*Jozzua

Cliché title. I know, but there IS a bit of sense in it.

I’ve been busy with work lately yet I find myself occasionally distracted by things around me. One event was the major work layoff of a lot of friends. Wrote something briefly about it:

I couldn’t think.

There as a deep penetrating pain between my eyebrows. I must’ve have been reading too much. After all, I did just chat with a dozen different people from the south. It’s all fuzzy right now though.

I vaguely remember reading from the computer monitor…”It was a surprise… We had no notice… We had to sign to get the checks.” They were reaching out to me - to us here.

Apparently, there was crying.

Outside the office, I saw the rain suddenly pour.

I write things like these to release some stress. Hey, there’s nothing I could do but empathize and write something about it. Really, I find that writing about things like these help.

I chatted with my friends using Yahoo Messenger and tried to console them as best I could. I also told them to look at it from another perspective. This could just be the opportunity they need - perhaps to get out of the office, to live life a little, to be free. Maybe they could even start their own company. What the heck! With the skills they have, they could really make it. All it needs is a bit of courage and a paradigm shift.

The world could go upside down but it won’t matter. What matters is how people see the world.

You see, we tend to react to what’s around us. What happens to us. We become sad, angry, afraid or confused. Instead of allowing that to happen, take action. Listen to music. In my case, I write it down. I let the emotions out. I release it to the world.

Then live on. Be free. Smile and look at the brighter side of it.

My friends DID get a form of separation pay. It was not too shabby. With some of the money they’ve received, they could start their own business! Or they could just find new work and use the money for something else. Consider it an early Christmas bonus or something.

It all starts with them mind. Just move to a more thankful form of thinking. Have a gratitude attitude and then believe that things work out. Have faith.