It has been a long time, playful followers, since I last posted. Perhaps many of you had quit following me, and wondered if I would ever post again. This thing does happen to a number of bloggers who start out with great zeal, only to grow quiet after a few postings. Part of the reason I grew so quiet was because I became distracted. Life, and the ever evolving changes and chances which it provides kept me occupied with other projects. I went to work with a new company and my working world changed. Our local community of InterPlayers were treated to a visit by one of the founders, and preparations for this visit took some time. Many parts of my life had been in upheaval, but I was managing to make it through. Today, however, I write because the upheaval struck once more. This month, I joined the community of the unemployed.
The reasons for this are both simple and complex. The simple reasons are easily expressed in mathematical terms. How this situation could come to be converted and examined in mere mathematical terms are more complex. The result, which is really the only important thing I suppose, is that on Friday, February 25th, I left a job at a location where I had served for a bit over 17 years. I left that job because it was no longer needed there. I have not referred to myself as a statistic although I know this has happened to a number of people in recent years. There is not a direct correlation between the economy and my circumstance. There is probably an indirect connection between the economy and my circumstance. No matter how one views it, the reality is still the same.
So how does one take the next step into the future? There are probably a number of ways. They are probably as varied as each of the people who populate the earth today. I believe they all involve a matter of choice. One may not be able to choose if one can continue one’s job or not, but one can choose how to deal with the resulting unemployment, and all of the excitement, fear, frustration, and possible anger or resentment which may come with it. I am not in the least bit angry. I am not in the least bit resentful. I am, at the moment, a teeny bit fearful. The Future is by its nature mysterious and unknown. But I must confess to a little bit of excitement as well. Our world is so full of possibilities, and I believe in possibilities.
I hope to share some of my explorations of those possibilities with you, playful followers. This will mean I need to be more intentional about my writing here. I hope you come along with me, so we can see what the Future holds. If you are on a similar exploration, let me know. As with everything which happens in this world, we get through it together. No doubt it will have its challenges, but I am expecting it to also be a great deal of fun, too. Fun, after all, is what life should be about.
