So unemployment is not a picnic or “weekend every day,” Or “But you can get so many projects done!” No Unemployment is… The worst feeling ever.. I have hated it so much!.. Yes, some nice things happened during it. Like getting a book done. But the constant fear of what if I can’t find a job? Or.. What if I have to go back to retail?? Can I go back to retail? Those fears are real.. So what do you do when you’re out of time?
Breath! The first step is to take a breath. Secondly, take any job. Continue to apply where you want to work and have a goal of improving areas that are roadblocks to that.
Did you know panic is natural? Panic is a good sign?? It means you’re willing to try! Depression has not taken you yet! You are looking at all options! Not just the ones you want. Like I stated above, just find a job, any job! Part-time, full-time, seasonal, or on demand.
It’s not a permanent solution.. It’s that one that is needed to get you going! Motivate you! Move you forward! But that doesn’t stop you from trying your best or putting in the effort. To put the joy into what you’re doing. This is the key to your happiness in everything.
Why happiness ?? Because a happy Sam or whatever your name is.. Is a healthy Sam or whatever your name is. If you’re happy in the small things, you will be happy in the big ones too. This will also help you in your non-work tasks! Allowing you to come home to do task and hobbies with great joy! Why do I feel this way? If I can’t find happiness in the small, how will I notice the big and be grateful?
Grateful ( why English do you have to be so dumb.. Grateful makes sense to me! However, it is not a word.. Great is a feeling, Grate the cheese is an action.. Grateful is not a Grate that is full. Nope that’s a feeling word.)
Ok now that that spelling tangent is out of the way. Grateful that I can continue to draw on a daily basis. Even with a crummy job. Grateful to have a supportive wife and best friend in my wife. Grateful to be alive and kicking. I have little to complain about.. I have a Crap ton of things I am grateful for.
Getting back into the swing of things.. Getting any job prepares you for getting back into the daily habits of work. A stepping stone to something more. Doge the idea that I can never get to where I want to be. Instead, set a goal. I want to be X in a year X in 2 years. Always make sure you have a goal and that you shift them on failure or completion. Learning both ways.
I have shifted into looking at part time gigs.. If I get this part time job I am getting a button to wear at it… To tribute the greatest Janitor that ever was! And to have younger people as who the guy on the pin is.
You can find this at etsy https://www.redbubble.com/i/pin/U-62-Telethon-with-Stanley-Spadowski-by-McPod/83647105.NP9QY
With many other great UHF pins.
Here is to the hope that the job market shifts. Or that we keep looking forward.