Why can't the transition from one phase of life to another be painfree and easy? Because, it just can't, that's why.
My first week of unemployment has been a period of adjustment. I have alternated between periods of great productivity and terrible indolence. On one hand, I managed to read all of Kenneth Pomeranz' The Great Divergence: China, Europe, and the Making of the Modern World Economy. This was no small feat, as the book was remarkably dull. Yet, I still have two papers to write and another book to read for next week. I also have family history tasks to do, both for myself and for Generations Uncovered, the business that my friend Linda and I are starting.
With all that I have before me, I still find that I need time to grieve for the old life. I will need to work out a schedule for myself, with time alloted for school, home, geneology, mourning, job-hunting, and (now that it's February) NASCAR. Life will be full in the future, once the adustment period has been met and conquered. Time will pass, I will look for and find another job, and adjustment will start again.
Oh, my God! Life is just a big series of adjustments. Guess I'd better get on board....
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