The Other Shoe Falls...

I remember a proverb from the Chinese philospher Lao-Tzu  that goes something like this: "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." A literal interpretation would be even the longest and most difficult ventures have a starting point.

So, with the unemployment rate now at just 11.4% rate, my resume has been carefully screened for the perfect fit by recruiters reading straight off of the job description, then offered the opportunity to “audition” for the part on a contract-to-permanent basis. After several failed opportunities, I find myself skeptical answering questions on yet another phone screen on a Tuesday afternoon that lasts an hour. That phone screen is followed by an in-person interview three days days later, and I am told that  I am the only candidate being considered. Just like that, I get a job offer that evening. to start last Monday.

It seems so straightforward now, as if it was somehow scripted to happen the way that it did. Yet,  as I look back over a year ago when I began this journey, every step that I have taken along the way didn't seem so orderly (see my post Changing Times). There have been many forks  along the way, where my choices may have not brought me to a place where I am today. Along with those choices has been the endless chatter of Doom and Gloom (or those self-centered fears of losing what I have or not getting what I want)  that made me worry about would happen if the other shoe fell.

Well, at least for today,  the other shoe has fallen on solid ground,   I realize that I am only really responsible for the footwork, and that I need to turn over the outcome to God, who is my ultimate employer. There always has been a meaning, purpose, and plan for my life, I just have to remember that it’s not up to me to know (or understand) all of the details.