Is there a lesson priority?
QUESTION: Masters I’m a few months into a job I don’t really enjoy. However, I feel that if I quit, I will not learn the lesson of persistence. And if I stay, I will not learn the lesson of independence and pursuing what is interesting to me. Is it possible that in this situation the choice is not really important as both situations would end up being life lessons that I chose before coming here? Do lessons have hierarchy? ~Greta, Lithuania
ANSWER: You have examined persistence in detail, and there is no longer a need to stay in this position for more such experience. A soul creates its own reality by the choices it makes and the beliefs by which it lives. Sometimes you find yourself lured into a situation just for you to realize (1) that it is something that does not serve your learning process and (2) that there is nothing wrong with admitting that and moving on to something else.
When you admit something isn’t working, or right for you, and you change direction, you are taking responsibility for your life and, by default, adding to your knowledge. It is time to do only what “feels” like it resonates with you. It is time to work on those goals of self-confidence, independence (being responsible for your own decisions), and finding something about which you can become passionate.
There is no hierarchy in the lessons you chose. Once you have recognized and worked through a particular lesson, you can let it go if you can see similar situations before you get too wrapped up in them. That is not to say that the universe may not plop another example down in front of you – like this job – but you will not learn anything new by repeating the process over again.
The only priority a soul has with its lessons is that it attempts to completely learn the basis for choosing as many as possible in each existence. But there are no rules or requirements. Create a life that will allow you to be yourself and acquire as much wisdom about human living as you desire.