Reverb10: Everything's OK

What was the best moment that could serve as proof that everything is going to be alright? And how will you incorporate that discovery into the year ahead?

I've talked quite a bit throughout this Reverb project about the major events in my life this year.  I feel like I've been repeating myself a lot, but I keep coming back to the same things that have deep meaning for me.  So many milestones this year, but just a handful stand out. 

One of the biggest lessons I learned this year was that everything will turn out just fine.  The Universe is unfolding as it should.  May 5 stands as testament to that, the day I left my old job. I was let go just before lunch time.  I drove home in tears, and by the time I walked in the door, I had cried it all out.  I sat down on the stairs of my deck, soaking up sun and clarity while I watched Tucker frolic in the yard, excited that someone was home in the middle of the day to pay him attention. It was a quiet, beautiful summer day in the suburbs.  When we came inside, I went into action.  Something in that moment shifted while I sat outside in silence.  My mind was blank.  I did not panic.  I was not worried over our financial situation.  I did not wring my hands in despair or shake my fist at The Man for what had happened.  I knew that it would all work out, but I needed to work for it to be so.  I started applying to jobs, and didn't stop for three straight days.  By the end of the week, I had applied to nearly a hundred positions of all shapes and sizes.  I was not about to become a victim.  Some of those opportunities turned into interviews, some into offers.  By the end of my second week of unmployment, I was faced with making the decision to go back into the shark-infested waters of the staffing industry, or take the leap into a contract position that would lead into the corporate side of recruiting.  I took the riskier path, but in the end, it was exactly the right decision, as it brought me to where I am now, living the dream.  I still feel incredibly lucky that it took so little time for me to land on my feet.  I know in my heart of hearts it all goes back to how I reacted that first day.  I could have wallowed. I could have let myself become bitter and useless.  But I didn't, and it all worked out.  Happily ever after, the end.

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