How Losing Your Job Can Be a Blessing

It all seems dreadful (having another Great Depression) ...

That was very good. We might all be following our passions sooner than we think.

I did lose my job but it wasnt because of the economy. But I found a much better one.

I think that we all try to see the brightness in the situations that we experience. It is just plain hard not to be able to support your loved ones.

I lost my job about 5 yrs ago but took my severance pay and financed my professional certs and ended up a lot better off. It was a struggle and a lot of hard work but very much worth it in the end. It changed my life for the better by opening doors that weren't open otherwise.

Lori, thanks for sharing your experince. I think it will help others to have hope.

This week at my job has been making me wish for a mercy firing so I can get unemployment and find something better. There are too many people here looking for jobs for me to quit without a new job!

That's great testimony, Brian.

Good luck, Juley!

I do think that there is often what I call Divine Order at work in a situation. My husband lost his job and it was a blessing in that he had really been stressed out working there and his blood pressure had shot up. Now his blood pressure is down and he is sleeping better. He's doing part-time work while looking for something else.

some times a door must be closed in order for one to step through a new door. We may not feel like it is a blessing at the time, but later we can look back and see it was. I was laid off once and later realized it was a blessing.

Thanks for sharing this, Amada.

My aunt lost her job and is now working from home, selling vintage clothes and antiques on ebay. She makes about 4 or 5 grand a month. She's doing better than she did when she was employed. Gave me hope! :)

That's terrific, Ashley!

I know I'd be bummed if I were to loose my job but I always seem to make a good situation out of a bad one. I know my parents would help me financially so I'd probably go back to school to pursue my dreams of becoming an artist. Right now, I've got a job and am grateful, but it's not a career because my heart is not in it.

But I'm saving up while I can before heading back to school to further my education! I will pass on the torch soon enough!

Sounds like you have a goal and will follow your passion. If something happens before you think you're ready, it may be the Universe telling you it's time to move forward.

that was well said Carla. Sometimes something is telling us to move forward but we do not listen, so every now and then we have to get a kick in the you know what!

Yes, I've gotten a few of those kicks, Amada.

All happens for a purpose - circumstances are created by us whether we realize it or not - (ACIM) :-) Soooo, of course, we can find ourselves in a situation which forces us to do things differently or make new choices. - no doubt about it!!! I'm sure many of us will be able to pass on beautiful stories to the next generation about how we survived or handled the current and coming experiences - experiences that will make us fuller, broader, deeper, more compassionate, loving, resourceful. Let's all create some magnificent journeys to pass on!!

I guess that depends on your dreams, but it sounds like a good thing for some.

One door closes.... another opens!

I lost my fulltime job early on - 2004. The university was having money troubles then. It sucked because it was the first fulltime job I'd found in 15 years and I didn't like the idea of going back to 2 parttime jobs.

A few months into unemployment, my friend called and said there was a parttime job opening at the college she worked for and the person doing the hiring was a friend of ours also. I took that job with the agreement I'd stay for a year. That was almost 4 1/2 years ago.

While I lost health insurance, the parttime job I have pays me nearly what I made fulltime. No, there aren't any perks like sick days or vacation time, but I do have a retirement fund with them. Also I don't get sick very often since switching to parttime hours and there is time to do the things I was always "going to do some day." Since my kids are grown and on their own, I don't need to work another job. I can live on what I make.

That is great, MJ! You sound very happy with the way things turned out.

And Becky, yes, all things do happen for a purpose. I like the way you think.

Kerrell, yes, there is either a door that opens or a window.

Lisa, I believe that even though we can't see the good in things in the present, in hindsight we are more able to see the blessing.

Carla, I have this message for you.

YOU CAN RISE ABOVE REALITY
Courage is the power to face your difficulties.
It comes from the reserves of your mind that are more powerful
then any of your outside circumstances.

When you recognize that you are bigger than your problems,
you gain the courage necessary to overcome anything.

Your obstacles will look large or small to you according to
whether you are large or small.
Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.
It gives you the ability to rise above reality.

You are more important than any of your problems.

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This is a wonderful article.  The sad thing is insurance is what holds people to jobs they should walk away from.