So getting laid off is not a fun thing to go through. The stress of managing finances, worrying about how it will impact your kids, making sure your wife knows what is going on, the awkwardness of talking with friends and networking contact who will assume that you are only going to hit them up for a job they would love to give you but don't have. All these thing make being unemployed a challenge.
The thing is people go through bigger challenges everyday. Illness, divorce, depression, homelessness, and a whole lot of other things that are much worse than losing a job. In other words there are worse things in life that can happen to you. Don't get me wrong, I definitely prefer getting a pay check, but in a year from now odds are I will have a new job, new friends, re-connected with old ones and have other life lessons to take with me.
I know there are some people who are unemployed and having to deal with some of the issues above as well. I don't wish them on anyone. I also won't pretend to know what they are going through because I don't. I will however say that having a longer term, positive outlook will make any of those problems easier to deal with. In a year from now you will have had the chance to learn from these trying times and likely find yourself in a better place than you can imaging right now.
Being laid off is a joy to me because it could always be worse and if you think you have it bad there is always someone who has it worse than you. So don't feel sorry for yourself. Take action, any action that moves you closer to where you want to be and you will be in a better place.
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