Just when I was starting to think I'd explode from the feeling of something impending, something finally happened. I was thinking maybe it was hurricane season that was making me feel so uneasy, or maybe the oppresive heat of summer in Florida. But it wasn't just the weather.
We are unemployed.
Of course, when I say "we", I mean the primary breadwinner in the house, the Mister. Along with a number of others at his (former) company, he has been let go. At first it was all wringing of the hands, tightness in the chest. But then I remembered: we are prepared for times like this. It will be okay.
We're good.
And then the excitement rolls in. What next? Will we move, or will we stay? "Let go" is certainly true. Now he is free, for the time being, anyway. Something will come along soon, it always does. I just pray it's something great, something he will really like, if not love. This is always the best part of being "let go".
And then there is another side. Now I am "letting go" of things I thought were important. The purse strings must tighten, but I feel like I've been preparing myself for this (remember, the feeling was always hanging around). Disconnecting from the world of consuming, and of being consumed. Detaching from the material. If I were to lose all of my possessions, it would be fine. They are only things, after all.
I've also been detaching myself from certain blogs that tout the material aspect of life. Furniture that costs thousands? Artisan food that comes from around the world? Nice, but unnecessary. There's a difference between wisely choosing where to spend your money and foolishly buying into a brand or a concept. I no longer feel the need to have, or to improve what I have, and I'm finding freedom in that.
I guess that's called being content.
Letting go.
elsewhere:
Green is Good, But Not Always Better
10 Truths About Frugal Living Revealed by 5000 Reader Comments
Zero-Based Budgets For the Home: A Primer
10 Surprising Side Effects of Money Management
How to Avoid the Trap of Splurging as Reward
slow down:
The Thousand Gifts
on living simply
Emotional and Mental Rest on the Sabbath
The Rest of God
