taking the brave route

four months ago, i took a leap of faith and i applied for a job that fit nowhere into my plan and seemed completely beyond reach. 

three months ago, i flew to denver and interviewed for that job i had no idea if i would get. i got the job that day. i cried and called my parents. 

two months ago, i began the most intensive training of my life and didn't think i could pass. 

one month ago, i passed. i earned my wings. i moved to a new state all alone and started a job i never thought i could have at twenty. 

and today, here i am. working a job that feels like a dream some days and is so incredibly difficult the next. 

i miss my family every morning when i wake up and brushing my teeth in the airport restroom will never not be weird to me. seeing the world from the cockpit window is an experience so breathtaking i can't put it into words and getting to explore parts of the country i've never stepped foot in before is something i am grateful and excited for. 

i am doing my best to take this new opportunity day by day. it's a lot sometimes, and i find myself getting overwhelmed by the sleepless nights waiting for a call, public transportation all alone at 3:30 am, and the inevitable loneliness that comes from being hundreds of miles away from those i love the most. 

on the hardest days i've been trying to pause and just revel in the fact that i did it. i made it this far, i followed my dreams and i took the leap of faith and it's all working out. i am here. i am safe. i am capable. i am brave. i thank God that i don't have to do this alone, and that fact alone gives me great comfort. 

all of that to say, i want to encourage you to go for whatever it is that your heart is calling you to do. it may (more like will) be scary and push you beyond what you thought you could do, but i am here to tell you that you can do it. it's in your heart for a reason, it's a dream of yours for a reason, and it's something you are more than capable of giving your all for. 

i'm a firm believer in spontaneity, going with your gut, and making the move if it feels right. this can look like a million little things every day, and it really is an intentional choice to make. i hope each day you decide to be courageous and take the brave route. 

so to conclude, you should go for it! you really, really should. i actually would go as far as saying, you must go for it.

you absolutely never know what could happen and how it could change your life. 

xx, 

gracie