Thank god things didnt work out the way you wanted

[Ontobetterthings]

Anyone else relieved that something you really wanted didn't work out.

I was just reflecting and years ago I was so upset that I didnt get a promotion in a certain field and tried many times to move up. After the final time I completely gave up. I cried my eyes out for days and left and retrained to eventually a much better career with great prospects. I am just so relieved it did not work out. Aibu to think these things happen for a reason?

I suppose what I meant by "not really" is that if you really think someone "up there" is pulling the strings, there is never any need to feel relieved about anything because it takes all the tension out of wondering if things are working out for the best. Of course, they are, because God chose that path for you!

It would also mean you could never feel you achieved something yourself because it was already pre-written that you would. To be honest I would go barmy thinking everything in my life had already been scripted. Should I leave the house today or stay in, which one was scripted for me? Aaargh. 😂

Got evicted from the house we loved, worked out well because if we had stayed my daughter would have had to go to secondary school with this total bitch she doesn't get on with from primary. Also the village we left had 0 public transport links and my son was months away from starting College in a town 10 miles away, we moved closer to said town and the train station is just over the road

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I think becoming a Zen master is the only way to truly escape the headfuckery of Life 🤯

Yes I interviewed for a job in 2019 that ticked so many boxes. Didn't get it. Had I got it I have no doubt I'd have been made redundant during Covid. Also, that industry and the business in particular (car finance) have since come under real scrutiny/problems in the last couple of years.