For years I have wanted to make this jump into the Blog world a priority, but as it can happen, life got in the way. I am excited to welcome you, this will be a place where I can share with you my journey, as a Wife, Mother and Langley Township Councillor. My hope is to write about my success and failures, the struggles every Mother faces and the joy that comes along when we find success in that balancing act called life! I want this to be a place where you will turn to get updates on the goings on in our Community, while also being a place where we can share the stories and the struggles of finding that balance.
I have always prided my self on being a great multi-tasker and thrive on being able to balance it all, but over the last few months I have found myself pausing and wondering if there was a better way? I began to hear myself wonder, if being just Okay at many things was better, then being Great at just a few. I realized I wanted to be Great, a Great Mother and Great Wife and a Great representative of our Community as a Langley Township Councillor, but I knew that for now, that meant letting go of what has defined me for the past seven years, being a Realtor. I have to say I love my role as a Realtor, loved working with people to make their dreams come true, loved the joy of seeing the impossible become possible, loved being a part of peoples Story. But, I would be lying if I said the job didn't have its difficult times, the thick skin every Realtor learns is a necessity comes pretty quick, the expectation to be on 24-7, the hurt that can come along with the job, makes it not the perfect job for many, but saying all that I will miss it. I realized that I owed the profession, my clients and my colleagues more than being just Okay, and I felt myself struggle as the balancing act got more and more difficult, knowing that not being able to give it the 100% of myself, was just not good enough. So I have made the choice to set my priorities and remove one large ball from the juggling act.
I feel at peace with this new path, in fact a better way to describe it is blessed. I am so passionate about the new role I have been blessed with as a Langley Township Councillor. I am so grateful to be given this opportunity and I find myself with this overwhelming feeling of being in a place in my life where I am doing exactly what I am meant to be doing. I love that I have the opportunity to bring a perspective of a Mother with young children to the decision making process of our community. I love being given the opportunity to listen to our residents and work together to make the community I was born and raised in, an even better place for my children to grow. I am passionate about new and exciting ways we can engage as a government and I look forward to go to work everyday! I know I can be a Great Councillor, a Great Mother and a Great Wife; my hope is my daughters will grow up striving to be Great and learn to follow their passion, with a strong belief that each one of us can make a difference in the world.
