Beginning of a New Journey in Life

 

Hello Everyone! Welcome to the blog. This is something that I have wanted to start for quite some time and given recent life events that have happened, this feels like the perfect opportunity to do so. Before I outline what has led to the beginning of this new journey, I will take a few moments to introduce myself. My name is Chris and I have been alive for three decades now, while absorbing and learning a bunch of information about the wide, wide world that we all call home. A Colorado native of 18 years, I have called Arizona home for the last 12 years and am looking to make a move somewhere else in the near future. I feel that there are opportunities elsewhere for myself to continue building my brand and doing things that make a positive, meaningful impact in the world. 

 

 

Currently, I attend Tiffin University where I am studying for a Masters of Science in Psychology degree and have aspirations to go on for a Doctorate in Organizational Psychology after graduation. It is my goal to become an Organizational Psychologist or work in Human Resources making positive, life enriching changes in organizations throughout the country. After all, there are many organizations that need to learn about the principles that they should be incorporating in their day-to-day operations, instead of focusing solely on profits over their people, but that is a much deeper discussion for another day.

Outside of school, I most recently worked as a Clinical Behavioral Health Technician/Care Coordinator for a local community health center here in the Phoenix area. Unfortunately, last week the news that no one ever wants to hear, came down the pipeline as I was informed that myself and many other individuals had been laid off due to budget restructuring throughout the organization. Rather than focusing on the negative and how I wish the process had been executed differently, I will focus on the key takeaway and that is the fact that this has given myself the chance to hit the "reset" button and ultimately find out what my true calling is in life. It is not often that working professionals get the opportunity to do this, reflect on their life to date, and really step back to take time for self-awareness to discover what they want to do next in this journey called life.

Over the last week, a plethora of different emotions have been coming and going throughout my mind. That's typical for someone that identifies as an INFJ and experiences so many emotions during life changing events/situations. It's a reason why as I've gotten older, self-care and taking time for self-discovery have become more paramount in my life. For some, self-care can be something as simple as taking a shower or brushing their teeth in the morning. For myself, I have found that my body truly revitalizes itself through deeper self-care such as by getting a hot stone massage on a near weekly basis, focusing on facial health, setting aside time every morning to do some type of exercise through weight-lifting, yoga and walking the treadmill, as well as taking time out throughout the week to meditate with the universe and the archangels through crystals, candles, and meditation baths. 

Granted, the self-care routine that I identify with, certainly may not work for everyone and that is completely respectable. The main takeaway here is the notion that I want to encourage everyone who reads this to partake in self-care, self-awareness and self-discovery whenever and however possible. As this blog continues to evolve, I will delve into each of those topics in more depth and connect them to real-life concepts, situations and ways to handle everyday events that might arise. However, for this blog post, the primary teaching point is that when life gives you an altering event such as the one outlined above, take the time to process your individual emotions, reflect on your life to date, and then figure out what you truly want moving forward before making a plan of action. 

Turning back to myself, I have spent the last week processing those emotions that I touched on before and have received tremendous support from family members and friends alike. In fact, without the support of those individuals and the numerous amount of personal messages that I have received through social media outlets, I would likely be doing much worse and would have a much more negative perspective on what occurred. So to those that have reached out and who I consider to be part of my family/support network, I truly thank you from the bottom of my heart. Your words of encouragement and enlightment have significantly helped in a major way even though it might not be noticeable on the surface. 

In closing, I want to say that I am truly looking forward to outling more about the INFJ personality through every blog post on here and really using this as an outlet to change the world in a meaningful, positive manner. It is not my goal to gloat about my achievements or focus only on what I want to do in life, but rather to change everyone's perspective who reads this about their own life, promote the idea of self-care, self-awareness and self-discovery, and to encourage all of you to reach out to myself whenever you may need extra support yourself. In life, there are times where you might feel alone, feel isolated, or you may have feelings that no one cares because individuals are too busy with their own life. Speaking from the heart, I truly never want any of you to have those feelings and to know that you always have an outlet in myself. I may not be able to fix everything going on, but I can certainly provide insight, lend an ear, and provide advice as necessary. 

For now, continue carrying on and remember to always be yourself. The world will adjust and the world needs your true, authentic self to shine each and everyday. Take care until we talk again next time on here!