About four months ago, I was fired from a job that I held for about three years. Needless to say, it was a stressful situation. A week before the actual firing, I was notified that I was being investigated. I will not go into the specifics here, but let’s just say it a was very unnecessary circumstance.
The funny thing is that about a month before all this happened, I was in a happy place and in a very good mood. I remember it felt weird as I was experiencing it. I was more open and as comfortable as I had been in a very long time. It was not the job that had me in high spirits. At the time, I could not pinpoint exactly what it was that had me in such a good mood.
It has become clear, as I have had time to contemplate, that it was the Universe preparing me for the abrupt change in my life. After being told of the investigation, I knew, more likely felt, that my days at that job were numbered. The first two days were rough, as I felt betrayed and belittled for having a unique personality. That feeling dissipated quickly, however, and by the third day of the investigation, I was resigned to my fate. I had processed, in a matter of days, a negative situation that would have caused others to lose their mind. It still sucked when I was called into HR and actually fired, but I got over it quickly. No tears, only acceptance and visions of what the next chapter in my life had in store for me.
The Universe has a dualistic nature, everything comes in two’s. Light, dark. Up, down. On, off. Etc, etc. The surreal good mood that I was in weeks before I got fired was the first part of my personal balancing act. The Universe prepared me, on it’s own volition, for the upcoming situation. I was put in a happy state, the first part of the balancing act. Then, I was more able to effectively handle the firing when it occurred, meaning that I was better able to deal with and get over what could have been an incredibly stressful situation, the balancing act.
And now here I am. Writing a blog. With two pieces of my writing already submitted to publications, I should begin hearing back from them within the next month or so. I have another article almost completed. I’ll be submitting that one before the end of the month. Then I’ll begin the outline of my novel while continuing to submit articles and short stories.
The Universe has my attention. Finally, after forty two years of acquiescing to a warped society and working through the corruption or corporate America, I am on course with want the Universe wants from me. It took a drastic change for me to realize that I could do much better than work for a society that is unable to see past their own bottom lines.
My future is in my own hands now. And there isn’t anything in existence that is going to stop me from reaching the life that the Universe has been trying to give me for decades.
Jay Owens 