The Great Job Hunt and Avoiding the Trap

In a new place and a new time one knows not what to expect. We add into that, lack of a previous set plan, and anything can happen. Saying anything can happen is both an optimistic and a pessimistic presumption. Yet, when you’re sitting there looking into a very unscripted future you realize the depth of this. “Anything” can include a very glistening outlook of good fortune and high times, as well as the dredges of regret and wallowing in the squalor of ill decisions. So, more often than ever in one’s life, The Great Job Hunt can be a time to realize one’s own potential and to be sure not to fall among the grumbling masses of unsatisfied souls. This is the time to avoid settling for mediocrity in the name of comfort and security. Easier said than done eh? HELL YES IT IS!! This is why it is so important to be aware of these times of transition.
A new realization has come to me regarding the time which one spends unemployed and truly trying to become employed. So often I have rushed through this time in a panicked state only thinking about the details of the situation and the importance of maintaining and improving my financial wealth. Coming to terms with this is the first step to a larger realization. This is that I have been stuck in a “scurry for the crumbs” mentality, and this is a trap. Meanwhile, I’m seeing that waiting, and thinking, are tools to aid in true self-betterment. If I can manage to rise above my insatiable desires to purchase and consume I can live well with what I have and find a path that will be more fulfilling. I am not talking about starving myself and avoiding all income. Just avoiding the paths that lead to permanent stagnancy. In other words, I may have to work part time for a while in order to have time to network and put my feelers out in this new community. That is getting quite specific about my situation, but the point remains. To quote Peter Rowan “Don’t let time be only money. Don’t let machines make you a slave. Take time to taste the milk and honey before all the streets are paved”.