I'm lucky; I Still Have My Arm.

Sexy people all over the world, thanks for the good luck wishes for yesterday's job interview!! It went really well, and I think that I might be called in for a 2nd interview. I needed that success because, lately, I've been feeling a little overwhelmed by Life. I have "pennies" trickling in from the temp job; my rent and monthly bills are due in a week or so; I just received the Official Letter alerting that my health insurance ends March 1, tomorrow; and everyone is telling me that I should expect the NYC job search to take at least 6 - 8 weeks. When I think about it all at once, I feel paralyzed and afraid. So, I try not to. It's kind or corny but, when I need inspiration, I sometimes remember a book that I read a few months ago: Between a Rock and a Hard Place. Written by rock climber Aron Ralston, the book chronicles the 6 days that he spent stranded and trapped beneath a 500 pound boulder. He eventually had to cut off his own arm to save his life. The only way that he got through it all was by myopically focusing on what was immediately at hand. For example, he didn't have to survive, he's just had to make it through the night. And, the next day, he only had to make it through to midday. After midday arrived, he just needed to make it through the hours until the sun went down. And, so on. Quite honestly, I think that's the only way I will make it through Club Unemployed here in New York ... Bit by bit, one day at a time ...