Dragonfly Psychic

I came across this blog post yesterday:

Since deciding to once again seek employment outside the house, I've encountered two possible jobs that appealed to me.
The first was a full-time position, which wasn't really what I wanted, but it was with an arts organization that I love. I interviewed, and that went well. [...]
The trouble was that this was a demanding position involving a lot of stress and day to day activities for which I don't think I would have been a good fit. After I had some time to sit with my thoughts, I realized the idea of doing this job was making me very apprehensive. Even though from the outside it seemed perfect, I knew in my heart that I was the wrong person for this position.
A weakness isn't necessarily something you're not good at. It's something that weakens you, and even though I felt the urgency of finding a job and didn't see many prospects out there, I decided to listen to my intuition instead of my logic and remove my name from consideration before the second round of interviews.
Almost simultaneously, I heard about a very different job opening. This was a part-time position, which would mean less money, but a much better schedule for me. It would also involve me doing something that I am genuinely passionate about. I interviewed for it as well and left feeling excited and hopeful.
Yesterday, I found out that I got the job! In the fall, I will be the lead teacher in an extended day program for first through fifth graders. [...]
I'm thrilled that I listened to my little voice of doom, because I believe it led me correctly, away from my weaknesses and toward my strengths.

First of all, I love the idea that a weakness is not something you're not good at, but something that weakens you. Secondly, I love the way Lori-Lyn listened to her intuition, said no thanks to the first position and then immediately found about the second position, a position that was not going to weaken but strengthen her. I truly believe that it was necessary for her to turn down the first position in order for the second one to appear. I keep seeing examples of that in my own and in other people's life.

For example, a girl I know was seeing a guy that she was feeling lukewarm about, but the sex was good. She was also seeing another guy that she felt much more excited about but it wasn't clear if they were going to be any more than friends. She finally decided to tell the first guy that she wasn't feeling it and broke it off with him completely. Just a few days later the second guy told her that he was really excited about what their relationship could turn into and finally made it clear that he wanted to be more than just friends. I honestly don't think it was a coincidence that the second guy opened up right after she rejected the first one.

I cannot emphasize this enough. If you have something in your life that you feel half-assed about, get rid of it. CLEAR SOME SPACE so that the thing that you REALLY WANT can come in instead.