gift a blessing and curse
Marjory’s stresses at work and at home, caring for her husband, are related to a gift that is both a blessing and a curse. She has always had an amazing ability to pick up and absorb other people’s energy – an ability that she attributes largely to being an only child – and at first it helped her survive in her job, but now that retirement is looming it seems to be working against her.
“In a primitive age,” explains Marjory, “I would have operated as the tribe's early alarm signal.”
“I would be able to intuit that a hungry bear was approaching and give the tribe a head start,” says Marjory, “and, because of my sensitivity, my children would have had far better survival chances than any of the other children in the tribe – and in fact my gift did help my children get ahead in life.”
“In a modern workplace, however, I am surrounded by bears of a different breed that may not necessarily be hungry for my job but merely suffering some setback at home,” sighs Marjory. “I am not a gossip, and even if I were it would be useless information to warn my close co-workers that Jones in accounts, or Smith in sales, is having a bad day and should be avoided – everyone seems to be having a bad day these days!”
“I'm not usually affected by stress – I put on a good show even when I am stressed,” says Marjory, “and I need to keep myself together because the last thing I want is to become ill and unemployable."
"I’m learning how to throw a shield around myself, and I’m training my intuition to concentrate only on those factors that influence my job survival – and sanity," explains Marjory. "After a lifetime spent absorbing everything, it's difficult to apply a filter but it's something I need to do for my own good.”
“Sometimes, when people are too sensitive, too intuitive, like I am, I think the harshness of today's world can cause them to experience hell on earth.”
Read more by Marjory on this issue:
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caregiver dreads retirement
A Gifted Aries
supersensitive job survival
“In a primitive age,” explains Marjory, “I would have operated as the tribe's early alarm signal.”
“I would be able to intuit that a hungry bear was approaching and give the tribe a head start,” says Marjory, “and, because of my sensitivity, my children would have had far better survival chances than any of the other children in the tribe – and in fact my gift did help my children get ahead in life.”
“In a modern workplace, however, I am surrounded by bears of a different breed that may not necessarily be hungry for my job but merely suffering some setback at home,” sighs Marjory. “I am not a gossip, and even if I were it would be useless information to warn my close co-workers that Jones in accounts, or Smith in sales, is having a bad day and should be avoided – everyone seems to be having a bad day these days!”
“I'm not usually affected by stress – I put on a good show even when I am stressed,” says Marjory, “and I need to keep myself together because the last thing I want is to become ill and unemployable."
"I’m learning how to throw a shield around myself, and I’m training my intuition to concentrate only on those factors that influence my job survival – and sanity," explains Marjory. "After a lifetime spent absorbing everything, it's difficult to apply a filter but it's something I need to do for my own good.”
“Sometimes, when people are too sensitive, too intuitive, like I am, I think the harshness of today's world can cause them to experience hell on earth.”
Read more by Marjory on this issue:
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