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I’ve always heard that people are afraid of change….
It’s the other way around for me. I like them, they excite me, they challenge me. They are opportunities to develop myself, to learn, to see things from a different point of view.
What I am afraid of is constant stability, boredom, predictability, lack of freedom. I worry about not having options or living as if every day was the same as the previous one.
Actually, if you think about it, it is impossible for anything to change. The best and most sensible thing to do is to live adapting and flowing with the changes that come our way and those we seek as well 馃槈
Two years ago and moved by the PANDEMIA, looking for a new lifestyle, we moved to a SMALL TOWN, near Valencia but far enough away to enjoy nature every day. With the intention of living at a slower pace.
We immediately found an apartment in the best location and with simply perfect mountain views. A luxury at a very affordable price. It was not a little house with a garden, but it was what we needed to take the plunge and give it a try.聽
Little by little we were adapting, the welcome of the people was very warm and getting up every day a step away from nature was and is a gift …. A gift that not every day I could enjoy… The way to my office was also nice, but every day I lost almost an hour and a half in commuting (and parking in Valencia). That added to my desire to move, to not spend many hours in the office, to go through life looking for new challenges … and maybe and just maybe, reach the 4 decades.
Actually I’m always asking myself these deep questions… I think it’s not something from the 40’s. Am I where I want to be… Where am I going… Am I contributing something to others, am I fulfilling my work and my life… Am I with whom I want to be… Am I with whom I want to be?
And yes! I feel fortunate for those around me, for where I live, for working in the sport, in PADEL. But I spent many hours in the office and in the car. And after three years of coordinating the CIRCUITO POPULAR DE P脕DEL EL CORTE INGL脡S, the last year in Valencia, Castell贸n and Alicante, I needed a change. I had to leave the Federation full time and in a face to face way. Then after some conversations, we found a way to continue linked to the Fede, without having to travel every day and with more freedom. Now I am Delegate of Valencia and one of the technicians of the Esport a l’Escola programs. I have also started to create a paddle school 5 minutes from my house in the municipal sports center.
In this way, I found a way to live according to what I feel, without using the car every day, having much more time to do sports and spend quality time with my partner, family and friends. And with my eyes and heart attentive in case there is another path to explore and enjoy…
Natalia Laudelino 聽聽
