“There’s plenty of jobs out there”.
Really? I hadn’t noticed. You know what’s not cool? Thinking you know what I want. Without asking. Just making giant assumption after giant assumption. Leap to conclusions much? I had a friend tell me that when he speaks about me he tells people I went on sabbatical. Dude-I didn’t go to Egypt. Or to Oahu to surf. I wish I’d gone to Vegas to sit at a table and drink until I can’t stand. Or gone anywhere. Instead, that craziness sets in and you get suffocated by it. You can’t move. You’re afraid to leave the house. You feel that if you aren’t trying to find a job that you’re a failure. And then no one calls back. Your life is nothing but texts, Facebook messages, the occasional email, and hold on-a real live phone call. You’re so excited to talk to a real human being that you vomit all over them. Great. Just great. All this time you’ve been begging for real contact, and you threw up your whole existence on them. They’ll call right back..Yeah, right.
So, how do you flip it? I took that sabbatical line out for a test drive. I met people and told them about taking a break, that I’m writing, traveling. Their reaction to this has been nothing more than shocking to my system. And it could shock yours, too. They react with a tone of interest, care, and calmness that is a 180 from telling anyone you’re unemployed. Tell people that and they run, or their face scrunches up. So this is a big game? Cool, nothing like manipulating your fellow man so they don’t run from you…sheesh.
Last few things to do-breathe. Go out for a walk. Treat yourself to a matinee. Exercise. And for all that’s good, make sure you tell your friends ‘Thanks’, they’ll appreciate it and you’ll feel like the good, solid human being you are.
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