Change, while tough, can be a good thing

Change is never easy. If it was everyone would embrace it and the world would be more chaotic than it already is.

But change can be a good thing: it breeds new opportunities, new challenges and the chance to grow as a person.

And after next week (Oct. 8-12) I will be leaving behind a sense of normalcy and facing a change head-on.

For a little over the past year I've been working at The Journal in Seneca covering high school sports.
And while this was just a part-time gig, it was time-consuming with nearly something to do every day and cultivating relationships with sources.

But after this week I will no longer be an employee there. Instead, I'm trading in my box scores and polo shirts for budget reports and neckties, as I begin a new chapter of my life, being a news reporter for the Hartwell Sun in Hart County, Georgia.

While nervous, I'm excited the challenges this new beat will bring.

But I won't forget what I've learned the past 15 months working at The Journal.

More importantly, I won't forget the people that helped teach and influence me. These people aren't just soon-to-be former co-workers, they are friends.

And while pay, prestige and legacy is important, they collectively don't hold a candle to the relationships one cultivates in life.

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