Member Mondays: Rachel Slaiman

One Window is All I Need

My life is unique and very untraditional, so I am stepping out of my comfort zone.

I did not take a traditional road in life.  I hit highs and lows, jobs came and went, but there always seemed to be anywhere I go, one little window followed me.

This window guided me through the open roads of I-80 where I started my journey.  Fears, excitement and doubt fueled the twelve-hour ride and at the end a new life would begin.

I took a chance in life, moving away from family and friends to, not knowing what the next day will bring me.

Life seemed to be going very well, until the market crashed.  But I remembered my little window is all I need.

I picked myself up, dusted myself off, and just before getting in over my head, more opportunities came knocking at my door.  My little window was the guide for me.

So, what is my message to all of you?  Don’t give up, don’t slow down, just have a little window to guide you to see new life, to get you excited for a new adventure because you never know, a little window is all you might need.

Want to read more Member Monday posts? Check out Katherine Akey’s post from January! Or Audrey Webster’s post from October!

Rachel Slaiman is a published freelance writer of several articles in both print and online as well an editor and copy editor of aspiring author’s manuscripts. She is currently the co-recording secretary for the WNBA and co-chair for the Brooklyn Book Festival. Rachel holds a B.A. in Communications and a M.S. from Pace University. In her spare time, she enjoys reading and writing short stories.