Slow Learners

John was laid off from his job. He's been working for a non-profit who decided that they only have money for one professional position, and that position should be fund-raising rather than marketing...not much he can do about not being a fund-raiser, so we move forward.

I know that the economy is pretty crummy right now, but this is not the first time this has happened. By my best count it's the sixth time. And on each of the past five times I've suggested he play his horn and do some freelance work to make a living rather than work in the corporate "real" world. He's just not an office kind of guy. This time I decided to get bossy (not hard for me :-) ) and tell him that he can't look for another regular job. In my opinion, God has told him six times that he needs to do something different. Five times John has gone back to what he was doing before. In my line of work we call those people slow learners, and we make modifications for them. BUT we rejoice when they finally "get it". Hopefully, he's gotten it this time.

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