I got laid off last week.

I got a call from my (now former) boss, whom I love, care, and have deep respect for very much, on Tuesday. Her mood and energy were off. I could tell she was under a lot of (mind-made) stress. I was told that I would need to call in for a phone meeting with some of the higher-ups and board members in the organization. My mind and thoughts began to wonder, like everyone's does, when you get that feeling
inside. That feeling where you just KNOW something is off.

The call lasted 10 minutes or so.

During the call I cried as I learned that I was getting laid off (along with 30 other people on the national level) due to the economy. It hurt. I loved that job. Everyone that knows me knew that.

Ok. So now what (I asked myself at that time and you might ask)?

NOTHING! Nothing changes. This doesn't change ANYTHING about me. Yeah, I don't have that job anymore. SO WHAT! I'll miss it. But I won't let that make me "unhappy". Why would I? It's pointless. I could sit here all day or week or month or year and think about why me? Nothing is ever worth getting THAT upset over. Why should I worry? I’m just going to take care of myself and live in the moment and begin to look for work. We need some type of money in this world in order to do things. So I’ll continue to make enough to do the things that I want like travel the world, and buy healthy organic foods, and pay for my diabetes supplies.

I’m at peace with it already. I’ve accepted it and moved on. I accept each moment as it happens. Sometimes, things happen that can bother us or throw us off. But what is most important is getting back to your center, or your truth, which is to just BE.

Obviously in this world we DO things, and we HAVE things. But the key is - to not get lost in those things and to let them go. Don’t get lost or lose yourself in things like material possessions or relationships. Unfortunately, we (or our ego’s) think that these things make us who we are. They don’t. These things might be hard to hear, or you might disagree all together. But I think you will find at some point in your life, maybe in the end (unfortunately), that life is so much more special than what we do for work, or how much we make, or who is the most popular (ego), or what some “star” is doing or not doing on TV or in Hollywood.

My ego would like for it to matter very much. But the thing is, is that I know everything is perfect. Everything is in balance. Life goes on. Why get STUCK on the fact that I lost my job? Their is no point to that. That day is over now. Just like the day is over when I got diabetes. Just like the day is over when my grandma died. Just like the day is over when I was de-pantsed in front of a crowd of people. None of that matters anymore. That fact is that life goes on. I'm over it. Don't feel sorry for me, because I don't feel sorry for myself. In fact, I'm more at peace now than I have ever been in my life. I know many people, all of them wonderful and special in their own way. I am blessed to be alive and to live amongst so much beauty in the world.

When “something” “happens” to “you”, be it the death of a loved one, losing your job, or something as simple as not being noticed when you feel like you "need" to be, be at peace with it. That, truly, is the only way to be.

Accept each moment as it happens –as it unfolds in front of your eyes. Then, move on, continue to exist and be.

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Bless you and the people you encounter in life, be at peace with everything.

With love and light - Andy