Unemployed: Day One

So today, while it is a Saturday, it is officially the first full day of me being unemployed.

I woke up in the middle of the night and had a small moment of anxiety but then at 7am, I put my feet on the floor and said "Hmmmm....greens fees are cheaper on weekdays. This might be a good thing."

Losing a job is follows a grieving process much like the loss of a person in your life. There are stages: Dr. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross says the sequential stages include denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance.

I tried bargaining while I was still at my desk...I then went quickly into denial. Anger was a quick one too as there is nothing positive in that stage and I have decided to skip depression. I'm already at acceptance, and this is day one.

I have hope. I have hope for good things to come. Today I went to the driving range, putted a bit on the putting green, enjoyed the outside air and I read the newspaper and in all, I just had the most enjoyable day. I'm at ease....and I have hope.