1. It's time for you to move on. You're ready for a change of scene. You get to meet new people, get involved in new things . . . you're going to do really well. You always knew that where you are now is not where you wanted to settle down, so here's your chance. Rock it!
2. The Lord has opened up these doors for you. You just need to trust Him and walk through them. Pray that He will allow you to enjoy it, to live it, to get out of it what He wants you to.
3. It's a good fit for you. There are people in the department you already know you want to work with. You'll probably have more opportunities to travel. All the hard work will pay off in the end, and you'll be so glad you went for it!
And my personal favorite . . .
4. You never know! (wink)
The Melancholy Comforter Cocoon Dwellers
1. From here on out, nothing will be the same. You don't know anybody and you're going to have to start all over. And when you finally reach the top, it'll be a lonely, windswept apex where you'll remain in your own bubble of an existence.
2. You're going to have to face those same lonely, long-morninged Saturdays where you have lots to get done but you want to do something else relaxing and fun, but you don't have a lot of money or available people to hang with, so you're stuck the whole day trying to avoid doing what you have to do but don't want to do.
3. You're so ready to settle down in an imaginary, safe, predictable rose-colored life full of made breakfasts and fat babies and sidewalk chalk but you're stuck reading articles that try to read Marxism into medieval theater.
4. You're going to have to say no. Say no and mean it. Say no and stick by it. Say no and not feel guilty about it.
The Realistic Sarcasm-Laced Pragmatists
1. What else are you going to do? Work for some non-profit and become disillusioned? You know that what you were doing wasn't it, so you're doing something else, right? You're not making a lateral move, either, you're stepping it up, which will ultimately prove economically and vocationally beneficial to you. So suck it up and tell the rumored "hard professors" to bring it.
2. Why are you pining after an imaginary life? If you woke up tomorrow morning to the wail of a fat baby and sidewalk chalk streaks and the prospect of making perfect pancakes, would you be ready? Or would you wish you had the chance to breathe in oxygen-poor air from the ruins of Machu Picchu? You are living your life right now. So get your head out of the clouds and live your best now.
3. Oh, you poor, poor thing. You have the chance to get a world-class education for free and get paid to do it with a boatload of guidance along the way. Oh, you poor, deprived little wench.
4. The only certain thing in this life is change, dear. I thought you'd learned that a long time ago. Seriously. You'd think after growing up a military brat and already having been around the world that some semblance of the idea of the temporariness of every darn thing would have seeped in by now.
The Mind Wanderers
1. You can take stuff outside of your department. Like a painting class or a music class . . . you've always wanted to learn the guitar.
2. Maybe you can get a part-time job. Like at a coffee shop or something. Come home smelling like coffee grounds. Mmmmm.
3. You're going to be making your lunch a lot. Healthy stuff like turkey croissant sandwiches and yogurt and dried cranberries and granola bars. Remember those healthy, economical days? They're back. Frozen salmon fillets and casseroles that last, and don't forget that crock pot you've got in storage. They're back, baby.
4. You know you miss that student-status. That time when you have an acceptable, cute excuse for being broke. Here you go again.
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