Remember, yesterday I spent a bunch of time talking to different agencies and scanning websites for potential recourse to these problems of unemployment and no income and my job hunting issues?
Well, what I realized is that I'm really, really good at slipping through the cracks! I don't even qualify to be a statistic as statistics are compiled in this country.
1. I couldn't get unemployment compensation before because they say I "voluntarily quit my Tennessee job." From my POV, it was not voluntary. I had to leave since I had no place to live. That is definitely not voluntary.
Now I cannot get UC because I have not worked six consecutive months in one position. Well, I sure wanted to do so! So there are two cracks I stumbled into.
Badoompum.
Depicted here is a typical crack in masonry to illustrate my point. These cracks diminish the stability of any structure and allow an infiltration of all sorts of things you do not want to welcome into your life. For instance: cold air, bugs, vermin, and moisture. In this case it is metaphorical and I refer of course to falling between eligibility standards to receive the aid from organizations I have paid into for my entire working life.<br />
2. I was not able to get an EBT card (Food Stamps) before since the telemarketer job did not report income and did not issue pay stubs so I could not prove that I was only making $8 x 4 days per week x 4 hr shifts per day = $128 per week maximum, minus the hours when everyone or select staff were sent home early or asked not to come in at all because production was slow.
3. I tried the Meals on Wheels program. The only wheels involved are one's own. You have to go to an old folks' home to get your plate. The value of the food was less than the value of gas it took me to get there. And frankly, although they mean well, I'm not ready for overcooked green beans and jello as a steady diet.
4. I'm exploring this further, but it seems as though my disability does not really qualify me for anything since it is an intermittent problem and not a 24/7 situation.
5. Thirty-five years married to a disabled and PTSD disturbed vet does not count for anything if he divorces you and replaces you with a younger model.
Five cracks makes for a pretty bumpy ride.
Badoombum
Now I need five positive ideas to overcome these difficulties.
A. I know that everything is in Divine and Perfect Order. That I do not see and experience this now is what needs to be healed.
B. I know that Creation... the Universe... is infinite and is filled with possibilities.
C. I know that the adamantine particles of which the Universe is made are spiritual, infinite, ever appearing and plastic or moldable into whatever is needed.
D. I know that Creator, Great Spirit, God is good: infinite, omnipresent, omniscient and all-powerful being who is infinite Love and who cares for each particle of creation equally.
E. I know that, as God's creation, I am able to avail myself of the abundance of this magnificence.
Well, there are five counter facts.
And here is a bonus fact for today:
F. I know that I will be able to utilize my strengths in a manner that will allow me to help others and that will bring me a fair income.
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