One Year After Quitting My Flight Attendant Job

Creative Work

Aug 1

This past Saturday marked one year since I since I walked away from my job as a flight attendant. It amazes me that a year has passed so quickly. While the almost 10 years that I was on the job felt like an eternity, the time away from it seemed to have gone by in the blink of an eye. If you have been following me on Instagram, you may have seen me discussing my experience working as an f.a. This blog post also sheds light on the same and on how I finally called it quits.

Like I said in that post and on social media, from the moment I exited my airline’s crew lounge, I felt like an immense weight was lifted from my shoulder. One year later, the feelings of relief and freedom are still with me. Thank goodness I didn’t listen to the naysayers. There were moments when some of their negative opinions seeped through compounding my internal fear. For almost a decade that fear kept me trapped in a job I despised. However, as soon as I completely turned my concerns over to God and trusted that the Creator and the ancestors had my back, a path forward became clear to me. Since quitting, all of my needs have been provided.

To celebrate the one year anniversary of leaving my flight attendant job, on Saturday I launched my online store: The Ancestral Memory Boutique. While I was at Delta and sat on the jump seat feeling unfulfilled, I imagined that one day I would manifest my dream of owning a boutique. Actually, even before my Delta days, I fantasized about having a boutique full of items I designed as well as those I curated during my travels. Over the years, I have glued numerous photos and affirmations to vision boards. Even though my ultimate goal is to a have a brick and mortar store, I feel tremendously proud of myself for reaching this point. As someone who often overthinks things and has allowed the myth of perfection to prevent me from executing various ideas, this is a major step for me. Launching my ecommerce site has been an exercise in acting despite fear and in starting where I am with what I have. With God’s grace and my loved ones’ encouragement, I silenced the voices telling me that I wasn’t ready or may not succeed. That is not to say that I don’t still have moments when fear surfaces but I am leaning on faith. The Divine has taken care of me abundantly thus far and I know that my hard work, faith and courage will be rewarded. Certainly, there will be things for me to learn, improve and change as my business grows. I have come to realize though, that those aren’t reasons to postpone starting.

I am thankful for everyone who has encouraged and supported me. I am thankful for my loved ones who have provided me with valuable feedback. I am thankful for my cousin Tricia who blessed me by making the store’s first purchase.

If you haven’t already, hop on over to The Ancestral Memory Boutique and get your shopping on! Oh, btw, in these photos I’m wearing The Layla Jumper styled with The Nana Woven Bag and The Haniah Woven Fan.