When God Closes The Door…He Opens a Window!
… yan ang nakasulat!
Ewan kung saan…baka kayo alam nyo?
Sabi doon sa movie na Maid in Manhattan:
“When God closes the door, He opens a window. So…jump!!“
Feel na feel ko ang mga katagang iyan sa panahong ito. Hinahanap at iniintay ko pa yung window kung saan puede akong tumalon…(not literally of course, hindi naman ako suicidal)…you know what I mean.
Ngayong umaga lang…merong nagsarang pintuan sa harapan ko. Hindi naman ito first time na nangyari sa akin. Pero hindi pa rin ako nasanay. Nalulungkot pa rin ako pag ganyan ang nangyari.
May mga bagay kasi na gustong-gusto nating makuha at matikman…pero may mga panahong hindi para sayo ang gusto mo. Ika nga, you don’t need it so it wont be given to you.
Patience is not one of my virtues…minsan akala ko in the bag na. Then pag di ko nakuha…nalulungkot ako. At nagagalit! Ang dating kasi sa akin, pina-asa ka. Somebody dangled a carrot at you. Only to give it to somebody else. Grrr.
Syempre feeling ko…mas deserving ako. Mas magaling ako. But then God has His ways of humbling you. Through the years I have learned that God wants me to get out of my comfort zone. At the opportunities to get back there ( sa comfort zone nga) hindi sya pumapayag. Hindi pa ako natuto! It happened again.
So what’s my next step? I will continue looking for those windows where I can jump with blindfolded eyes (100% trust in God!), when it is for me.
Ang hirap nga lang. Kasi tuwing nare-reject ka eh natatapyasan palagi ang self-confidence mo. Ang tagal makabawi!
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Glo is 100% bicolana. Born in a small barrio in Sorsogon,Gloria graduated with a degree in Chemistry from UPLB, where she spent 18 years of her life, studying and later working with a 10-year rigorous experience in working in various chemical-analytical laboratories. She skipped lab work for various reasons: napagod na sya, napuno na sya at ayaw na niyang tuluyang mabaog, seriously she just wanted a 'normal' family setting for her son (whatever normal means!) and a chance to re-invent herself career-wise and personal-wise.
I do agree with you Glo. I also have a never give up attitude. I always pray din kay God para maliwanagan ako if ever nade-depress ako. ^_^
i try my best not to give up. even when i am so down, miiyak, simi-singhot lang ako coupled with a few lambanog and everything, but i typically am ok the following day, banat agad.
i originally had this interview in chicago: http://reynaelena.com/2008/08/19/chicago-oh-chicago-the-interview/
and then i also had one in washington dc but what happened to me in washington dc was what happened to you. i was rejected from that job i really really like. it was an investment firm. here’s the link: http://reynaelena.com/2008/10/09/rejection-confirmed-my-right-decision/
so when they rejected me, i accepted the chicago offer. happy enough to have found a new job, i even went home to manila to spend a few weeks vacation bago mag-work at lumipat sa chicago. so when i arrived philadelphia, started packing up, my niece would hand me a letter that they took the job back. http://reynaelena.com/2008/10/28/im-thinking-of-taking-some-legal-action/
you have no idea how it felt. i was devastated. but like you said, another one opens after each rejection – this is the reason why i am here in new orleans. i pray this is for the better.
you can never give up. it’s ok to be depress for a minute, but move on and fight.
I agree with Reynz. The more you feel about things like these, the more it will pull you down. Been working for almost 12 years now and experienced so many of these.
Personally, I think rejection is not really a bad thing. It’s just another entry on the freeway towards better things. Though sometimes it’s not, at least there will be something to keep you punching.
Just keep on punching. And punch til it hurts.
oo Rob! leche!
i left my philadelphia job dahil i was working on two offers. pucha! parehas akong ginago! and i was unemployed for 8 long months!!!!
i think i was depressed nung i was turned down by DC, then nung ginago ako nang chicago, but other than that, i was partying, nag-papakalasing, uma-aresto nang pulis, humakot nang boylets sa ortigas at kinaladkad sa pasig, but i never forget na ooops! kelangan ko pala mag-hanap nang work hahaha
it’s really the will to do it, kahit party pa rin, basta di mawala sa focus, am sure darating yan dahil di ba ang sabi is that WE CREATE OUR OWN OPPORTUNITIES? well, that’s why I keep saying – SOCIAL CLIMB LANG NANG SOCIAL CLIMB! you never know kung sinong makaka-connect mo! and that’s how i found my job here in New Orleans.
minsan nakakatulong yung narereject kasi yung eagerness mo to strive o yung “drive” mo ay lalong nagpu-fuel up. pero kung p[atuloy ang rejections, ibang usapan na yun. sometng is wrong. pero gayunpaman keep risking. naniniwala akong sa mundong ito ay may kanya kanya tayong destinasyong kung hindi naman maganda ay matiwasay naman.
mam glo, laban lang!
oo dencios, the more you strive to be da best and make everything better, masakit of course ma-depress but sometimes, it’s for the better. gaya nung na-reject ako sa Chicago, i would find out in New Orleans, na kilala pala nila yong Hari sa company na yun at napakawalanghiya daw dahil two of their staff eh umiskapo at lumipat samen.
ako nakailang reject na rin sa applyan – kesyo pandak daw ako, hindi nila type ang school ko, wala akong face value, or wala akong kapet sa loob.
talagang discriminating pero ang tanong e magpapatalo pa ba tayo sa discrimination?
pag narereject ako, sinasabi ko na lang sa sarili ko – fight kung fight! maraming pang opportunities dyan at di lang sila ang kumpanya sa earth.
saksak na lang sa baga nila ang kumpanya nila. hahahah.
“Ask and it shall be given to you” – Mat 7:7
Ganyan dapat ang attitude mo… kaya lang wala naman sa sinabi ng Diyos na Ask and it shall be given to you RIGHT AWAY. So, it’s either wait dahil hindi pa time. Or maybe no. because He has something bigger and better for you.
Everything will work well for those who lov God.
Mantra nga ngamin ng bff ko, better things are yet to come.
Don’t give up. Just try and try until you succeed.
God sometimes give us a test, but he never give us thing na hindi natin makakayanan,.. yun bang tipo na gusto nyang ipahiwatig sayo na nandyan siya at higit na mas kailangan mo ang tulong nya para maging success ka sa iyong gustong gawin sa buhay.
Bilang tao, marami tayong ginagawa na hindi natin isinasama ang diyos,kaya madalas siya kusa ang nagsasara ng pinto para sayo, yung tayo lang ang nag de-decide without consulting him, we need to ask a sign from him trough prayer kung para sa atin nga iyon, kasi hindi natin alam kung meron pa siyang ibibigay na mas higit na mas mahusay kaysa sa ating hinihiling, at that time dyan nya bubuksan ang bintana para sayo na may hagdaan para hindi ka mahulog…
Amen ba mga kapatid?
Hindi po ako pastor ha?.. taga pastol lang ng kalabaw, he he he
Ate Glo, it’s their loss for letting you go. I know God has something better for you.
Kumain muna tayo ng ice cream at iplano na ang next step.
Gaya yan manay Glo sa pamumuti ng lansones, kapag kulay green pa, ang hirap puknatin sa sanga, kapag over ripe na pati sanga apektado sa pagkabulok, pero kapag tamang tama lamang, napakadaling i harvest ng mga bunga.
May mga pagkakataon sa buhay natin na green pa ang produkto, hindi pa oras na anihin. May pagkakataon namang lipas na sa due date at nabubulok na. Pero inilaan ng Diyos ang tamang oras at pagkakataon para ibigay ang bunga na matamis at masarap. Ang role natin ay maghintay, manalangin at maniwalang Mabuti ang Diyos sa lahat ng pagkakataon. Hi or lo, alam Niya ang pinagdaraanan natin.
may emphasis ba yan sa “often?” hahaha
ang mahirap nyan pinagsarhan ng pinto tapos me kasama pang balibag.. ha ha ha
“Ang hirap nga lang. Kasi tuwing nare-reject ka eh natatapyasan palagi ang self-confidence mo. Ang tagal makabawi!”
Relate ako sa linyang ito, ang hirap intindihan at tanggapin kung saan ka nagkulang. pero katulad nga ng sabi mo “ang tagal makabawi”,pero HINDI nangangahulugan na di na tayo makakabawi EVER! saan ba patutungo yan, sooner than you can imagine nakabawi ka na at sa kaduluduluhan ang mga taong nag-reject sa iyo are the same people na kasakay mo sa elavator paakyat!
God also serve those who only stand and wait..
John Milton(????)
Hi! don’t give up, take it from mahal na reyna, bilib ako sa determinasyon, sabi nga nila, kung di ukol, di bubukol, pero sometimes nga nakakadepress pag feel mong ikaw ang deserving tapos sa iba mapupunta, just continue praying, pasasaan ba yan at may posisyon na naghihintay para sa iyo
hahaha! alam mo an2nette, if you have certain “responsibilities” dun pumapasok ang determinasyon. but it’s not only responsibilities, pag merong kang goal in life, then the more you are determined to get back at it di ba?
read: lalayasan ako ng mga boylets ko pag na-stop ang sustento hehehe
If they reject me, I always say it is their loss because I know I am loyal, hardworking, adaptable, fun to work with, and best of all an honest worker.
salamat sa affirmation ninyong lahat. hindi ko ito maisulat sa personal blog ko kasi mababasa ng mga taong concerned.
ayaw ko na isipin kung anong nangyari. at first i was so sure i’ll get the job. i was assured of it at first…i applied because i was invited to. the position was even “lower” than my qualifications and experience.
anyways…tama kayo…it is their loss. and i am pretty sure meron itong kasunod na mas maganda. intayin ko yung window for me.
i have to admit every time merong rejection umiiyak talaga ako. but then i was told not to short-sell myself. it was an admin position, my recent application, so i’m just thinking na baka over-qualified ako.
meron naman akong back-up plan. sana ito ibigay na ni God sakin.
go go Glo! go grow and glow.
hehehe
and when you’re depress, it’s also very important to stay away from your friends who would make fun of your situation even if it is a joke dahil it just adds up to you being down. mamili ka nang friends mo from within your friends, those who can only relate with the situation.
mahirap seyo because me anak ka who is always with you so i was gonna say na you go out but that could be tough – socialize certainly will help – but blogging about the darn shit will definitely help. i blogged about my rejection and it helped me so much. at natatawa ako whenever i look back at the entries hehehe ang mga demonyong yon! hahaha! akala nila!
and now as i think about it, ang mga hayop, paiyak iyak pa ako, yong isa sr. manager at yong isa is director lang ang mga position with salaries na kakapiranggot, samantalang chief fairy officer pala dito sa new orleans and then and sweldo is P1 above minimum wage hahaha so maligaya ako.
wag lang naten pagusapan ang staff ko at mga kalechehan dito. iba yon. hmpt!
yeah….see? talagang mas maganda yung napuntahan mo!
hayyy…that certainly gives me hope. im sure mas maganda ang mapupunta sa akin.
alam mo kung ako lang eh okay na ako sa kita ko sa blogging. kaso may anak ko at lumalaki na ang gastos nya. ang private school pa naman daig pa ang college ang tuition.
eh mga kapatid ko naman graduate na. isa na lang natira ga-graduate na sa march. so maluwag na talaga ako. etong anak ko na lang.
naku..eto at lagi akong online while nasa school ang anak ko. di ko feel mag hang-out sa parents’ waiting area these days. at wala talaga akong social life dito!
but i’ll be fine. no worries. actually ang sarap pa nga ng tulog ko kagabi! hehehe.
go go go lang tita glo! fighting!
kahit yata anong pampalubag loob sabihin sayo pag ganito ang sitwasyon mas mabuti pa nga hanapin mo na lang ang bintana.. LOL
napakasakit..kuya eddie…
and if you can’t find the window, go look for another house, baka hindi lang pinto at bintana ang nakabukas sa kanila, pati cupboard, closet, fridge etc..
cheer up mommy
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