• The Complexities of Life

    Patience, Grasshopper

    The Recovering Pessimist: Patience, Grasshopper -- The Universe has a way of making the impatient, patient. | www.therecoveringpessimist.me #amwriting #recoveringpessimist #optimisticpessimistThe past week has been a reminder that the Universe has a way of making impatient people patient.

    Allow me to explain.

    For the past two years, I’ve been actively searching for a job that challenges me. I’ve applied for jobs that I knew I’d have at least get an interview for.

    That didn’t happen.

    Instead, I got those annoying “Thank you for applying but we don’t want you” emails.

     

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    Still, I continued to search and apply. One job involved three (yes, three) interviews and I still didn’t get the job. Another job, got me an interview and a job offer. However, that job offer included a salary that wasn’t even close to my current salary (which I disclosed on my application). Despite feeling discouraged, I continued on.

    [bctt tweet=” I had an underlying feeling that the Universe was aware of something that I wasn’t privy to. ” username=”MsWalton”]

    I was right.

    At my current job, there’s an opportunity to advance in your position. It involves a lengthy application, but if approved, the payoff is a raise in your salary. I completed the application and waited for two and a half months before I found out my application was approved.

    I know it may come off a bit coincidental, but I don’t believe this is the case. What I wanted for myself wasn’t what the Universe had planned for me. Which is why I didn’t the jobs I applied/interviewed for. That didn’t stop me from trying.

    I don’t want you to put your hopes, wants, desires, dreams, etc. on the shelf. Keep trying. If you experience a setback, allow that to fuel you. You’ve got this. You can do this. Remember why you started on this journey.

    Patience, grasshopper.

    Until next time,

    Jae