Welcome to the New Year
Are your facing 2009 with fear or with faith?
When your guy is out of work, it is easy to become tired, worried, and depressed. You probably feel like you have the weight of the world resting on your shoulders.
It’s hard, really hard. Because you are in such a difficult situation, you need all the support you can get.
Lean on your friends and loved ones for encouragement. Spend some time laughing each day, even if all you can laugh about is a re-run of your favorite old TV show.
When my husband lost his job, I turned to my faith to support me through those very dark times. For me, attending church services, praying, meditaion, and reading spiritual books, gave me the strength and courage I needed.
I also realized that I was not alone. Everyone of us suffers challenges in life, whether it is an illness, unemployment, divorce, financial woes, or just the stress of growing older. Seeing people cope with their challenges inspired me to keep going. I also realized that I still had many blessings and things for which I could be grateful.
What are you doing to enhance your spirit?
Make it a priority for this year. When you have your faith to sustain you, you can endure almost anything.
In fact, you may find that this difficult period of your life becomes a time of great spiritual growth. I am not happy my husband lost his job in 2001, but I am very thankful that my relationship with God blossomed during that time period.
Spiritual growth was my silver lining in the dark cloud of unemployment. Perhaps it will be yours as well.
What do you do to inspire your spirit? Share your ideas here by leaving a comment.
January 6th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Lynne, great post. You do feel like the weight of the world is on your shoulders. Friends and spirituality were a huge help to me also when my husband was out of work. Thanks for what you are doing.
February 24th, 2009 at 2:38 am
Very true!Family and friends are the major support system at such trying times.By the way you could also visit AngstCorner.com that brings together recession hit people and share your thoughts.
April 30th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Hello Lynne.
Sadly, job loss is affecting so many now. I am one of those that lost a job I loved for 18 years in Dec 2008 due to the bad economy. Fortunately, with God at the helm, I was able to turn my initial fear and anxiety into joy and opportunity by following a simple plan …….even included one miracle! So inspired, I wrote a book, The Joy of Job Loss, for those who have lost their job, know someone who has lost their job, or for those who simply fear losing their current job. Details on author website:
http://www.rp-author.com/Webbon
My hope is that my job loss experience , plan, and positive results covered in my book will have as much value to others as it did for me. I hope you will read and share with others. Wishing you and your family only the best as you move forward.
Linda Webbon