There Is No Cure For The Facts Of Life!

I love Los Angeles. I’ve lived and worked there since I stepped foot in the United States and I consider it my home. I love the weather, I cherish the family and friends that I have, and I appreciate the large Persian community that live there.

As a career woman I worked in LA for more than a decade but I lost my job in August of 2011 and soon came to the heartbreaking conclusion that I can’t continue living there any more. Since then I’ve kept hope alive that I can remove or overcome all the different obstacles that have come my way but eventually, reality sank in.

Throughout this time of turmoil and trying to find ways to stay in LA, I visited my son in Louisiana and my daughter in Phoenix. In mid-April I left Phoenix for LA for a final attempt to weigh my options and see what’s possible there. Before long I realized that I simply can’t sustain a life there any more and that I need to surrender to what is as opposed to focusing on how things should be. Instead of expending so much energy resisting leaving LA, I thought it best to redirect this energy towards embracing what is and allowing room for it to be. From this energetic place, I would have more peace, providing a space for better things to happen as, and when they should.

This then became my new challenge and an opportunity for me to explore all the places where I cling or refuse to change. My goal became to gain the strength and have the courage to meet the challenge and to step right through it.

Making the final decision to leave LA was quite an emotional experience for me. While I was having a good time sight seeing and visiting friends and family members during this trip, I was well aware that I would soon leave and relocate to another state that I now would call home. It was quite a humbling experience for me to go through the motions every day without letting my sadness overshadow every experience. I had to consciously remain grateful for what was left of my time there and open my heart to the upcoming changes and possibilities.

Coming to terms with what relocation meant hasn’t been easy but I finally decided to move to Arizona with an open heart and to say farewell to the city that I love and cherish. It was very hard for me to leave LA on the day of my departure, but not as hard as keeping up with the hardships I would face and endure if I wanted to continue living there.

As said by one of the spiritual teachers: “There is no cure for the facts of life”. 

With this small piece of valuable wisdom, I will embrace each day with acceptance; gratitude and an open heart.