Happy Independence Day!
First and foremost, I have infinite gratitude to all who served and sacrificed for our Freedom….Including the families of our service men and women.
Secondly, I am celebrating my personal independence from a lot of things this July 4. Freedom from crap, drama, lies, crappy work environments and much more!
You see, one day I was at work and the drama was insane. I was being told to shut up and be quiet daily. Yelling at work (by others) was totally acceptable. It was being said I was leaving the bathroom gross and disgusting. And after hearing this multiple times one day, I actually took my phone in and took a picture of the bathroom as I was leaving it as I was unsure what was making me gross and disgusting. I thought taking a picture of the way I was actually leaving the bathroom would counter the lies.
I took the picture.
In the moments right after I had a realization that this is now my life. Did I really just take a picture of the bathroom sink to prove to the rest of the company I am not a slob?
Is this what my career has come to? I put myself through college for this?
Did that just really happen? My career has come down to that one picture taking moment.
I found out after I left what made me gross……I wasn’t wiping the water drops from INSIDE the sink. The world is full of gross people then because I don’t know anyone who actually does that. But after I took this pic and before I left, there was a note left for me on the bathroom mirror.
Why didn’t I do anything about this?
Because weeks earlier I was told by someone in authority that I should “Tolerate” things like this because I am “Spiritual.”
My dad fought in Vietnam for the Freedom of all of us.
My dad lost friends and saw horrible things, as many have in that war.
My dad didn’t fight for the families of America for his own daughter to settle for a situation like this….. and be told to “tolerate” it.
I had to make my dad proud and fight too.
My fight was for my own freedom from this insane situation.
My fight was for everyone in insane and bullying type situations who feel stuck.
My fight was to show people there is always choice and there is always a way.
My fight was to show people that sometimes you can’t make a situation “tolerable” no matter how “spiritual” you are and sometimes the best thing to do is move on!
I left with no notice as I couldn’t allow myself to tolerate this another day.
Fast forward 4 months:
I have an amazing part time job with the nicest people!
And
I OWN my own business where I EMPOWER people to change their lives too.
I am celebrating my Independence from: drama, bullies, early mornings, commutes, stress, fear, anxiety, working far from home, “tolerating” things that should not be tolerated by anyone, yelling, and so much more!
I truly am grateful for freedom from all of those things and for my experiences…the good and the bad. I am grateful for the people who supported me and inspired me and encouraged me to change things. I hope to inspire others with my story!
With Infinite Gratitude,
Kara
Playing in the Universe with Kara Lynn 