We all have challenges that come up in our lives from time to time. It may be illness in the family, job or career issues, or mental health challenges, to name a few of the challenges. Often, we are so busy living that we have no way of coping with the challenge.
There are different ways for us to deal with problems and the stress from these problems. Sometimes it is by fighting the problem. Sometimes it is by waiting it out. Sometimes we choose a different path. What makes it easier is having faith that everything will work out the way it is meant to be.
Often, it is in choosing a different path that we find that the problem was actually a blessing in disguise. I came back from an overseas trip with malaria. And, yes, I took all my recommended drugs to prevent malaria. However, the strain that I had was a strain not covered by the drug. So, I was too ill too work. The company that I was working for terminated me as soon as I got home because that way they did not have to support me with any benefits. Fortunately, I was able to find help through the Employment Insurance case worker that took on my claim. She directed me to infectious disease control who got me on some control drugs. As I was off work for several month, I had a chance to reflect on my career path and whether I should look at a different line of work. Be assured that I did lots of meditation during the time I was off because I thought, like many people think, “why me?”. I did healing meditations, and worked on chakras, and how to balance my chakras. I did a lot of anti stress work.
While I was off, different friends and colleagues learned that I was probably looking for a new job and I received many suggestions for new jobs and invitations to interview. When I was finally cleared to start job hunting, I was offered a term position for six weeks. I took the job because it was with a former client and it was fun work (for me) designing an information database. I had to create a proposal and quite a few supporting documents as well as a project plan of the work to be done. When the contract was completed, I was invited to a job interview with a major software company. The interviewer wanted to see samples of my work. With the permission of my contract employer and with major identifying names replaced with a false name, I used the documents that I designed over the six weeks. The documents and the work experience landed me a wonderful job. The storm - illness - led to something wonderful for me.
If a storm is affecting your life right now, I wish you peace with it. I wish you balance. And, I wish you success in weathering the storm.
Blessings,
Judy