How Do I Even Know If I am Going in the Right Direction?
First, how can I be
sure that I’ll be happy in my career? Second, how can
I be sure that my relationships with my spouse and
my family will become an enduring source of happiness?
Third, how can I be sure I’ll stay out of jail?
I've reached this funny point in my career that may be a little bit too comfortable or familiar. I've been doing the same thing in the same place for long enough that I can do it most days without paying attention to anyone. I'm not quite bored, but I don't know how to get out of my comfort zone, try something different, or recreate something so the day doesn't feel like a complete waste of my time.
I have also had some unexpected life experiences that I feel have set me back and required extra time and effort to move through the details and be patient with how things go. But I tend to wonder what I can do to help me understand that this is part of the path I should be on.
So now what do I do? Do I buckle at all the hardship and the boredom, or do I keep going? I also don't know if I should keep going in the career I have. How do I even know if I'm going the right way anymore? Am I really happy?
The fortunate thing is I'm not in jail, and I plan to stay out of jail. I just have to figure out what the next chapter will be. It shouldn't be too difficult. I'm grateful that I have a community of friends, family and mentors around to support and ask for support and advice.
I'm not totally lost in my adventure, though, as I have learned through my education and personal experiences, I have been able to find the roadmap to my life, and it does contain multiple pathways and roads in all directions. Some of these pathways and roadways have alternate routes that still lead in the right direction, even if I didn't take the direct road. It will give me an experience, an opportunity, or a challenge that would help me gain experience and empathy to help me learn and understand and grow in a way that is far better than if I had gone in the right direction in the first place. It is far more rewarding, even because I can look back down the road where I came from and realize and understand that the speed bump or alternate route gave me opportunities that I needed, in so many unexpected ways. Sometimes the things I had to do were tough, but I wouldn't picture my life any other way.
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