None of these things are
particularly earth shaking, (although if they ever put me in charge of the
world I'd pay job seekers a full-time income during the search). Each, is
in fact, an opportunity for positive growth and change.
So much of how we
actually live our lives depends on our attitude. Yesterday seemed awful. A
job I thought I had lined up changed over night to something totally
unacceptable and it through me completely. I came home feeling discouraged,
confused and, yes, angry.
In my own defense, I will
say that I also wondered more than once what door was going to open as a
result, but mostly I spent the afternoon in something close to
self-pity.
This morning a new
opportunity is on the horizon... much more interesting and much more what
I'd really like to do. Of course, it's totally unknown if that will work
out, or be anything like I think it may be. But I'm excited again.
The occasional afternoon
of self-pity isn't all that bad. We have to give ourselves space to be
everything that we are, and sometimes that's just plain discouraged.
The trick, of course - or
maybe it's more a matter of self-discipline - is not to stay in the down
places. We need to honor them because they are part of life, but if we
stay there we have only ourselves to blame.
Love, peace and
abundance,
