For as long as I can remember I wanted to move away from home, start somewhere new become a new version of myself. Get completely out of my comfort zone. I longed for that day to come. And at 29 years old when I thought that ship had sailed I finally did it! Almost out of nowhere my boyfriend and I found the courage to pack up and leave from Los Angeles, CA to Portland, OR.</p I am in shock most days. I can’t believe we finally did it. My dream to leave “the valley” finally came true and I haven’t felt this free in years. We live in this gorgeous new building waterfront ! This place is so beautiful I have to pinch myself. At times I freak out and think, omg this is so different from the life I’m used to. And I worry I will get bored. But at the same time all I ever wanted was I experience a totally different way of life. 

I have no idea what I will do here for a living. I have no idea how I will react to the winter time when there is rain for months and snow. Although I’ve been eagerly waiting for fall. I don’t know what will come from this experience but I am so excited to find out. I’m so excited to discover who will I be. What will I do? Will I love it and stay? Will I get over it and try another state? I wondered would I run back home at the end of my lease. I’ve been here for almost a month and it’s becoming clear to me already that going back home after my lease is not very probable. A different state however, maybe. 

The point of this blog post is to remind you that right here, right now, at whatever age you are or whatever you’re doing in life at this very moment, you can start over. You can switch jobs, get out of a relationship that no longer helps you grow, go back to school, learn something new, start a business. Do whatever you always wanted to do!!! I’m begging you take a leap of faith on yourself because you are worth it! You only have one life. Please run after your dreams and goals because no one else can do it for you. And you owe it to yourself. Think of yourself as a child, wouldn’t you do anything to make that child happy? SO DO IT !!!!! 

As we get older we start getting so serious about life unfortunately. I don’t know who needs to hear this but love yourself. Be brave! Only 5 second of courage can completely change your life for the better. So please do that thing you have always wanted to do. That thing you can’t stop thinking about no matter how many months or years go by! And if you don’t know what that is but know you need something new, give yourself grace to find out! Try new things say yes to things you would normally say no to. Get out there! Talk to strangers smile at them! Remember that you are surrounded by endless opportunities at all times! You are capable of more than you can imagine. You just have to have the courage to follow your heart.

So I humbly encourage you to run after your heart like there’s no tomorrow because after all it’s not promised so why wait?

With all the love,  

Xochilt