I debated about writing to you since it’s a holiday. Though it is a potentially significant week in the journey. So, it’ll keep it brief.
No, we are not there yet. I am not there yet.
But, we are making progress.
When I reframed my own unemployment as a Sabbatical, I gained a reason to Carpe Diem, instead of just being in limbo. It was not to create meaning, but infuse purpose. Writing is where I weave meaning into the process. These are the ways I cope, or deal effectively with something difficult.
I saw the vision, I set the goals and then off I went:
- studying a career development book,
- tackling my personal finance projects,
- training aggressively toward my Timberline Trail trek around Mt. Hood, accomplished a couple weeks ago.
So, with many of these goals complete, I was surprised last week. I felt sad and a bit disoriented that I was not going back to work yet. Apparently, in claiming the Sabbatical mindset, I also subconsciously attached a timeframe of seven weeks: July 19 through Labor Day. I forgot that life is actually open-ended right now.
Tired of the persistence, of the optimism, of the journey itself. Ready for something better.
Just like a kid in the middle seat on a long road trip, I wondered out loud: Are we there yet?
Sound familiar? With COVID-19, with the Presidential Election, with systemic racism, with climate change. These are the biggies right now, but the list goes on for the whole and for each of us personally.
Unfortunately, I have no truths to tell about when we will be there. Or when I will be there.
I do know we are here and not there. We are making progress. We can get there.
And we need more snacks.
May you find simple ways to keep going this week.
Love,
Jules
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