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I missed last week’s post. I’m in danger of missing this week’s as well. There’s so much to do… When I was laid-off in February, I didn’t anticipate how busy I would be in unemployment. In the last two weeks, I spent a day’s time applying for food stamps and almost two days reapplying for financial [...] "Graduation Cake Guy" image by CarbonNYC. Click image to see his entire photostream. Earlier this week, I heard a news report stating the last time the national unemployment rate was this bad was back in the early 1980’s. I graduated from college in 1983, at the height of the Reagan recession. I had no [...] This post is dedicated to my friend David. I hope you realize how many friends you have in your “network.” In Praise of Networking Exactly one month to the day now since I was laid-off. I had my first phone interview last week regarding a great local job with a Fortune 500 company. The position looks like [...] Image titled "Grand Canyon backpack" by Kevindooley. Click on image to see more of his work. It’s now a little over three weeks since the layoff. The past week has been very busy and challenging, but also extremely rewarding. One of the things this experience has taught me is that the rest of your [...] You cannot teach a man anything. You can only help him find it within himself. — Galileo Galilei It’s now two weeks since the layoff. What a wild ride. Each minute is an adventure. Following is a short story from earlier this week. I’m going to do my best to share more of these stories as they [...] It has now been a little over a week since the layoff. 300 people were let go over two days. One of them was my friend Brad, who used to work in the IT Department. The two of us immediately decided to form a support group. I don’t know how I would have gotten through the [...] Image by Erika Mugglin It was my birthday last week. I’m 48 years old. Not a major milestone birthday like 50, but it got me thinking: this could be the halfway point in my life. My grandmother celebrated her 95th birthday back in December and she’s still going strong; it’s not unreasonable to think of [...] *My response is my responsibility.* I’m at a difficult place in my faith walk lately. It’s apparent to me when I’m living in the right way, but I’m not always aware when I’ve stumbled or made a mistake. For so long, I’ve denied my feelings and emotions as weaknesses and liabilities. I’ve tried to control them, [...] |
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