Hi friends, it's Rosie here.
Welcome to Radio Headspace and to Friday.
We live in a world that glorifies certainty.
We're told that we need to have a five-year plan,
know exactly where we're going, and have everything mapped out.
My question to you is, when was the last time your life actually went according to plan?
A few years ago, I got an offer that I thought was my dream job.
It was stable, secure, everything I had been working toward.
And I was so sure that once I got it, I'd feel at peace.
that I'd finally have that I made it moment.
And then I got laid off out of nowhere.
I was completely shocked.
I'd built my life around this thing, this identity, and suddenly it was gone.
I went through every emotion, sadness, panic, rage.
Yeah, all of it.
I want to say that rage was probably the majority of my default state.
And then, as if it couldn't get any worse, this feeling hit me from out of nowhere.
This instant dread.
I had no idea what to do next.
And that feeling, that uncertainty, it was crushing.