Oh, this one is easy, since I am going through it right now. Thanks for the lob, WP. 😄
Losing my job a couple months back has been a really tough thing to say goodbye to. While ultimately I am better off, that doesn’t change the fact that I had invested thirteen-plus years of my life into the place. I accomplished a lot, made a lot of friends and if I am being honest, I enjoyed it and was pretty damn good at it. The last three months of it I didn’t like so much, but overall, I liked what I did.
When I got tossed overboard, the current of thoughts and emotions was very strong indeed. In a lot of ways, it still is. I still have days where I get frustrated and angry over it for multiple reasons. I got depressed, I got pissed off, and i have probably vowed to “show them” at least 55 – 60 times.
For quite awhile, I felt like the marooned captain. I felt like I was trapped on an island in the middle of nowhere with no clue how the hell to get off. I could see that ship sailing off into the distance, and it’s pretty damn demoralizing, I tell ya.
After a spell of stewing in it and processing the whole thing, I started to feel a bit better. Once I realized that I wasn’t chronically sore seven days a week, I wasn’t taking Advil like it was candy for raging headaches, and my digestion was actually somewhat normal again, I started to think this ain’t so bad. I also didn’t miss that lousy feeling in the pit of my stomach that I would get every day as I was pulling off the highway and work was five minutes away.
So, I took some time for myself, started taking stock of my options and all that fun stuff. I even got to find some enjoyment by starting this nifty little blog and making silly pictures to go with it. 😄
I started working on a map to get my ass and off the island. As I found civilization again, I continued to work on the map. I took some classes, dusted up the old resume, and started the search for a new adventure.
Right now, I am looking at different seas to conquer, as I don’t know how much I want to get into something exactly like what I was doing before. I think my skills can translate well into other fields, so there’s options and ideas on the table.
So, I’m back on the boat, and while it might not be quite as big as the previous one was, it’ll do for a start.
The Beginning At Last 
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