start*
Thanks to all my coworkers and friends who have offered their kind words of wisdom, prayers, and support over the last few days. it has made me really feel loved and appreciated. you have no idea.
main point*
I got laid off from Liferay this past week on mutual terms, but it still was shocking and left me reeling.
details*
If we’ve actually met in person, we can talk on the side.
If we’ve actually met in person, we can talk on the side.
thoughts*
I’m grateful for the time I had there
^the opportunity of work (esp. since the economy sucks),
^the life lessons I gleamed (about myself and others),
^the friends I gained (&hope to still have in the future),
^having work as an anchor point of stability in my life as I came out of college, out of a debacle of last year, and into the real world pretty clueless what I wanted out of life...which i still partly am.
I’m grateful for the time I had there
^the opportunity of work (esp. since the economy sucks),
^the life lessons I gleamed (about myself and others),
^the friends I gained (&hope to still have in the future),
^having work as an anchor point of stability in my life as I came out of college, out of a debacle of last year, and into the real world pretty clueless what I wanted out of life...which i still partly am.
Currently in the process of creating a routine for myself (as suggested by Grant)
bullets*
* Wake up by 9:30-10 AM
* Work out
* Spend time with Jesus telling how I have no freaking idea what I’m going to do next. He’ll probably respond in some way I don’t expect. &humble me in process further. Typical.
* Rosetta Stone Japanese; at least get through disc 1 by January.
* Read books (1 book per week)
* Eat healthy
(let me know if you have any suggestions or comments or 2 cents of advice for me... i'd love to hear from anyone and everyone...just email me at [ justintanaka@gmail.com ]:
options*
1. Evaluate and Adjust my current core beliefs:
a-choose what I do and do not want in life
(being real) and
b-choose who I do and do not want to become (if there are things to be changed about myself &there are things, no better time than now).
2. Investigate/apply for both jobs and/or grad school.
3. Investigate moving to Chicago, New York, San Francisco, or perhaps to another country such as Japan, Korea.
4. Travel for a little bit in SE Asia.
2. Investigate/apply for both jobs and/or grad school.
3. Investigate moving to Chicago, New York, San Francisco, or perhaps to another country such as Japan, Korea.
4. Travel for a little bit in SE Asia.
logistics need to be done within a few weeks time of the posting. i want to move on as soon as i know what i want to do next.
story*
I was dazed. My heart was beating fast. My head was hurting. It felt like I had tumbled down a stairway that looked secure and safe. I was left stunned like Princess Leia after her home planet of Alderaan was blown into nothingness. I knew most of my friends were currently studying for finals. So I called Grant to talk and helping me hash out everything that happened, he said this:
story*
I was dazed. My heart was beating fast. My head was hurting. It felt like I had tumbled down a stairway that looked secure and safe. I was left stunned like Princess Leia after her home planet of Alderaan was blown into nothingness. I knew most of my friends were currently studying for finals. So I called Grant to talk and helping me hash out everything that happened, he said this:
"Well, I know that whatever you do next...you're going to absolutely kill it, that's for sure."
i agree.
I guess it comes down to a simple choice: Get busy living or get busy dying. -Andy (the shawshank redemption)
