The Grass is Greener
People have called me crazy over the past few years. Mainly because I never cared to follow the masses when it comes to “traditional work life”. During the covid-19 pandemic I found myself depressed, anxious and thought signing up for mental health therapy truly meant, “I have given into the stigma associated with being crazy”. (I know that sounds very insensitive but remember these are my thoughts). One of my goals was locating another profession that was going to be worthy of my happiness. At this time of year 2018, I was a social work investigator for the Department of Children and Families, which was a great gig but mentally I was tapped out after years of witnessing children being abused. Dreams of returning to school, which never happened due to scheduling conflicts and management not allowing casework to change. Although management was so-so, I knew this was a profession I could not do for many years to come. Transitioning to my new job was an extreme transition as I didn’t know I would be blindsided by agreeing to take a 27,000$ pay cut. This really had people calling me “crazy”. This transition saved my life. This transition allowed me to travel to more places I thought I never would have made it to. This transition allowed me to cut back on expenses I did not need to spend money on. This transition allowed me to truly say, I can breathe, and I am living. I say all this to say, everything works out in God’s timing and giving yourself grace. Escaping the traditional 9-5 and chasing what you love is going to continuously keep you fed.
Fast forward, it’s year 2025 I am still an employee with the State of CT and still working as an investigator for the courthouse now. I have been given grace with my time off requests, can now attend school full-time and have my traditional job full-time, and I truly enjoy my line of work.
Find your happiness and live in it. Breathe the air, enjoy being uncomfortable for a while but allow yourself to see that sometimes the grass is greener on the other side.