We are the Ones

Ours is not the task of fixing the entire world all at once,
but of stretching out to mend the part of the world that is within our reach.
Any small, calm thing that one soul can do to help another soul,
to assist some portion of this poor suffering world, will help immensely.

~Clarissa Pinkola Estes

Patience with the job hunt

 As my frustration grew today and my patience was tested with the job hunt, I decided to step back and do an internet search for "patience for getting a job." I came across a web site, ejobcoach.com, and liked this little tidbit: "A baseball player with a batting average of .300 is doing damned well, yet we often forget to recognize that what this means is that he has missed 70% of the balls thrown at him."

After reading that I breathed out some of the frustration and breathed in a bit of hope and patience. Just because I haven't gotten a job in almost a year, and I don't receive responses from 99% of all the jobs I apply to, doesn't mean I'm not worthy of a wonderful job. And it doesn't mean that the right job isn't on its way. In its own time. 

I realized that if I continue with this frustration level, my resentment level will increase. This will negatively affect my energy levels when searching and interviewing for jobs. The moral of the story is that I need to practice more patience with myself and potential employers.

What do you need to have more patience with in your life?

Argue for your limitations and they are yours. Richard Bach