To the Submissions

Contrary to my absence in this little corner of the internet, my life didn’t end once I got engaged. Just a little heads up for everyone.

A dear friend told me recently that in her field and circle of friends, they celebrate the submissions instead of just the results. We know to celebrate getting into college, landing a new job or a promotion, accepting an award – the list goes on. How inspiring to also celebrate the submissions – when you have put the hours, the endurance, the heart into something and seen it through to completion – this is worthy of celebration.

For me, this has been a season of celebration, though not necessarily of results. I submitted an application to a graduate studies program, a submission that felt years in the making. I completed the final project in a course I’ve taken this semester. My business partner and I made the decision to begin the process of selling our little business baby, Poster! Poster! I’ve said good-bye to my Tiny Apartment, living temporarily with my parents.

So many submissions and so much change, though none of these things have any results to show. I’m not yet celebrating my new educational adventure or the sale of our business, nor am I anywhere near graduation from my post-graduate certificate. But still, in this season of transition and waiting, I’m celebrating the submissions. I’m celebrating the effort that went into seeing something through, and the decisions to move to the next things yet unseen.

Here’s to the submissions.