Day 47 - rest day

Well, it was meant to be a rest day...and it was in a round about kind of way. I didn't do any exercise per se, however I was asked to work at the restaurant tonight and I agreed to do it. I thought it especially important given that I resigned from my day job today. After all the inspirational work that I have put into this marathon and the fundraising, I realized that I was most happy doing that. I wasn't enjoying my day job, and came to the conclusion that in the end the important thing in my life is to be happy. I have never quit a job without having another one to go to right away, but for some reason I'm really not that worried about it. I know that something wonderful is going to come as a result, and something that will really use my talents. Ironically I went to work and may have been offered a job soliciting local businesses for prizes to use in a charitable bingo that happens weekly. It certainly isn't a lot of money, but it's something and it makes me realize that things happen for a reason. So I look back on my year, and I look back on my life, and everything that I have ever done has been as a result of being brave enough to venture out into something different. I have to accept that my path in life is different than others, and that I choose where I am, and what I am. That's true of the marathon and my commitment to raising more money than I ever dreamed possible. It's all coming to fruition because I decided that it would. Make a decision, stick with it - great things happen!