Gratitude Challenge – Day 4
05 Aug 2011 Leave a Comment
Today, (or more accurately, yesterday) the task is to write a short message of thanks for some of the “negative” things in my life.
Probably the biggest negative recently is when I got laid off early in the spring. That was an absolutely horrible time for me as I really expected to be at that job until I retired (or until the job killed me). The way it went down was very bad too as I was betrayed by someone I had considered a very good friend.
While I do not know that I will ever be able to fully forgive my former friend, or the firm for the way I was treated, both in the 11 years I was there or in the disrespect they showed when they let me go, I am now at a point where I am thankful that I am no longer working there. While I still don’t know what I want to do, or where I want to ultimately work, I do believe that I have learned that it is not necessary to stay at a place where I am treated like I was. I have been forced over the past 6 months to do a lot of soul searching (something I didn’t ever have time for and didn’t really want to delve into). I have learned a lot about myself; I have begun to exercise; I have lost 15 pounds – all things that wouldn’t have been possible before. I have been able to spend time taking care of myself and my husband and furkids. It has been a wonderful opportunity.
I still don’t have all the answers about who I am and what I want to do/be when I grow up, I do know that I am in a better place now than I was before I got laid off. So for that, I am thankful.
