Off the Mat

Every morning and every evening during my commute, I listen to NPR. Obviously there have been a lot of stories lately about people being unemployed, getting laid off, etc. They interview people who talk about how happy they are just o have a job, even if it means no pay raise, or cut back in perks. They've profiled people who have found themselves begging, literally panhandling on the street for the first time ever. One man with such a story approached me in the parking lot of Trader Joe's last Thursday. I gave him $5. All of these stories finally (yes, finally) got to me and I decided to pull myself up off the mat and re-engage in my career. So I had a meeting with one of the partners last Friday and got geared into a big project. I hope it will all pan out. But at the very least, I think I'm on my way to getting my attitude back where it needs to be.