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[quote=Anonymous]If I hadn't have realized I was on the wrong career path in my early 20s and lost a job I hated and decided to apply to grad school almost as as a Hail Mary and then accepted the offer I did -- and my spouse hadn't accepted the offer to the same school amid many choices as a very sought-after candidate by top schools -- I wouldn't have met him more than 30 years ago and married him. That one decision born from loss, rejection, sadness, fear, and disappointment (losing that job in my early 20s, knowing I was in the wrong field of work, and looking at my available options) totally changed the trajectory of my life. Both our lives. He could have gone to an Ivy but came to the state flagship instead because of the amazing, top-rated program in his field. We have lived in a handful of great places, traveled internationally a number of times. I would never have experienced ANY of this otherwise, I would have stayed the path where I was originally from and hated my life. I've had a very rich and full life, interesting work, and we have happy adult kids. Looking back at almost 60, I am SO happy my early career basically rejected me and told me to get lost! That's how I found myself, my purpose. My life would have been completely different had I had everything going for me, work wise, in my 20s. It didn't make sense at the time, but now it does. Life is a series of nudges until you're on your way. Where one door closes a window opens, and all that. It's true![/quote]

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