Big dilemna

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I am currently looking for work. I am fortunate in the sense that for the next little while I will be OK financially but that will not last very long.

I live in a small town where the employment rate is not bad compared to the rest of Canada. Obviously, there are more jobs in Toronto however, the rent there is MUCH more expensive. So here are my dilemna’s

Do I take a lower paying job where I live since my after rent income would be the same as if I live in Toronto

Do I move to Toronto and leave behind my life here?

I have spent hours on the internet looking at places to live in Toronto and the only ones I could afford are in high crime areas.

Do I take a job in Toronto and move out of town to an affordable place but commute to work. This is not a good option because I once had to drive 30 minutes to and from work and that just about burned me out. I am an introvert and I need a lot of down time and commuting exhausts me.

Do I stay where I am and increase the radius for the location I want to work in which again means a commute and a high gas bill for the car so I can not take as much of a pay cut?

I was speaking to a priest and I told him that I do feel God is with me, but I just feel insecure not knowing where He is leading me. And the priest said ‘The whole point of trusting God is not knowing’. Well… as much as that makes sense, I need to know where to send my resume !!! I also don’t think it is doing me much good spending hours on the internet looking up crime rates in locations I can afford to live. It is making me loose sleep and then sleep all day ! Not good

So, in a nut shell, I am saying prayers to sent Joseph but I am really having a hard time balancing looking for work and giving it up to God

Prayers would be appreciated

CM

 

[fred_conty]

Here is a website you would be interested in.
Those who wear the Miraculous Medal write in about the jobs they received.

amm.org/aboutus/favors/2012/jun25.asp

They also will send you a free medal.

Mary has always been good about getting us favors.
She started doing it at Cana and has been doing it ever since.
She can’t help herself because she is our mother.

“…never was it known that anyone who fled to your protection,
implored your help or sought your intercession,
was left unaided…” The Memorare — one of Mother Teresa’s favorites.

 

[Irishmom2]

cmscms,

I don’t know how attached you are to where you currently live. But perhaps a new place might be a good thing for you. Change is good once in a while. A new location can invigorate your mind. So many new things to discover, new people and places are fun to get acquainted with.

I understand what you are saying about commuting and about how living in Toronto would be expensive or involving a commute by car. I certainly wouldn’t move somewhere that would be unsafe.

Is there a possibility of you looking in a different city than Toronto, or maybe living somewhere that your commute would be by train each day?

You also may want to increase your radius temporarily driving to work with the intention of moving closer to your job at a later date.

Please post a prayer intention in that forum, and many people will pray for you, if not for a specific job, at least for guidance and peace in your time of decision making.

May God bless you and guide you.

 

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cmscms,

I don’t know how attached you are to where you currently live. But perhaps a new place might be a good thing for you. Change is good once in a while. A new location can invigorate your mind. So many new things to discover, new people and places are fun to get acquainted with.

I am not totally opposed to moving, I am simply concerned. In Canada for the first three months a company can fire you for no reason at all. I am simply scared I will go through the expense of moving only to loose my job since no one know in this economy

I understand what you are saying about commuting and about how living in Toronto would be expensive or involving a commute by car. I certainly wouldn’t move somewhere that would be unsafe.

Is there a possibility of you looking in a different city than Toronto, or maybe living somewhere that your commute would be by train each day?

Yes but other cities don’t have nearly as many opportunities so statistically speaking, I don’t think I have a much better job of finding a job there than in the town I live. And taking a train is still a commute. Trust me communiting wears me out and anything more than 30 minutes to get to work does me over. But I will have to perhaps go along with it

May God bless you and guide you.

Thank you

And Fred, thanks for posting the website. I think I will order a medaillon. It will be money well spent

CM