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Lesson Learned - Bloom Where You Are Planted

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  Every time that I used to visit New Orleans when I lived in Memphis, I thought that the city was the answer to all of my problems. I knew that if I just moved there, all of my shortcomings and issues would be magically erased. However, when I finally moved there during the beginning of COVID, my problems did not go away at all. In fact, they got worse. I found myself still caught up in the weeds, drifting from idea to idea and even though I had a business to run, I was more worried about stupid situations. Then one day, I received an invitation to visit Colorado, a state I didn't know too much about. I visited and found myself enjoying the lack the drama and toxic behaviours. When I returned to New Orleans, I returned to all of the mess I had temporarily left. And then one day, I had had enough of my issues. I told myself - that's enough . And so, I began to change. I also remembered a piece of advice someone told me a long time ago. She said - it doesn't matter if you ar