Expecting The Unexpected

I have been working and working hard since the age of 16. I went to private school and at the time of my admission my family income was promising. I came from a family full of artists and talented people and my parents did exceptionally well for themselves. Unfortunately due to economic failures came financial hardship and with that came major downsizing on a regular basis. I can honestly say that given those hard times of constantly having to move into smaller and smaller homes once a year for many years, I have been able to overcome anything that comes my way. My sense of resiliency is strong and I am more independent than most my age. I hold many relationships with people who are much older than myself because I can relate to their wisdom and perseverance through life. Given that I started work at a very young age and have held various positions for some time, I have learned how to be an exceptional employee. Gaining all this experience and receiving positive feedback from all the managers I've worked under, I never thought I would be the candidate for a lay-off. As I've mentioned, not once, but twice I have been let go from my jobs last year (thank god that's over with). Of course both times have been due to a rough economy within the industry but how in the hell do you handle this? How do you manage to maintain your pride, dignity, and ego? After seeing coworkers get fired or laid off in front of me I always said to myself, "that will never be me".

At the age of 12 I told my parents that I was going to be the next Britney Spears and I would be married by the age of 28 with a handsome husband and a few great babies by 30.I had it all figured out and planned to the T. (And yes my organizational skills are flawless (for anyone willing to hire;) 🙌. )#feelers, I am here to tell you in case you already didn't know, nothing EVER works out as we imagined it. You can not plan your life to the T and expect everything to be exactly how you pictured it. Things happen at any given moment, both good-bad-and severely ugly and you have to be prepared and comfortable with the unknown. If you are a control freak like me, how the hell do you deal with change when it's a nice fucking surprise at your doorstep you weren't anticipating?Well - in my experience you just have to embrace it, deal with it, do whatever you have to do to make your situation work, and never lose hope. For everything bad, there is always good even if it takes some time to adjust. Keep your head up, do your very best, smile (cry if you have to), and surround yourself with love and support and if you don't have that support I am here to guide you (fo free)! I am no certified therapist but if you ask my friends they'll tell you I'm a fucking bull and I love to help.Stay strong, Stay resilient, Be bravexoxo 💟

The Good that came from a Bad situation