PSYCHOLOGY|LIFE LESSONS
Another Improbable Mission Accomplished By Giving It Everything I’ve Got
Luck plays a factor but there is a helluva lot to be said for research, patience, thoroughness and persistence
Monday, May 9, 2022 — 9:13pm
A huge new chapter of my life has officially begun.
Today, after 7 months of painstaking paperwork, uncertainty and delays, I received confirmation and approval that I can start working as an employee for an well-established organization in Germany.
What began as a thoroughly researched idea combined with a long-held pipe dream has turned into a reality for me today.
This is a major milestone in becoming an EU citizen.
It’s a dream I have had since I first visited Europe 23 years ago.
I went to Malaga, Spain to meet a friend from Philly and stayed for a month in 1999.
When I returned I looked into the possibility of living and working in Europe. The odds of making a decent income and life for myself were stacked against me as a monolingual American. I quickly gave up the dream, but many years later, I realize that it never died.
My dream was dormant…asleep, but not dead.
When I recently read Misty Rae’s story about the multiple “impossibilities” that she has made possible throughout her life, I immediately thought of this latest and greatest.
This story is not to “toot my own horn” (although Misty’s an advocate of that). It is about reminding people, myself included, that too often people think that things are “impossible” when they are really “improbable”, and even then, if it means something to you then it’s VITAL to at least TRY.
It’s not usually pretty but it’s pretty damn important!
It’s not like I have a bunch of people around me telling me I can’t do something or discouraging me from following my heart.
However, there are enough people who suggest things that don’t suit me or who are afraid themselves of doing whatever it is that they want to do and it all can influence how each of us thinks and behaves.
We literally are all in this, on this earth, living this blended and seemingly endless, together.
And I’m here to tell you…
1- Life is NOT fair (watch “The Princess Bride”).
2- You are probably much more resilient than you realize.
3- There truly is no way you will know for yourself UNLESS YOU TRY.
and try again.
Sometimes I change courses and explore other options that I originally intended, but it’s usually after trying everything I could think of.
That is part of being a creator —
creating our “Masterpiece” that is our life.
Write and shine on (and on and on and on)….
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