ROOTED
A year ago today officially marked the end of my academic time as a masters student...and the start of restless wandering. In the few short weeks that followed, I would begin interviewing for jobs, actually graduate, and then have to make the biggest decision of my life. Or so it seemed at the time. I got the coveted call, a job offer; Yolo County was offering me an opportunity to be a social worker in the one place in the world that I considered 'home.' It seemed like a dream come true....living my passion in the place I love, surrounded by some of my favorite human beings on the planet. But instead of running back North with arms wide open, I made the decision to stay in Southern California... "..... it is a time to be stretched by uncertainty and the unfamiliar. It is a time to lean into all that is difficult and painful. It is a time to face the things that I think I cannot. It is time to unearth the treasures and debt within my soul. It is a time