Graduation Day

Had a great experience cheering on my little brother at his college graduation over the weekend. Its such a memorable time in a person's life. Exciting and scary all at once. The speaker at my brother's commencement said something profound. He said that in his many years teaching and mentoring, he's known too many new college grads who have passed up jobs that they didn't think were "good enough" or that they were "too qualified for" and as a result, they missed out on career growth.
When I graduated it was the dead of winter (and we had to walk up hill both ways, lol) but I was so anxious to start my new life. Although I didn't have a job yet I was ready to go and find one. After a month of searching and about 50 resumes I got a job and it WAS NOT what I expected. But God taught me how to be grateful for that job and to work hard at it. Some parts of it I did enjoy too. I got dressed up each day in fancy clothes and I had somewhere to go. Not to mention a paycheck too. I then got a second job that the wise professor above would say I was "overqualified for". Again, God taught me to work hard and take what I could from that job.
From that job, I got to spend time with someone that filled the grandfather void I had since I lost my grandpa at age 4. Job number 3: AWESOME. I am challenged, I get to wear fancy clothes I get a paycheck. Took a long time to get here but looking back, I am sure I wouldn't like it as much as I do had I gotten this job right after college.
I guess what I learned from all this is that my life, as I expect it, will not go the way I expect it to. And based on this experience I can live with that.