Dumbing down, being safe, and patience

[thrihyrne]

Last night after having a really blissful, productive yet also leisurely, weekend, I found myself somewhat unexpectedly in tears and asking Evan if he thought that I'd need to sacrifice truly compelling/engaging/challenging work for the rest of my life in order to be 'safe' in regards to my disorder. In other words: is the ultimate sacrifice in

Comments

[jaiden_s]

He's right. The job is what you have right now, but not what you're going to have forever. The universe unfolds as it should. Be gentle with yourself as you wait for it.

[thrihyrne]

Thank you so very much for your kind words. I will not do this forever, and I'll be even more ready to look for more challenging/growth roles after spending time staying put. Staying put will show I can stick around in a role, and also by being really reliable and skilled at what I'm asked to do means I'll at last have a new person as a reference. I could use one of those in my pocket next time I'm looking. :)

[anna_wing]

Doing the best you can with whatever is under your hands is never a bad thing. Whatever you are doing, you are in fact learning something from it, just by sticking to it and seeing how it contributes to the world; it's all tikkun olam, no matter how small it is.