The Economic Stimulus

I have no idea what’s happening in Washington.  We hear of the bickering, and now $787 billion recovery package is signed into law. What it will do for us and this nation, I have no idea, but what I do know is that this economic crisis, really is everywhere. This is nothing new I know, but it’s true. I think it’s so easy to think, “not me, I won’t be affected, I work too hard, no one has my qualifications”. The reality is, that in business there’s no such thing as personal. Again no real revelation here either, but sometimes it’s so easy to think we’re irreplaceable.

In life we work hard, we think “I can build a career here” and we try like hell to move up the chain, just like everyone else. Unfortunately, sometimes we don’t plan for the bumps, bruises, the undeserved lay-offs. And we find ourselves sqarely back at the feet of mercy, divine intervention, or whatever you want to call it. I think that’s America, today’s America. In the world where you work hard and all your dreams can come true, sometimes the nightmares are a little more prevalent.

I know this blog posting does’t offer any relevent insight, recent breaking news, or anything interesting, but it’s been a while since since I’ve last posted and for that I’m a bit ashamed. I admit I was caugh up in what I thought was important, in what I thought would esclate my career, self-worth and even status in society. In the process I admit I lost my journalist nerve and drive to speak my mind, something I swore I’d never lose. Then the worst thing in the world happened, the thing I feared since I started this job – I was laid off. Let go like all the effort, plans, stress didn’t matter. And like the other 600,000 people that lost their job last week, I had NO idea how I was going to pay the rent, eat, or keep my sanity. How could this happen?

For me, this turn in events may have been the best thing that ever happened – I guess we’ll have to see. But one think I do know is that I will never put myself in a position where I can’t be myself ever again. This may be a tough time (boy did I learn the hard way!) but I know I’m stronger for it and I have faith that this nation will be too.