End of an era

Just before I went to Hawaii I quit my job at the local supermarket because I was sick of their shit. I had to weigh up the pro's and con's because realistically it was the best job i've ever had. I could just not show up or show up when ever I wanted. The bosses loved me and ate any excuse I fed them. It was good pay and was always there when ever I got back from a trip. The hours were mellow and I had all the free dairy I wanted (not to mention any other food from other departments - West works in fresh produce) It was bearable hungover and I even went in drunk a few times haha ok a lot of times.... But bottom line I couldn't stand going in there everyday to the same mundane bullshit...
Before I quit I was thinking "fuck, what am I going to do when I get back from Hawaii? Fuck it i'll worry about it when I get back..." I'd been reading a slightly left of centre self - help book (I really get into them!) and the book basically told me to quit my job and a door would open itself for me. A concept I was already well aware of - but the book pushed me that step further and well... I quit. Close one door and another will open up for you
So the whole time in Hawaii I had in the back of my mind i'll be needing a job as soon as I got home, although I had a job on the side at a local surf shop - but the hours were few and far between and not enough to live off.
By the time I got back to WA I didn't really care about working - I mean who does when you've just had a month surfing in Hawaii? I made ends meet, then had the idea (which I'll give credit to my girlfriend) to start a bodyboard clinic for all the kids in the area. So I was "livin' the dream" as Chad Jackson's tattoo reads, working one 1hr a week doing the clinic and an odd day in the surf shop. A door had opened itself for me.

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Fast-forward to now and that surf shop is closing down. In fact, today is the last day it is open. As I sit here typing, I know a door is closing but one has already opened up for me. I'm the new Margaret River surf reporter for swellnet.com.
I guess what I am trying to say here is, if your not happy or think you could be doing something better than what you already are - then close that door. Something will open up for you.
Fuck knows where i'd be if I didn't quit my job in the first place. Pretty miserable i'd say. Sure, i'd have the security of a known weekly income, but I wouldn't be where I am.

So do what it takes to be happy. Fuckin quit your job, change jobs, take some time off, take a year off! Just know that when you close one door you're making space available for future success.
Pretty mammoth post i'll admit, I didn't intend for it to be this long, but I thought a story needed to be told - a bit of Sunday arvo reading for everyone! Hopefully it strikes a cord with someone at least....