Where and how we live is all in perspectives, and this werkend

There is so much bad going on in the world. I don't have time or ability to tackle them all but I can say that, as much as we are in some turmoil in this country, it is a blessing to be here, for now.

Not many people live much outside of their place of birth for most of their lives. With travel conveniences, it is much easier to move, explore, etc. In America we truly have every luxury imaginable, and yet we complain about everything around us. We have the ability to change that, or move. Sometimes I feel we just like to complain. I can be representative of that at times, I fully admit it.

For years I said I'd never move back to California, and here I am. Never say never, right?? I arrived June 8, 2012. For better or worse, I've stayed now for 9 years. If you know me, I have a healthy love/hate relationship with California. For all the reasons I complained to my previous co-workers, friends, family who some have now left the state, well, they are learning that what I said was true. 

But a lot is about perspectives. What might be different is that my family is here, and I've had the opportunity to work for, be mentored by, and grow with two of the most highly respected and best people in our business, and I'd say I could meet in life. Oh, they have flaws like all of us but I will stand by my support of them till I have no breath left in my body. I will re-butt any negative anyone says, or find disappointment in those who have grown because of them but give no credit due them. And there are some out there. They know who they are, and will probably never read this because they aren't social media friends of mine.

Anyway, I do complain about being here, but I also will not make a change soon because my goals are best served here for now. For others, their goals have led them elsewhere but they are seeing and will see the bad parts of CA they didn't see before simply because they can have the perspective now of the outside looking in. 

But whether you agree with my next statement or not doesn't stop me from saying it: Californians are right to recall Newsome. I don't get into politics much socially, but he and a few before him have messed up this state royally with their policies. There was no balance to them, so now it's so lopsided that there is so much homelessness and people leaving the state because it's so unaffordable. Entire companies are leaving in droves! The California dream is dying.

But I'm here because of my family, who I work for, and that I'm close to the beach and wine tasting. What am I sacrificing? My own home or even apt, time to date, having a family, and financial stability. I'm resourceful enough to survive here, but I still believe in the American dream: if you work hard, you can achieve anything. There are no limits here. So I stay, I work, I fight, I find ways to pivot when I need to, and I take advantage of the blessings around me (family, friends, beach, mountains, wine, etc) despite the negatives around me.

It's all about perspectives, peeps. This is mine. I'm just secretly glad some others I know or have known, are seeing things outside of California's rose-colored glasses. I feel that knowledge can make us make better life decisions. Anyway, that's my piece.

I'm looking forward this weekend because it will be the last one in awhile for me to do too much. Surgery will require being off work, so I need to not spend as much for my "fun" time for awhile. Besides Saturdays chores, Sunday will be a definite fun day for me. Like I said, taking advantage of what's around me. 

I hope you do, too, wherever you are.

Lots of love,

Tiffany 💋