Today, I can say that my love and passion for animals and their welfare have finally won its internal battle with me.
To the select few readers who have bothered reading my columns these past four years, I am undertaking a new journey.
I won’t be travelling far though, as this journey leads me a short ways away to the Springs SPCA, where I will dedicate my time to the welfare of its animals.
As this new opportunity arose, I knew the time has come to stop typing for a while and try my hand at this new venture.
Instead of the fast-paced media world, I will now be oo-ing and aa-ing at puppies and abandoned dogs and cats.
I shall also be ducking and dodging dog bites and cat scratches.
I will also (probably … most likely) be shedding tears, at least in the beginning, for those animals who cannot be saved and those who cannot find a forever home.
I have already been severely warned and chastised that I shall not be taking home animals every other day.
This will take a lot of willpower, but I have agreed and shall try to hold strong in my resolve.
Over the years, I’ve come to realise animals are in desperate need of help, not just here, but all over the world.
And if I can help with this in any way through service at the SPCA, then that is what I shall do.
Whether this is a calling or not, I have no idea, hence the reason for me stepping out of my comfort zone and away from what I know and into the unknown, to see if this is where I need to be.
Funny thing about taking chances is that at least you know.
If it doesn’t work out, at least you then know and you won’t always ask ‘what if?’.
That’s something I have set my mind to, not giving myself the opportunity to ask ‘what if?’.
Taking chances are scary things, but invigorating in its own way.
If it does work out, you will never regret the chance you took, and this will make you more comfortable to take even more chances you never had the guts for.
I have learned so much in the years I have been at the Addie, and met so many fantastic people.
Many of them will continue to be an aspect of my life, as I’ve made so many great friends.
I’ve had to climb out of the little shell I’ve been in for most of my life and face things head on because let me tell you, this line of work is definitely not for the faint-hearted or a walk in the park.
But due to this, I have grown so much and discovered things about myself and others I would never have.
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This is a journey that has not quite yet come to a close, so this is most definitely not goodbye, I’m just moving into a different ‘public service’ if I can put it like that.
I will never stop writing, but only moving it into the ‘hobby’ section of my life for the time being.
A few months ago, I wrote a column on moving on with life, taking chances and going for the impossible.
I can now proudly say, I followed my own advice and took on the unknown, outside my comfort zone, which is never an easy thing to do.
Get out there and try it for yourself.
Bye for now.
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