Life can serve up some horrible dishes: you receive an acceptance letter to attend school, but there's no money; you get a job, but there's no bus fare for the month. Why do these things happen? How do we overcome? I recently applied for some jobs on my campus and received little to no response. Feeling dejected, I went back to my old workplace to ask if there were any openings and the new boss was very blunt in letting me know I wasn't needed and about two weeks later had a new employee in the organization. I felt even worse.
So, I decided I was going to be jobless for this school semester and proceeded to get mentally prepared for an uneventful school term. Then it happened...
The food company on campus called me back for work and even provided more hours; then I received an email inviting me to an interview to become a tutor and I received that job the next day! So I counted my blessings and re-arranged my schedule to accommodate my now two jobs. Another week passed and a job that I was previously turned down for came up. This job is freelance, so I accepted it. I now have three jobs in the space of three weeks. The reason I'm talking about this is to show how the closure of one door can open up a building of opportunities that can improve our lives at a greater pace than the one thing that we had our hearts set upon.
Disappointments happen for a reason. Your character is shown in the face of disappointment. You will either learn from it and become a stronger individual or you can choose to be bummed out about it over a long period of time and remain a stagnant remnant of the society wallowing in grief and loss. Get up, get out there and reach for something. When that door slams in your face, take the initiative to seek something better.My door closed twice and, while I was dejected at first, it has allowed me to walk into an entire room of fulfillment and led me to something I thoroughly enjoy!
"Disappointments will knock you down, but your true character is shown when you get up and leave the disappointments on the ground." ~JGIC
Jodi-Ann is an Environmental Studies Major in Nova Scotia, Canada.
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