I was on my way downtown a couple hours ago and drove past a place I had an interview for a job I really, really wanted. It was quite a while before my position was eliminated, and the job was working on a portion of a conference program - so totally up my alley. Obviously I didn't get the job, and at the time I was disappointed. Now, though, I can't help but be glad. Because I can't fathom how the path my life would have taken were I working in that position. I'd have missed out on a lot of great things in my last months at RR (I know - bet you never thought you'd hear me say that! Trust me, it's not RR related things so much as nice little things I came across in the process of working there). I would, obviously, not be working where I am now, and therefore would have missed out on learning a LOT of stuff about myself. I may not be working on a team that's as supportive as the one I'm part of now. And I'd have missed out on meeting a lot of great people.
It just always blows my mind to think about the way the building blocks of the moments and events in our lives fit together to make a seamless chain. That's why I try hard to always appreciate every link...
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