Sweet dreams are made of this, who am I to disagree?
A year ago, I was fired from my job. I try not to dwell on it, and now it feels like a distant memory. I'm still unemployed. I kind of expected to be because I've been unemployed for long periods of time before. I spent this last year trying to build myself back up. I'm not a completely different person and I've denied therapy when I know I probably need it, but I can definitely say I've changed my outlook on life. Before this all happened, I used to define my life based on a job. But a job isn't your life. It's a part of your life that becomes a way to make money. I still believe that it's important to at least like your job a little bit, even if it's not your "dream job." When I was really struggling at my job, my parents told me not to quit or get myself fired because I would lose everything. A solid income, insurance, and a 401K plan would be ripped away from me. They would threaten me not to do it because they thought I would regret ...