I have come to the realisation that some people are too willing to over-extend themselves in order to get through a really tough, difficult situation. They genuinely believe that ‘God will not give you a cross that is too heavy for you to bear’, as the saying goes, so bear it they must – as if it was somehow preordained that their eventual survival is guaranteed; that they only need to persevere with their struggles, so that through sheer will alone, they can survive the punishing weight of their particular cross and finally go on to better things.
Life has tons of heavy crosses and quite frankly, if you’re willing to put up with them it generally can be arranged by the spooky powers of the universe that this shall be your lot in life. Always. Continue reading
Some time ago I was approached by a recruitment agent (‘agent’ sounds fitting – she was a tad stealthy) about two positions. When I went to look at the postings, I was rather gobsmacked by the language used to describe the roles.