h2>Dating : Who Are You Without Your Job
Don’t let your life be defined by your title, position, or affiliations. Many people during this global pandemic are quickly learning that they are not their positions. Many of us define ourselves based on the type of work we do. Professionals think they are part of the upper crest. While sanitation works may feel like they are part of the lower crest of society. Many professionals are quickly learning that they really don’t matter as much as they thought they did.
I too fell into the same trap. I assumed that because I had a position at a prestigious university, I was somehow better than the average man. We people introduced me they introduced me as employee and student of University X. As if to say that by myself I didn’t matter but the University was my saving grace and validated my existence. Now that I no longer have the prestigious affiliation, I had to ask myself what now can I cling to for validation. The answer was easy — God.
God is the only validation I need. At the core of me, I was a child of God despite my title, position, or affiliations. In fact, I don’t think God truly cares what positions we have, how much money we make, or who we affiliate with. God is more concerned with our being. How are we being to others is really what matters.
I grew very arrogant during my time at University X. I had to constantly check in with myself. Since the university wasn’t a Christian organization, I really struggled with the environment. Matters and situations occurred that I deemed to be so ungodly. I was appalled at my coworkers behaviors and the behaviors of higher ups. The environment provoked a sense of negativity, control, and fear. The decision to walk away from this toxic environment was one of the hardest decisions I have ever had to make.
While many of you are involuntarily leaving positions, titles, and affiliations, please take this opportunity to find the real you. The you that doesn’t hide behind your work. The you that doesn’t care what type of work someone else does. The you that could careless about titles. The you that doesn’t automatically ask, “so what do you do?” Find the you who has compassion for all human beings. Find the you that is generous to others. Find the you that finds the similarity and not the differences. Find the real you.
