The Ram in the Bush

Oooh....this is the post where I could literally write a novel about what's been going on in my life for the past 8 weeks. I'll spare you the deets and will give you the short version with the lessons learned- here we go!

In my first few posts, I made points to say that a moment of fury can end your career. I also said find your inner peace and a few other things. Well let me tell you....I searched and searched for my inner peace and still got fired from my call center job. What I will say is that the reason was ridiculous, and my displeasure for the way immediate and corporate management handles their business was noted (loudly at times) and thus there went my job. Prior to this catastrophe, I had taken all of the measures that I have previously written about; I meditated, prayed, and even colored to soothe my nerves. But when you are in a place where you are not supposed to be, God will remove you. Please overstand THIS-I tried to hold on to that job because it was easy...you answer calls and make appointments. The pay was enough to handle the things that I have to do, but let this be the lesson:

1. You cannot put a dollar amount on your peace of mind. I went to that job every day with the best of intentions and left angry and stressed after every shift. It wasn't the co-workers, nor was it the patients who were calling, it was the management and the management only. Micro managing the employees and desperately looking for fault plus a turnover rate of over 60% is a recipe for disaster for an employee like me. I have to voice my opinion if I see something that I don't like. And don't get me wrong, I do follow the rules (chain of command), but when they constantly fall on deaf ears, you have to speak louder. Long story short, I'm not mad about it, I'm relieved. Which brings me to lesson number 2.

2. When you have a calling on your life, please know that you can voluntarily follow the path or you can be forced down it. This whole blog is about me becoming a nurse. Making a few dollars for doing something easy is good and all but when that's not what you were put on this earth to do, it will not be fit to your life. Period. I could feel myself fading away from that job...I just wasn't into it anymore. But instead of resigning, I stayed, let it get the best of my emotions, and I ended up getting terminated. I deserved that because I knew months ago that I didn't belong there. The moment I became serious about becoming a nurse is the moment that I should have left that job. I am meant to care for people in a medical capacity and scheduling appointments for them to see a doctor is not what I'm talking about. Sometimes people would call with symptoms and in my mind, the cure was easy, but in that job, I would have to say "I'm not medically trained, so I can't give advice". It was like a slap in my face every time.

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3. There is always a ram in the bush. If you are not familiar with this popular Christian phrase, it derives from the story of Abraham and Isaac. Basically, Abraham was told by God to sacrifice his first son, Isaac. Reluctantly, Abraham prepared to do so, but as he was going to the mountain top to kill his son as an offering to the Lord, he saw a "Ram in the thicket (see: bush)", and used the ram as a sacrifice instead of his son. The point here is, we move on God's time, not ours. And you better believe that HE is always on time and He will provide all of your needs! Check this out, I was fired at 12 pm, I went to my part time job at 12:20 pm and left with a full time schedule at 12:45 pm. I went home, changed into my scrubs and started working at 3:00 pm! God is faithful! You see, I tried to hold on to that call center job as long as I could,but it was my time to go. I will get nowhere in my career by holding on whats not meant for me. I will get where I need to be by doing the work that I'm supposed to do, and at this time, my purpose is bedside care. Forget the pay difference..I haven't had a headache since I left the call center building! I look forward to going to work again, I smile at work, I don't mind walking back and forth over and over again! Does somebody out there understand what I mean?

Overall, I think the biggest lesson is to live IN your purpose ON purpose. Make it a point to do what it is that you are meant to do. For me it's nursing work,and while I'm at the beginning stages right now, best believe that I will steadily climb my way to the top! I think that's enough for this post, you guys have a wonderful day!