Moving Forward

[adinva]

I know people who have been unemployed in my area, and looking very hard for a job, for 6, 9 months, a year. But they were married and were living on their emergency fund and spouse's income. I don't have an emergency fund or a spouse.

I think that's a legitimate cause for concern even if I positively self-talk myself that of course I'll get a great new job.

The great new job is hypothetical. The lack of my existing paycheck as of July 1 is a fact.

I'm not dwelling on this more than now and then when I feel like omg what-am-I-going-to-do, then I do my self care and move forward productively. But I can't just say lah-la-lah I'm not afraid, we'll all be fine. Some people actually are homeless, some people actually go hungry, being fine is not a guarantee.

Anyway, I've given this more headspace this morning than I want to. It's the nature of the message board that delving into specific details gives you the appearance of being consumed by a topic that you actually weren't thinking about 5 minutes before you logged on, and won't be thinking about 5 minutes later.

The feelings come, I identify them and gauge their intensity, choose the most appropriate action they would suggest, and move along.

Gotta get back to work. I really appreciate you folks who read and write to me here. I value that so much. Even the ones who provoke new thinking, that's really useful. Thanks!