Finding My Fit
In the job as a Direct Support Professional that I currently have, there is one mantra: “Find your fit.” This basically involves finding an individual that we are a good match with. Someone we get along with, who does not target us, who we are able to support to the best of our ability and whose lifestyle/routines are things we are comfortable with. And while this is something that is often said at the place of employment, I have found that this is a good mantra to have in life as well. “Find your fit.” Find the thing that you enjoy doing. Find the person that is “just right” and be their friend or partner (or both). Find the career that works for you. Recently, I was informed that my days at my job were numbered. I learned that I was going to be terminated from the agency due to being written up too many times because of several mistakes I have made over the years. (I was also written up over attendance issues.) So I did the thing that was in my family’s best interest: I