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I really like this quote that was in my email this morning. I reminds me of my visit with a career counselor last year. I was meeting with her about changing careers and leaving Konica Minolta. She redirected me into getting a certification I was afraid to test for and to continuing my business, moving it into full-time. I did get the certification within six weeks of meeting with her. After that, I did not do anything else to move towards full-time. It seems there was a bit of God in how it all developed. Imagine that.

One thing she told me that really stuck with me was that if I feel guilty charging a client for the work I've done, then I'm probably in the right field. The quote below speaks directly to what I heard when she said that. I enjoy what I do (most times!) and it does make me feel a bit funny when I charge someone for something I enjoyed doing. I do give it my all and often feel it costs me nothing. Still, it is what I will soon rely on for paying all my bills and such.

"That's what I consider true generosity. You give your all, and yet you always feel as if it costs you nothing."
--Simone de Beauvoir

Without my sobriety, there is absolutely no way I would be able to do this work. I'd be unreliable, unwilling to take on jobs, resentful that work was keeping me from my drinking, irritable and worse due to hangovers. I am grateful for my sobriety and the opportunities that are now so vast.