Brave Enough To Be Bliss

for finally telling me to leave you the f** alone in the nicest way you could figure out how to do...even if it took me a while to follow what you were saying.

How can we accept the good things in life when we have been dealt so many bad things without thinking we also deserve those? We accept that life is not perfect because humans are imperfect creatures who unfortunately hurt one another when we are scared AND bad shit just happens, and it is out of our control. When we can accept those things, when we can feel deep in our hearts and souls that we are good humans who just have unfortunately had really bad shit happen to us by other hurting humans and/or chance, then we can eventually, through a lot of hard work on our brains, find peace.

I wish you peace, joy and lots of love for yourself and others in the future, John.

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Will the Person Know You've Blocked Them. No, the person you blocked on Gmail will not be notified (by Google or anyone else) of your action. Even better, there's no surefire way for blocked contacts to confirm that they've been blocked on Gmail.Apr 22, 2020

When you block a sender, their messages will go to your Spam folder. On your computer, go to Gmail. Open the message. Click Block [sender].

“You can block their number. You can unfriend their friends. You can move across the world— as far as possible from them. You can meet new people. You can delete their photos. Do everything you can to forget them. But no matter what you do. You will never be able to remove them from your mind. From your heart. Not unless you are ready. Not unless you feel it in your soul to let go.” R.M. Drake

After the fabulous 55 th birthday party, things had been going along smoothly, but April definitely had an unexpected twist in store for me that would change everything about the direction of my life and my career.

Having always worked for large employers, I truly believed you couldn’t get fired without a valid reason. A position could be eliminated, but barring something truly egregious, I just hadn’t experienced it happening. I had always been counseled by Human Resources professionals and attorneys that having written documentation was the only way to protect the employer from a lawsuit, not to mention it’s simply the right and fair thing to do. So, when I was fired without any legitimate reason, I contacted several attorneys but found out there was really nothing I could do in a right to work state. There were a lot of things that crossed my mind to say in the coming months, but in the end, I decided they would just be wasted words. I knew the truth and settled on the fact that’s all that mattered. I am grateful for the eight years of work and friendship. The support of me personally was very important and I will never forget it. I have many fond memories both personally and professionally and I have chosen to remember my time there that way. I have no shame in being fired. I am rock solid on how I treat people, who I am and how I conduct myself as an employee and professional. I am not perfect, but I know without a doubt that action was not about me. I will make this change the best thing that could have happened, but that will not be because it was meant to be, but rather because with God’s help, I chose to make it that way.

"Sometimes, you just have to get fired up enough to make a dramatic, powerful, and positive DECISION to change." Brendon Burchard

Resources ▪

Body Language - DailyOM

▪ How to Answer “What Are Your Strengths and Weaknesses?” (hbr.org) ▪ How to Make Difficult Conversations Worse, as Seen on “Succession” (hbr.org) ▪ When You’re Stuck in a Job You Can’t Quit (hbr.org) ▪ How to Build Confidence at Work (hbr.org)

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