* it's 50% how you feel about yourself
* the other 50% is simply proof
* people know people. It's not a number's game. It's a people's game.
* you have to take breaks. not every week is perfect where you've sent in your quota of applications. you will need days sometimes weeks simply to breathe and exist and feel grounded again. Because... oh how the days blur. Don't they?
* if the days start blurring, call a friend. make a plan for yourself. drive to the closest place to breathe and listen to your favorite song. here's mine right now for when I want to feel myself breathe: Journey by Kim Bumsoo
* try to maybe answer this: what makes you valuable, even if you've no title, no name, no game? what makes you shine?
* they have to want you as much as you want them.
* say thank you. all the time.
* you're more than your job status and certainly more than any feeling that gets ahold of you. you're the you that you are when you find your breath again too.
* promise me you'll hug yourself every day. one hand on each shoulder, squeeze, and close your eyes. you're more real than you've ever imagined.
* more than ever, protect your spirit. protect your hope. protect your joy. but also hold gently, very gently, your sadnesses. hold gently, your disappointments. laugh lightly at your mistakes. laugh lovingly at what you didn't know before. while protecting your spirit, hope, and joy.
* your joy and spirit are very important. the most important during this time. please nourish both. nourish your body.
And these are the simple lessons I've learned.
