When a door closes, another opens. As shit as it may feel, you have to force yourself to think that now you have an opportunity to really chase what interests you.
Acceptance is a great mindset to have, it pushes you to keep going.
Yes, I’m so for this mindset at the moment! And the doors are opening, just sometimes it doesn’t open fully for a while, more like a little glimpse. But that’s okay!
Love this piece Imi, well done. You’re being extremely brave, resilient and creative in this period of transition. None of it is wasted time or thankless. Keep experimenting, keep growing, and keep writing. And make sure you’re doing it for you!
I lost a job once, that I thought was the perfect job. Looking back, years later, I clearly see that losing that job was among the best things that ever happened to me!
After a period of unemployment and frustration, the next job I got was indeed the perfect job for me. I enjoyed the work immensely and prospered. Perhaps my experiences losing the job and not quickly finding a new job made my next job more enjoyable.
I really appreciate it so much when someone has a similar story but it happened further in the past than for me, because it makes me feel like I'm making the right decision! Glad it worked out for you and thank you so much for reading and commenting James!
We always edit in the middle and naturally label it failure from the vantage point of the present.
But what if it’s just at this point in the process? I mean, the advantage of narrative is that it’s only failure if it doesn’t lead to something else… and it always does. The narrative changes along the journey. But … the middle is not the end.
A hard thing to hold onto, for sure. Especially with survival issues and self-esteem and value all rolled into it. 💕
It's like you are describing my life for the past 6-7 months. My layoff came as a shock and it took me a while to readjust. I learned the importance of diversification and of not identifying yourself with your job. Now I'm getting more used to the rejections and I'm quite frankly liking the new,creative me. I've never learned so many things in any other 6-month period in my life,and it's so rewarding. Time will tell which of these many directions will be the winner, but meanwhile I'm determined to never again rely on just one activity for income. Besides, diversification Is so fun when you're following your passions 😄
When a door closes, another opens. As shit as it may feel, you have to force yourself to think that now you have an opportunity to really chase what interests you.
Acceptance is a great mindset to have, it pushes you to keep going.
Yes, I’m so for this mindset at the moment! And the doors are opening, just sometimes it doesn’t open fully for a while, more like a little glimpse. But that’s okay!
Love this piece Imi, well done. You’re being extremely brave, resilient and creative in this period of transition. None of it is wasted time or thankless. Keep experimenting, keep growing, and keep writing. And make sure you’re doing it for you!
Thanks Molly! What a lovely comment 😁
Thanjs for these wise words!
I lost a job once, that I thought was the perfect job. Looking back, years later, I clearly see that losing that job was among the best things that ever happened to me!
After a period of unemployment and frustration, the next job I got was indeed the perfect job for me. I enjoyed the work immensely and prospered. Perhaps my experiences losing the job and not quickly finding a new job made my next job more enjoyable.
I really appreciate it so much when someone has a similar story but it happened further in the past than for me, because it makes me feel like I'm making the right decision! Glad it worked out for you and thank you so much for reading and commenting James!
We always edit in the middle and naturally label it failure from the vantage point of the present.
But what if it’s just at this point in the process? I mean, the advantage of narrative is that it’s only failure if it doesn’t lead to something else… and it always does. The narrative changes along the journey. But … the middle is not the end.
A hard thing to hold onto, for sure. Especially with survival issues and self-esteem and value all rolled into it. 💕
It's like you are describing my life for the past 6-7 months. My layoff came as a shock and it took me a while to readjust. I learned the importance of diversification and of not identifying yourself with your job. Now I'm getting more used to the rejections and I'm quite frankly liking the new,creative me. I've never learned so many things in any other 6-month period in my life,and it's so rewarding. Time will tell which of these many directions will be the winner, but meanwhile I'm determined to never again rely on just one activity for income. Besides, diversification Is so fun when you're following your passions 😄