Welcome to unemployment

Well, I'm back. As always, I have the best intentions of posting more often, but life keeps getting in the way.

I was looking at my last couple of posts and was surprised how recent it was (it has felt like years since I last posted). I actually tried posting yesterday, but the stupid app on my iPhone lost the post.

So anyway, to give an update from my last post, the company I was working for completed the transition of my position to the new company last December. I have been out of work since December 16th. I can't believe it has been nearly 2 months since my last day of work.

Since then, my life has pretty much been defined by looking for a job. I get up in the morning, get on the computer and start looking. I also have been trying to use my network of contacts to find something. There have been a couple of interviews and one job that I thought was perfect for me, but unfortunately, was told that I "didn't fit in with their corporate culture", whatever that means.

So what next. Since my release, I have been struggling with what I should be doing. Does God have a plan for me that does not include my continuing with my career in the way that it was going? Should I be pursuing a different path? I have prayed about this a lot but, if there are signs out there for me, I'm too pig headed to see them. I continue to pray daily on this. I have also taken up reading the bible daily. I have subscribed to a plan that will have me reading the complete bible in a year. I have tried this before on my own, but ended up mired down in the middle of the Old Testment (possibly Psalms).

Anyway, I don't want to get too religious in this post, but when you are looking for direction, I can't think of a better place to start.

I would love to say that I have not been discouraged during this process, but I would be lying. There are times that just looking at jobs on the computer is a chore greater than that which I wish to take on. I am also questioning my desire to go back to a 8-5 job. I have liked being able to get up in the morning and read the bible, catch up on the news and generally take it easy before jumping into the day. What does this all mean? Who knows.

I'm discouraged with this post also. I had a much better one going yesterday. But, what is lost is lost.

I will probably post more often for the short term. It is a good excuse not to be looking for a job, but I will tell myself that it is thereputic.

Finally, I have been running more. I made a goal for this year to get out at least twice a week for at least 30 minutes and 3 miles. I have surpassed that every week and hope to be able to reach that 2012 goal. No races scheduled. I'm waiting for Ragen to finally recover from surgery (back in October).