Tonight my oldest son and I are headed out for a Boy Scout Campout. Our troop goes rain or shine so the fact that it is raining and is forecast to rain all night is not great news. Setting up tents and sleeping in the rain is not an ideal way to camp.
The thing is camping in the rain is a lot like getting laid off. Do you want to do it? No. Do you have a choice? No. Is it going to be fun? No.Will you remember it? Yes. Can you grow from it? Yes!
The this camp out will mean struggling to keep dry while doing the activities, cooking, sleeping and hanging out. While not typically seen as fun it will be a bonding experience. The boys will learn what they need to do to stay dry and may fail in their efforts. They will learn can do more than they thought they could and in the end will have memories to share for years to come.
Being unemployed has the same opportunities for adults. I am not trying to say being out of work is a fun experience but it can be a real bonding experience and can teach us more about ourselves then we may think. Odds are we will try new things and fail in our first attempt. We will think we are doing everything right and then realize we have wet socks until someone else shows us a better way to do things. We will also make new friends that we can have a shared experience and in the end be stronger for having been through it.
So think of us tonight as we hope our tents don't leak and we try to avoid puddles. My No Job Joy is that my socks get wet and I dry them out in new ways with new friends.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment