My mum is known for many words of wisdom, some from her experiences in life and also what she learned from others, and oftentimes, her words always act accordingly you would think she has some psychic abilities to know the future, but experience they say is always the best teacher. Being an optimistic person, one of her words of encouragement during difficult times is Every disappointment usually comes with a blessing in disguise.

Sometimes this statement often annoyed me, especially when faced with a terrible disappointing situation, but over time I've come to realize that what she actually meant was that disappointment if faced with the right emotions, makes us learn from what made us feel disappointed and work towards becoming a better person or overcome the challenge on a second trial, the lesson you gain from such disappointment is what brings the future blessings.

One striking experience that has carved its memory in my heart which I fall back to and gain strength especially when i'm faced with a difficult situation was during I had applied for a job as a designer in one bigger fashion company, I was very nervous and excited about this job because I was still fresh in the fashion industry, even though I had learned how to design basic outfits, I felt like being in that company would be like a striping stone for me to gain more experience as I didn't have the client base to get much practical and experiences that I knew I needed, I was very sincere in all I did when I eventually started working, I didn't even care about the pay as I was more focused on learning more, I would always resume very early and often work overtime to meet up with the order, I didn't seek an appraisal from anyone, and did my hob diligently, but sadly my co workers were the hypocrite kind of workers, they felt I was doing too much and made their daily delivewordorthless compared to my own output

To cut the long story short, they always spoke badly behind my back to make me look bad before the boss, and there was nothing I could do since I was the youngest and newest staff, I couldn't bear the toxic environment and eventually left there sadly, it felt like the worst day of my life, all the learning aspirations I had there faded off, instead of giving up on fashion design like one of them spat in my face, that I would eventually do, feeling disappointed that all my effort and hopes wasn't acknowledged, I developed a strong will to market myself and get my own client base, even though I work from home, it eventually paid off, and so far I've been able to build a successful fashion design business, with a loyal client base and a reputation for quality and dedication. Looking back, I realize that my mom's words of wisdom were fact. The disappointment I felt when I left the fashion company was indeed a blessing in disguise for me as it pushed me to work harder, believe in myself, and create my own opportunities. No regrets at all.

This post is inspired by the #Marchinleo monthly topics day 23.

All images used in this post are mine

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