “this maybe it!” The process of moving on was never as easy as writing it in a blog but the fruits of the labor was priceless.  Three things: I became stronger, wiser and happier. Looking back, I have gained a lot of confidence in deciding on my own, I wasn’t a cum laude but I am filled with practical knowledge coming from my work (I can always go back to school and fulfill that dream too) and of course, I have never been more contented and secured with my partner.

Moving on is finally letting go of all the baggage you have which you do not need to bring with you in the future. It’s like a backpacker travelling light where all he brings with him are essentials for survival. Those who carry unnecessary things making their bags heavy never made it really far because they are already tired even by reaching just half of the journey.

I am now a new employee working on a new project and although I am still (a bit) affiliated with my previous job, I am ready to learn new things, establish new network and walk a different path; all because I have moved on.