Intuition feels vague sometimes. Sometimes it feels like there really isn’t a right or wrong answer. Sometimes the answers aren’t very satisfying. In times like these it can be hard to know what to do.

Right now feels like that. I have been through a few jobs this year for various reasons. I choose to leave my job of 12 years earlier this year. Burnout was the main cause. There were changes to the company over the years that didn’t sit well with me. But over all it was burn out. Personal and work things contributed to that sudden quitting. I then found another job that I thought I would have been at for years to come. I tried really hard and did my best. But that was short lived and I was let go with the reason being that it was a good employee and employer match. Maybe they were right maybe not.

While looking for another job I was actually offered one pretty much right away. But the way in which the offer was extended I turned it down. I have now chosen a new job that I will be starting soon. When considering this job I didn’t really feel one way or the other about it. At this point in jobs I feel like the answer from within should be loud and definite. But it isn’t. It doesn’t feel bad or good.

What do we do in times like this? What does it mean? Shouldn’t we get a clear yes or no? This can cause worry about whether I am making the right choice. I am not sure how this situation is going to turn out or what the right way to go about this is. But here are three things that I am trying to do to move through the situation.

1. I have remained as calm as possible while still acknowledging and validating feelings. It is easy for me to over think and turn over every possible future scenario in an attempt to find the “only right answer”. Remaining calm has allowed me to stay curious and open to thoughts, feelings and outside information.
2. I have paid attention to how I feel when thinking about working at the new job. It feels like it will be easy, like the path of least resistance, and there is a peace about it. The peace itself maybe the answer. But it doesn’t feel as firm as I wish it would.
3. I have remained true to myself and my own belief system. My belief system includes the ideas that everything is always working out for me and for my highest good. And that everything is happening right on time. So if I believe that I am doing my best to make the best choices for me than it will be the best thing for me at this time. The job itself also feels like something I would enjoy doing at least for a time.

I do believe that I am making the best choice I can right now with the information I have. So moving forward even though it isn’t clear is the choice that I have made. Share your own experiences with how to move forward in times of things being unclear.